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(RHS to Base Plate Connection)

Design of base plate for Axial Load and Moment

MULS =
VULS =
NULS =

Ultimate Bending Moment

Utimate shear load on plate
Utimate axial load on plate
Steel column: 250x150x9 RHS
Width of 'RHS' column
Depth of 'RHS' column
minimum edge distance for bolts
c/ c distance between bolts 'h'
Length of Base plate
Width of Base Plate

bf
d
k
h
hp
Bp

45.724 kNm
17.6 kN
-0.39 kN

=
=
=
=
=
=

fcu =

Grade of concrete
Permissible Bearing stress in concrete (0.6*fcu)

150
250
37.5
300
400
300

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

32

Mpa

19.2

Mpa

With the trial plate dimensions chosen above and as per the
Permissible bearing stress in concrete, the equilibrium eqation is:

Bp

Try x

LHS
45724000

27.72
=

mm
RHS
45725873

LHS equals RHS

OKAY

=
=

Compressive Force
Tensile Force
i)

C = 0.6* Fcu*Bp*x
T = C - NULS

=
=

159.6672
160.054

kN
kN

Base Plate thickness for Compression Side Bending:

sw
sw

=
=

weld size for column to base plate welding

mm .say
6

e
e

=
=

L1- 0.8*sw
70.2

mc =
=
mc =

mm

moment per mm width applied to plate stress block

0.6* fcu * x * (e - x/2)
0.0299855 kNm
fy =

Grade of steel.

250

Mpa
Pressure below the Base plt (Comp side)

tp

21.904 mm

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Base Plate thickness for Tension Side Bending:

sw
sw

=
=

weld size for column to base plate welding

6
mm .say

=
=
=

clear distance between wled and bolts

L1 - k -( 0.8*sw)
32.7
mm

mc =
=
mc =
tp

moment per mm width applied to plate stress block

T*m
5.23

Provide

kNm
=

22

16.707 mm

mm thick base plate.

Required base plate dimensions as per design are :

hp =
400 mm
Bp =
300 mm
tp =
22 mm
Thus, base plate size required is 400mm x300mm x22mm mini thickness w/o stiffners
However providing maximum plate thickness = 16 mm, hence need to provide plate stiffners for reducing the
effect of bending.
STIFFNERS:
Provide 8 mm thick stiffner plates, triangular in shape, around the RHS column. 2 stiffners at Long face 250 mm and 1
stiffner at short face 150 mm, each side.
Weld Design : Connect 8mm thick stiffner plate to RHS column and Base plate w/ 6mm fillet weld at each
face.
6mm Fillet
Weld

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Design of Holding down bolts

Calculation of number of bolts:
Diameter of bolt
=
16 mmtry
Grade of bolt to be used
:
8.8
Capacity of bolt in Tension
=
104 kN.threads included
Capacity of bolt in Shear
=
59.3 kN.threads included
(Ref from Steel Designers Handbook)
Total tensile force on tension side bolts
Total shear force on tension side bolts
No. of bolts reqd to resist Tension Force
##
No. of bolts reqd to resist Shear Force

Provide

160.05 kN
17.6 kN

=
=
=

1.5 no's

4 no's

4 bolts on either side of column for bending @ major axis.

Actual tension in each bolt

Actual shear in each bolts

=
=

40.01 kN
4.397 kN

Combined check for Tension + Shear :

Vactual

Tactual
+
Tpermissible

Provided number of bolts are OK

=

0.4589

<

Vpermissible

Calculation of Embedment length 'L' of bolts:

^0.5
Mpa Permissible Ultimate bond stress of concrete 0.33*(fcu)

fbu =

1.86676

fbu =

T
*boltdia*L

Thus,

426.65 mm

Minimum
430.0
mm embedment length in concrete is required.
However a separate Hilti design calcs run is carried out and attached below with final recommendations for
Anchor design

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