6/9/2014

11:15 AM

BASE PLATE AND ANCHOR BOLTS

Project: FOR EDUCATION ONLY; NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL WORK.
Descript: DESCRIPTION
Ref: AISC Steel Design Guide Series 1 (1990), Column Base Plates

Plate Design
# of Base Plates=
Maximum Column Dimension, OD=
Number of Bolts, n=
Compressive Strength of Concrete, f'c=
Moment / Base Plate, M=
Bolt Line Spacing, L=
Base Plate Dimensions:
Tension per Bolt Line, T=
Maximum Moment on the Plate, Mpl=
Plate Thickness w/o Gussets, t=

0
0.00
2
2,500
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4.00
N=
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in, perpendicular to sign face

per line front and back
psi at 28 days
lb-ft
in, from front to back
8.00
in
B=
8.00
in
lb, = M/L (simple moment couple)
lb-in, = (T)((L-OD)/2)
in, = Sqrt((6M)/(0.75Fy(4/3) Beff))

Anchor Bolt Design

(using A36 threaded rod with embeded end nut)

Tension per Anchor, Ta=

Req. Gross Area of Anchor Bolts, Ag=
Min. Diameter of Anchor Bolts, D=
Actual Bolt Diameter to be Used=

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0.000

lb, = T/n
sq in, = Ta\0.33Fu (1/3 inc)
in
in

Req Proj Concrete Surface Area, Ap=

Req Embeded Bolt Length, L=

#DIV/0! sq in, = Ta/(2 sqrt(f'c)) (1/3 inc)

#DIV/0! in, = sqrt(Ap/3.14), min 20D

Min. Spacing to Edge of Concrete=

Min. Spacing Between Bolts in a Line,s=
Actual Spacing Between Bolts in a Line, s=
# of Overlaps=
Revised Ap Based on Overlap=
Actual Shear Capacity of Concrete Cone=

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0.00
1
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in
in, = 2L
in

Shear stress per bolt, fv=

Allowed Tension Stress with Shear, Ft=
Actual Tension Stress per Bolt, ft=

#DIV/0! psi, = Va/Ab

#DIV/0! psi, = 0.43Fu - 1.8fv, max 0.33Fu (1/3 inc)
#DIV/0! psi, = Ta/Ab
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in^2
lb (1/3 inc)

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Weld Design
(check connection of base column to plate, pipe and square tube only)

Shape of Column=
Fillet Weld Leg Size, a=
Section Modulus of Weld, Sw=
Actual Weld Stress, fw=

(R=round, S=square)
in
0.00
in3, = 1.34(b^2)(a)
#DIV/0! psi, = M/Sw

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