25 May 2012 16:21:19 - broadway hilti kb3 - handrail base units.

sm

CONNECTION DESIGN FOR HANDRAIL BASE PLATE TO CONCRETE USING HILTI KB3 ANCHORS
References:
1. Appendix D, ACI CODE 318-08
2. ICC ESR 2302 Reissued December 1, 2011
Given:
Hilti KB3 Concrete Anchors
5
in
d
h
4 in
a 8
ef
5000 psi

fc'

4 in

3.5 ft

(For Structural Slabs, per Design Drawing S-1.0)

Assumptions:
1. Cracked concrete conditions assumed.
2. Anchors are considered ductile steel elements. Per ACI D.4.4 Item a,

0.75

0.65
t
v
3. Assume Condition B for concrete failure per ACI D.4.4 Item c,

0.65

0.70
cT
cV
4. No eccentricity on bolt group resisting tension and shear.
Loads:
P

200 lbf

(Live Load on Handrail per 2007 CBC)

Only 2 bolts will be subject to tension due to the moment from load P.
The other 2 bolts will be subject to compression.
P H
s
T 2100 lbf

P
V 200 lbf

Ultimate Loads:
T

u
T

1.6 T

3360 lbf

1.6 V

320 lbf

A. Design Requirements for Tensile Loading

A.1 Calculate Steel Strength of Anchor in Tension
Number of bolts in tension,

2
t
Strength in tension per anchor (ESR 2032 Table 3),
N
18020 lbf
t
N
n N
sa
t t

sa

27030 lbf

A.2 Concrete Breakout Strength of Anchor in Tension

Verify minimum concrete thickness, edge distance and bolt spacing,
Slab thickness h>8" > min h=8" per Table 3, ESR 2032, OK!
From ESR 2032 Figure 3 and Table 3,
c

min
c

1.75
a

min

for bolt spacing s 4

Connection not placed near Edge of concrete, OK!

25 May 2012 16:21:19 - broadway hilti kb3 - handrail base units.sm

b
N

NC

ef

144 in

NCO

9 h

NCO

ef

3 h

192 in

NC

ef

17

(For Post-Installed Anchors)

fc'
psi

OK to use area Anc to compute breakout strength.

NCO

3 h

NC

1.5

ef
in

psi

in

(ACI Eqn D-7)

9616.6522 lbf

Compute Modification Factors:

1.5 h

cbg

A
N

(Eccentricity for tension is zero)

ef

1.0

cN
A

1.0

ecN

NC

NCO

ecN

edN

edN

1.0

cpN

cN

1.0

cpN

(For cracked concrete)

(ACI Eqn D-5)

b

12822.203 lbf

cbg

The concrete breakout strength is equal to,

cT

cbg

8334.4319 lbf

A.3 Calculate Pullout Strength of Anchor in Tension

Pullout strength does not need to be considered. Per ESR 2032, Table 3, Footnote 4.
A.4 Comparison with given Tensile Load
Governing strength of anchor for tension is based on concrete breakout.

cT

cbg

8334.4319 lbf

cT

cbg

3360 lbf

Tensile strength is adequate for given loading!

B. Design Requirements for Shear Loading

B.1 Calculate Steel Strength of Anchor in Shear
Number of bolts in shear,

4
v
Strength in shear per anchor (ESR 2032 Table 3),
N
12230 lbf
v
V
n N
sa
v v

sa

31798 lbf

25 May 2012 16:21:19 - broadway hilti kb3 - handrail base units.sm

B.2 Concrete Breakout Strength of Anchor in Shear

Concrete Breakout Strength in Shear does not need to be considered because
the connection is not placed near the edge of concrete and there is no danger
of concrete breaking out from the given loading.
B.3 Concrete Pryout Strength for Anchor in Shear
For

h
k

ef

2.0

cp

cpg

2.5 in

cp

(ACI Eqn D-31)

cbg

The concrete pryout strength is equal to,

cV

cpg

17951.0842lbf

B.4 Comparison with given Shear Load

Governing strength of anchor for shear is based on concrete breakout.
V

320 lbf

cV
V

cpg

17951.0842lbf

cV

cpg

Shear strength is adequate for given loading.

C. Interaction of Tensile and Shear Loading

Verify if full strength in tension can be permitted,
.2
V

cV

cpg

0.2

cV

3590.2168 lbf
V

cpg

320 lbf

Hence, full strength in tension shall be permitted.

Verify if full strength in shear can be permitted,

.2
T

cT

cbg

.2

cT

1666.8864 lbf
N

cbg

3360 lbf

Hence, full strength in shear cannot be permitted.

Interaction Equation,
T

N
cT cbg

u
0.421
V
cV cpg

1.2

Therefore, the Connection is adequate!

(ACI Eqn D-32)