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COLUMN BASE PLATE DESIGN

In accordance with AISC 360-10
Tedds calculation version 2.0.16

1.9" Bolt diameter - 0.6"

Bolt embedment - 20.0"
HSS 16.000x0.500
20.0 kips
7 3 .8"

3400.0 kip_in
10.0 kips

4.42 ksi
1.9"
31.5" 91.5 kips
2.2 5"

2.2 5"

Plan on baseplate Elevation on baseplate

Design forces and moments

Axial force; Pu = 20.0 kips; (Compression)
Bending moment; Mu = 3400.0 kip_in
Shear force; Fv = 10.0 kips
Eccentricity; e = ABS(Mu / Pu) = 170.000 in
Anchor bolt to center of plate; f = N/2 - e1 = 15.750 in
Column details
Column section; HSS 16.000x0.500
Diameter; Do = 16.000 in
Thickness; t = 0.465 in
Baseplate details
Depth; N = 36.000 in
Breadth; B = 30.000 in
Thickness; tp = 3.000 in
Design strength; Fy = 36.0 ksi
Foundation geometry
Member thickness; ha = 24.000 in
Dist center of baseplate to left edge foundation; xce1 = 36.000 in
Dist center of baseplate to right edge foundation; xce2 = 36.000 in
Dist center of baseplate to bot edge foundation; yce1 = 36.000 in
Dist center of baseplate to top edge foundation; yce2 = 36.000 in
Holding down bolt and anchor plate details
Total number of bolts; Nbolt = 16
Bolt diameter; do = 0.625 in
Bolt spacing; sbolt = 3.750 in
Edge distance; e1 = 2.250 in
Minimum tensile strength, base plate; Fy = 36 ksi
Minimum tensile strength, column; FyCol = 50 ksi
Compressive strength of concrete; fc = 4 ksi
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Strength reduction factors

Compression; c = 0.65
Flexure; b = 0.90
Weld shear; v = 0.75

Plate cantilever dimensions

Area of base plate;
Maximum area of supporting surface;
Nominal strength of concrete under base plate;
Bending line cantilever distance m;
Bending line cantilever distance n;
Maximum bending line cantilever;
Check eccentricity
Maximum bearing stress;
Maximum bearing pressure;
Critical eccentricity;
e > ecrit so loads cannot be resisted by bearing alone. Therefore consider as a large moment
Plate dimensions adequate as (f + N/2)2 >= (2 Pu (e + f))/qmax and a real solution for bearing length exists
Bearing length - quadratic solution 1;
Bearing length - quadratic solution 2;
Bearing length;
Tension force in bolts;
Max tension in single bolt;
Base plate yielding limit at bearing interface
Required plate thickness;
Base plate yielding limit at tension interface
Distance from bolt CL to plate bending lines;
Plate thickness required;
Frictional shear resistance
Steel / concrete friction coefficient;
Frictional shear resistance;
A1 = B N = 1080.000 in2
A2 = (N + 2 lmin) (B + 2 lmin) = 4752.000 in2
Pp = 0.85 f'c A1 min((A2 / A1), 2) = 7344.0 kips
m = (N - 0.80 Do) / 2 = 11.600 in
n = (B - 0.8 Do) / 2 = 8.600 in
l = max(m, n) = 11.600 in
fp,max = 0.85 f'c c min((A2 / A1), 2) = 4.42 ksi
qmax = fp,max B = 132.6 kips/in
ecrit = N / 2 - Pu / (2 qmax) = 17.925 in
Y1 = (f + N/2) + ((f + N/2)2 - (2 Pu (e + f))/qmax) = 66.659 in
Y2 = (f + N/2) - ((f + N/2)2 - (2 Pu (e + f))/qmax) = 0.841 in
Y = min(Y1, Y2) = 0.841 in
Tu = qmax Y - Pu = 91.5 kips
Trod = Tu / (Nbolt/2) = 11.4 kips
tp,req = ((4 fp,max Y (l - Y/2))/(b Fy)) = 2.265 in
PASS - Thickness of plate exceeds required thickness
x = abs(m - e1) = 9.350 in
tp,req = 2.11 ((Tu x)/(B Fy)) = 1.878 in
PASS - Thickness of plate exceeds required thickness
= 0.4
Vn = min(v qmax Y, v 0.2 f'c Y B, v 800psi Y B) =
15.13 kips
PASS - Frictional shear resistance exceeds applied shear

ANCHOR BOLT DESIGN

In accordance with ACI318-11
Tedds calculation version 2.0.16

Anchor bolt geometry

Type of anchor bolt; Cast-in headed end bolt anchor
Diameter of anchor bolt; da = 0.625 in
Number of bolts in x direction; Nboltx = 2
Number of bolts in y direction; Nbolty = 8
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Total number of bolts; ntotal = (Nboltx 2) + (Nbolty - 2) 2 = 16

Total number of bolts in tension; ntens = (NboltN 2) + (Nbolty - 2) = 8
Spacing of bolts in x direction; sboltx = 31.5 in
Spacing of bolts in y direction; sbolty = 3.75 in
Number of threads per inch; nt = 11
Effective cross-sectional area of anchor; Ase = / 4 (da - 0.9743 in / nt)2 = 0.226 in2
Embedded depth of each anchor bolt; hef = 20 in
Material details
Minimum yield strength of steel; fya = 105 ksi
Nominal tensile strength of steel; futa = 125 ksi
Compressive strength of concrete; fc = 4 ksi
Concrete modification factor; = 1.00
Modification factor for cast-in anchor concrete failure
a = 1.0 = 1.00
Strength reduction factors
Tension of steel element; t,s = 0.75
Shear of steel element; v,s = 0.70
Concrete tension; t,c = 0.65
Concrete shear; v,c = 0.70
Concrete tension for pullout; t,cB = 0.70
Concrete shear for pryout; v,cB = 0.70

Steel strength of anchor in tension (D.5.1)

Nominal strength of anchor in tension; Nsa = Ase futa = 28.25 kips
Steel strength of anchor in tension; Nsa = t,s Nsa = 21.19 kips
PASS - Steel strength of anchor exceeds max tension in single bolt
Check concrete breakout strength of anchor bolt in tension (D.5.2)
1' 10 .9 "

91.46 kips
7 3.8"
1' 10 .9 "

1 ' 8"
2'

1' 8.3" 2' 7.5" 1' 8.3" 6'

Plan on foundation Section A-A

Concrete breakout - tension

The anchors are located at less than 1.5hef from 3 edges. Therefore the effective embedded depth has to be limited to
15.25" in accordance with D.5.2.3
Limiting embedded depth; hef,lim = 15.25 in
Coeff for basic breakout strength in tension; kc = 24
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Breakout strength for single anchor in tension; Nb = 16 a (f'c 1 psi) hef,lim5/3 1 in1/3 = 94.90 kips
Projected area for groups of anchors; ANc = 3105 in2
Projected area of a single anchor; ANco = 9 hef,lim2 = 2093.1 in2
Min dist center of anchor to edge of concrete; ca,min = 20.25 in
Mod factor for groups loaded eccentrically; ec,N = min(1 / (1 + ((2 e'N) / (3 hef,lim))), 1) = 1.000
Modification factor for edge effects; ed,N = 0.7 + 0.3 (ca,min / (1.5 hef,lim)) = 0.966
Modification factor for no cracking at service loads; c,N = 1.250
Modification factor for uncracked concrete; cp,N = 1.000
Nominal concrete breakout strength; Ncbg = ANc / ANco ed,N c,N cp,N Nb = 169.92 kips
Concrete breakout strength; Ncbg = t,c Ncbg = 110.45 kips
PASS - Breakout strength exceeds tension in bolts
Pullout strength (D.5.3)
Net bearing area of the head of anchor; Abrg = 1.5 in2
Mod factor for no cracking at service loads; c,P = 1.400
Pullout strength for single anchor; Np = 8 Abrg f'c = 48.00 kips
Nominal pullout strength of single anchor; Npn = c,P Np = 67.20 kips
Pullout strength of single anchor; Npn = t,cB Npn = 47.04 kips
PASS - Pullout strength of single anchor exceeds maximum axial force in single bolt
Side face blowout strength (D.5.4)
As hef <= 2.5 min(ca1, ca2) the edge distance is considered to be far from an edge and blowout strength need not be
considered