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Column Base Plate Design Online Calculation Report per EN 1992‐1‐1, EN 1993‐1‐1 and EN 1993‐1‐8
Input Output
Base plate size in plan Base plate thickness
Column base forces Max. pressure under baseplate
Materials (steel, concrete, bolts) Max. tension in bolts / bolt verification
Profile dimensions HEA340
h = 304.8 mm profile height
b = 304.8 mm profile width
Base Plate Dimensions
H = 600 mm
B = 600 mm
Base plate thickness is determined in the calculation
s = 190 mm critical section location
 (usually in the middle of the flange)
Bolt locations on plate
f = 241.3 mm
nB = 2 number of hold down bolts (bolts in tension)
= 20 mm bolt diameter
(parameters that can not be modified in the demo version)
Materials
Steel bolt characteristics per EN 1993‐1‐8
Bolt class 4.6 Section 3 Table 3.1
bolt classes recommended by the Eurocode;
Bold yield strength The National Annex may exclude certain bolt classes.
fyb = 240 N/mm2
Partial factor for steel bolts per EN 1993‐1‐8
M2 = 1.25 Section 2 Table 2.1
partial safety factors recommended by the Eurocode;
Bolt design strength fyd = fy / M2 Numerical values for safety factors may be defined
fyd‐b = 192.0 N/mm2 in the National Annex
Steel base plate characteristics
Steel grade S 235
Steel yield strength
fy = 235 N/mm2 for thickness under 40mm
fy = 215 N/mm2 for thickness between 40mm and 80mm
Partial factor for steel elements (in bending) per EN 1993‐1‐1
M0 = 1.00 Section 6.1 (1) and Note 2B
value recommended by the Eurocode; value to be
used can be found in the Eurocode National Annex
References:
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Design of Welded Structures ‐ O. W. Blodgett (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation)
EN 1992‐1‐1:2004 ‐ Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐1:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐8:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐8: Design of joints
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Steel modulus of elasticity per EN 1993‐1‐1
Es = 210000 N/mm2 Section 3.2.6 (1)
Concrete characteristics
Concrete class C12/15 per EN 1992‐1‐1:2004
fck = 12 MPa concrete characteristic cylinder strength Section 3 Table 3.1
Partial factor for concrete for ultimate limit states per EN 1992‐1‐1:2004
Section 2 Table 2.1N
c = 1.5 values for Persistent & Transient design situations
recommended by the Eurocode; values to be used
may be found in the Eurocode National Annexes
Design compressive concrete strength per EN 1992‐1‐1:2004
Section 3.1.6 & Formula 3.15
cc = 1 Coefficient taking account of long term effects
fcd = cc * fck / c = 8.00 MPa on the compressive strength and of unfavourable
effects resulting from the way the load is applied
value may be found in the EC National Annex
Concrete modulus of elasticity
Ecm = 27 GPa for concrete class C12/15 per EN 1992‐1‐1:2004
Section 3.1.3 Table 3.1
Aggregates = sandstone Section 3.1.3 (2)
Values in Table 3.1 are given for quartzite aggregates
Ecm = 18.9 GPa for concrete with sandstone aggregates Values for limestone and sandstone are reduced
Ecm = 18900 N/mm2 by 10% and 30% respectively. For basalt aggregates
the value should be increased by 20%
Column base forces
N = 900 kN axial force pair of column base forces. Mx and My are not
M = 200 kN*m bending moment considered simultaneous.
e = M/F = 222.2 mm
H/6 = 100.00 mm eccentricity
e > H/6 => Baseplate with large eccentricity
References:
Design of Welded Structures ‐ O. W. Blodgett (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation)
EN 1992‐1‐1:2004 ‐ Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐1:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐8:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐8: Design of joints
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Three equations, three unknowns: Fb, Y, c
(Axial force in steel hold down bolts, active area
under base plate, aximum pressure under base plate)
1. Forces equilibrium
Y*c/2 ‐ Fb ‐N = 0
Fb + N = Y*c*B/2 (1)
2. Bending moment equilibrium
Fb * f + (Fb + N) * (H/2 ‐ Y/3) ‐ N * e = 0
Fb = ‐N * (H/2 ‐ Y/3 ‐e)/(H/2 ‐ Y/3 + f) (2a)
N = ‐Fb * (H/2 ‐ Y/3 ‐e)/(H/2 ‐ Y/3 + f) (2)
3. Representing the elastic behaviour of the concrete
support and the steel hold‐down bolt:
a/b = b/c = (b / Es) / (c / Ec)
since Es = b / s modulus of elasticity of steel bolt
Ec = c / c modulus of elasticity of concrete
nb = 2 number of steel hold down bolts
Ab = 2* *2/4 = 628.3 mm2 area of steel hold down bolts
b = Fb / Ab
n = Es / Ec = 11.11 modular ratio of elasticity, steel to concrete
a/b = (N/Ab)/(c*n) = N/(Ab*c*n)
From similar triangles =>
a/b = (H/2‐Y+f)/Y
=> N/(Ab*c*n) = (H/2‐Y+f)/Y =>
=> c = Fb * Y / (Ab * n *(H/2 ‐ Y + f)) (3)
From (1), (2) and (3)
‐Fb * (H/2 ‐ Y/3 ‐e)/(H/2 ‐ Y/3 + b) + Fb = (Fb * Y2 * B) / [2 * Ab * n *(H/2 ‐ Y + f)]
Solve for Y:
Y3 + 3 * (e ‐ H/2) * Y2 + [(6 * n * Ab)/B] * (f + e) * Y ‐Â [(6 * n * Ab)/B] * (H/2 + f) * (f + e) = 0
or
Y3 + K1 * Y2 + K2 * Y + K3 = 0
where
K1 = 3 * (e ‐ H/2) = ‐233
K2 = [(6 * n * Ab)/B] * (f + e) = 32360
K3 = ‐ K2 * (H/2 + f) = ‐17516444
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Y = 310.5 mm
References:
Design of Welded Structures ‐ O. W. Blodgett (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation)
EN 1992‐1‐1:2004 ‐ Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐1:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐8:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐8: Design of joints
Evo Design structural design Calculation No.
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Fb = 52.88 kN (in 2 bolts ) per (2a) hold down bolts max. tension (in all bolts)
[Link] = Fb / 2 = 26.44 kN hold down bolt max. tension ‐ in 1 bolt
[Link] /(*2/4) = 84.16 N/mm2 < fyd‐b OK, bolt effective stress is smaller than bolt design stress
192.0 N/mm2
c = 10.19 MPa per (3)
c > fcd fcd = 8.00 MPa effective max. pressure under baseplate is comparedÂ
redesign base plate length and/or width with the concrete design compressive strength
stress under base plate is larger than the concrete compressive capacity if the max. pressure is higher than the concrete
Design of the Base Plate Thickness
Critical section location
s = 190 mm
Stress at the critical section location
sc = c *(Y s) / Y = 3.95 MPa
Design critical moment ‐ at critical section
[Link] = [(sc*s/2)*(s/3)+(c*s/2)*(s*2/3)]*B = 87.85 kN*m
[Link] = (c*Y/2)*(s‐Y/3)*B = 82.10 kN*m
MC,Rd = Mpl,rd = (Wpl * fy)/ M0 Bending plastic design resistance (4)
per EN 1993‐1‐1
Section 6.2.5 (2) Formula 6.13
Design resistance for bending about one
principal axis for class 1 or 2 cross sections
Plastic section modulus of rectangular sections
Wpl = B*tpl2/4 (5)
(tpl = base plate thickness)
2
from (4) and (5) => [fy * (B*tpl )/4]/ M0 > [Link]
[Link] = 87.85 kN*m
=> tpl > sqrt[4 * [Link] * M0 / (B * fy)]
=> tpl > 52.19 mm (with fy = 215 N/mm2)
References:
Design of Welded Structures ‐ O. W. Blodgett (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation)
EN 1992‐1‐1:2004 ‐ Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993‐1‐1:2005 ‐ Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures ‐ Part 1‐1: General rules and rules for buildings
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