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Base Plate

The document details the design calculations for a base plate according to Eurocode 3, including material strength properties, column section dimensions, and weld properties. It provides calculations for bolt resistance forces, tension, shear, and compression resistance, along with factors of safety for various load cases. The document concludes with the assessment of weld capacity and interactions between bolts and the base plate.

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Base Plate

The document details the design calculations for a base plate according to Eurocode 3, including material strength properties, column section dimensions, and weld properties. It provides calculations for bolt resistance forces, tension, shear, and compression resistance, along with factors of safety for various load cases. The document concludes with the assessment of weld capacity and interactions between bolts and the base plate.

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Base Plate Design - Eurocode 3 - 2005


Material Strength Properties
fcu : 20 MPa
Bolt Grade : 4.6
Bolt fy : 240 MPa
Bolt fu : 400 MPa
fy Baseplate : 250 MPa
fu Baseplate : 410 MPa
fy Column : 250 MPa
fu Column : 410 MPa
tu Weld : 500 MPa

Column Section
S1 250x250x12.5

Base Plate Design Data:


Plate Shape : Rectangular
Height : 450 mm
Breadth : 450 mm
Thickness : 25 mm

Weld Properties
Size :6 mm Fillet Weld

Bolt Properties
Diameter : 20 mm
Anchor Length : 1000
mm Compression allowed in
bolts BasePlate not elevated

Bolt End Plate Properties


End Type : Square Plate
Dimension : 60 x 60 mm
Thickness : 6 mm

Bolt Resistance Forces


Bolt Netto Cross Section

0.75 .  . d2
An =
4
0.75 × ×202
=
4
= 235.619 mm2

Tension Resistance Table 3.4


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k1 . An . fu
Tr =
Ym2 . 1000
.9 ×235.62 ×400
= 1.25 ×1000
= 67.859 kN

Tension Resistance Concrete DD_CEN_TS_1992-4-2 6.2.5(1)

. fck . hef
NRk = kcr
1000
1.5
= 7.7 × 20 ×1000
1000
= 1 088.944 kN

. . .
NRk = 6 (A_end A_bolt) fck Yucr
- 1000
6 ×(3600 - 314.16 )×20 ×1
=
1000
= 394.301 kN

Shear Resistance Table 3

0.6 . An . fu
Vr =
Ym2 . 1000
0.6 ×235.62 ×400
=
1.25 ×1000
= 45.239 kN

Shear Resistance 6.2.2 (7)

(0.44 - 0.0003 . fyb). fub .


Vr =
As Ym2 . 1000
(0.44 - 0.0003 ×240 )×400 ×235.62
=
1.25 ×1000
= 27.747 kN

Compression Resistance 13.3.1


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0.9 . An . fu
Cr =
1000
0.9 ×235.62 ×296.3
= 1000
= 62.833 kN

Find Effective Compression Area


Effective Distance from Edge of Section

fyp
cMax = tp . 2
3 . . fck .
3
Ym0
250
= 25 ×
2
3 × ×20
3
×1
= 62.500 mm

Calculation Sheet for Load Case : DL+WL


Factored loads
P: -67.811 kN
Mz : -30.724 kNm
Vx : -4.395 kN
Mx : -47.17 kNm
Vz : 16.312 kN
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Calculating Factors of Safety in Concrete

StrainMax
FOS = Strain
.0035
=
.00050112
= 6.984

Calculating Factors of Safety in Critical Bolt


Tension in Bolts
Critical Bolt Tension

Tr
FOS = Tension
67.858
=
62.607
= 1.084

Critical Bolt Pull-Out

Trc
FOS = Tension

403.73
= 62.607
= 6.449

Compression in Bolts
Critical Bolt Compression

Cr
FOS = Compression
65.282
=
20.466
= 3.190

Shear in Bolts
Critical Bolt Shear
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Vr
FOS = Shear

45.239
= 2.1117
= 21.423

Shear and Tension combined in Bolts


The factor should be less than 1.0 for bolts in shear and tension

The bolt number 1 has the critical shear and tension combination

The tension in the bolt is: 62.61 kN


The shear in the bolt is: 2.11 kN

Tension and Shear Resistance Table 3

Shear Tension
factor = +
Vr 1.4 . Tr
2.1117 62.607
= +
45.239 1.4 ×67.858
= 0.7057

0.706 <= 1.0


OK

Converted to Factor of Safety relevant to 1

1.0
FOS = factor

1.0
= .70569
= 1.417

Bolt BasePlate interaction


Resistance
FOS = Force
124.97
=
62.607
= 1.996

Welds
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Since unit values are used for the length and size of the weld, the capacity
of this layout is given in kN/mm
Design shear strength
4.4

fu
fvw.d =
3 . w. M2

410
= 3 ×.84 ×1.25

= 225.442 MPa

Design resistance per unit length 4.3

Fw.Rd =

fvw.d . a . Size
=
1000
225.44 ×.707 ×6
1000
= 0.9563 kN/mm

Capacity of 6mm weld is 0.956kN/mm

Resistance
FOS = Force

.95632
= .2358
= 4.056

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