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Exact Method in Design of Circular Base

Plate under Large Eccentric Loads


M. Naghipour , M. Delvarani and N. Jafari Mobin

 Babol University of Technology, Department of Civil Eng




Abstract Circular base plates are commonly used for pipe columns, such as pylons in cabled-stayed bridges, lighting
poles and electric power line posts. Against rectangular base plates, an exact method has not been presented about
design of circular base plates in the classified and well-documented form. Therefore, this paper by expression of
mathematic formulas describes on exact method to design these plates which use of this method requires an iteration
approach to solve the equilibrium moment equation. Then it compares by presented graphs obtained designing results
from exact and existing method [1], in return for different design parameters and demonstrates safe limits to use of
approximate method. The results show that approximate method commonly will not be safe and can demonstrate
reasonable results under specified conditions. Whereas exact method has been presented in this paper is safe and replies
reasonably under any conditions.

Keywords Circular Base plate, Eccentric loads, Equilibrium equations, Exact method.
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