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Column Base Plate Calculation 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 vericaon

Prole dimensions
HEA340

h = 304.8 mm prole height
b = 304.8 mm prole width

Base Plate Dimensions
H = 600 mm
B = 600 mm
a = 0.95

Base plate thickness is determined in the calculaon
s = 155.22mm

Bolt locaons on plate
f = 241.3 mm
N
B
= 4 number of bolts
= 20 mm bolt diameter

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Materials

Steel bolt characteriscs per EN 1993-1-8
Bolt class
4.6
Secon 3 Table 3.1
bolt classes recommended bythe Eurocode;
Bold yield strength The Naonal Annexmayexclude certain bolt classes.
f
yb
= 240 N/mm
2


Paral factor for steel bolts per EN 1993-1-8

M2
= 1.25 Secon 2 Table 2.1
paral safetyfactors recommended bythe Eurocode;
Bolt design strength f
yd
=f
y
/
M2 Numerical values for safety factors may be dened
f
yd-b
= 192.0 N/mm
2
in the Naonal Annex

Steel base plate characteriscs
Steel grade S 235

Steel yield strength
f
y
= 235 N/mm
2
for thickness under 40mm
f
y
= 215 N/mm
2
for thickness between 40mm and 80mm

Paral factor for steel elements (in bending) per EN 1993-1-1

M0
= 1.00 Secon 6.1 (1) and Note 2B
value recommended bythe Eurocode; value to be used
can be found in the Eurocode Naonal Annexes

Steel modulus of elascity per EN 1993-1-1
E
s
= 210000 N/mm
2
Secon 3.2.6 (1)

Concrete characteriscs
Concrete class
C12/15
per EN 1992-1-1:2004
f
ck
= 12MPa concrete characterisc cylinder strength Secon 3 Table 3.1


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References:
Design of Welded Structures - O. W. Blodge (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundaon)
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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Paral factor for concrete for ulmate limit states per EN 1992-1-1:2004
Secon 2 Table 2.1N

c
= 1.5
values for Persistent & Transient design situaons
recommended by the Eurocode; values to be used
maybe found in the Eurocode Naonal Annexes

Design compressive concrete strength per EN 1992-1-1:2004
Secon 3.1.6 & Formula 3.15
a
cc
= 1
Coecient taking account of long term eects
f
cd
= a
cc
* f
ck
/ g
c = 8.00MPa on the compressive strength and of unfavourable
eectsresulng fromthe waythe load is applied
value may be found in the EC Naonal Annex

Concrete modulus of elascity
E
cm
= 27GPa for concrete class C12/15 per EN 1992-1-1:2004
Secon 3.1.3 Table 3.1
Aggregates =
quartzite
Secon 3.1.3 (2)
Values in Table 3.1 are given for quartzite aggregates
E
cm
= 27GPa for concrete with quartzite aggregates Values for limestone and sandstone are reduced by10%
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E
cm
= 27000N/mm
2
and 30%respecvely. For basalt aggregates the value
should be increased by 20%
Column base forces
N =
1000
kN axial force pair of column base forces. Mxand Myare not
M =
380
kN*m bending moment considered simultaneous.





e = M/F = 380.0mm
H/6 = 100.00 mm eccentricity
e >H/6 =>Baseplate with large eccentricity



Three equaons, three unknowns: F
b
, Y, s
c
(Axial force in steel hold down bolts, acve area under base plate,
maximum pressure under base plate)

1. Forces equilibrium
Y*s
c
/2 - F
b
-N =0
F
b
+N =Y*s
c
*B/2 (1)

2. Bendingmoment equilibrium
F
b
* f +(F
b
+N) * (H/2 - Y/3) - N * e =0
F
b
=-N * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 +f) (2a)
N =-F
b
* (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 +f) (2)



3. Represenngthe elasc behaviour of the concrete
support and the steel hold-down bolt:
a/b = e
b
/e
c
= (s
b
/ E
s
) / (s
c
/ E
c
)
since E
s
= s
b
/ e
s modulus of elascityof steel bolt
E
c
= s
c
/ e
c modulus of elascityof concrete
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n
b
= 2 number of steel hold down bolts
A
b
= 2* *
2
/4 = 628.3mm
2
area of steel hold down bolts
s
b
= F
b
/ A
b
n = E
s
/ E
c
= 7.78 modular rao of elascity, steel to concrete

References:
Design of Welded Structures - O. W. Blodge (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundaon)
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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a/b = (N/A
b
)/(s
c
*n) = N/(A
b
*s
c
*n)

From similar triangles =>
a/b = (H/2-Y+f)/Y

=> N/(A
b
*s
c
*n) = (H/2-Y+f)/Y =>

=> s
c
= F
b
* Y / (A
b
* n *(H/2 - Y +f)) (3)

From(1), (2) and (3)
-F
b
* (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 +b) +F
b
= (F
b
* Y
2
* B) / [2 * A
b
* n *(H/2 - Y +f)]

Solve for Y:
Y
3
+3 * (e - H/2) * Y
2
+[(6 * n * A
b
)/B] * (f +e) * Y - [(6 * n * A
b
)/B] * (H/2 +f) * (f +e) =0
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or
Y
3
+K
1
* Y
2
+K
2
* Y +K
3
=0
where
K
1
= 3 * (e - H/2) = 240
K
2
= [(6 * n * A
b
)/B] * (f +e) = 30362
K
3
= - K
2
* (H/2 +f) = -16435192

Y = 166.5mm

F
b
= 278.92kN (in 2 bolts ) per (2a) hold down bolts max. tension (in all bolts)
F
1.bolt
=F
b
/ 2 = 139.46kN hold down bolt max. tension - in 1 bolt
F
1.bolt
/(*
2
/4) = 443.92N/mm
2
> f
yd-b redimension, bolt eecve stress is larger than bolt design stress
192.0N/mm
2

s
c
= 25.35MPa per (3)
s
c > f
cd f
cd
= 8.00MPa eecve max. pressure under baseplate is compared
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
Crical secon locaon
s = 155.22 mm

Stress at the crical secon locaon
s
sc
= s
c
*(Y - s) / Y = 1.72 MPa

Design crical moment - at crical secon
M
Ed.plate
= [(sc*s/2)*(s/3)+(c*s/2)*(s*2/3)]*B 126.31kN*m

M
C,Rd
=M
pl,rd
= (W
pl
* f
y
)/
M0 (4)
per EN 1993-1-1
Secon 6.2.5 (2) Formula 6.13
Design resistance for bending for bending about one
principal axis for class 1 or 2 cross secons
Plasc secon modulus of rectangular secons
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W
pl
= B*t
pl
2
/4 (5)
(t
pl
=base plate thickness)

from (4) and (5) =>[f
y
* (B*t
pl
2
)/4]/
M0
M
Ed.plate


=>t
pl
[4 * M
Ed.plate
*
M0
/ (B * f
y
)]


=>t
pl
62.58mm (with f
y
= 215N/mm
2
)

References:
Design of Welded Structures - O. W. Blodge (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundaon)
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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