Calculations of the connection: Column base - Bolts M20

General Information
Column: HEA 140

Material: S 235
Hb1 = 133 mm Column height
Wb1 = 140 mm Column width
twb1 = 5,5 mm Web thickness
tFb1 = 8,5 mm Flange thickness
Ab = 31,42 cm2 Section area
Iby = 1033,13 cm4 Moment of inertia
Wpl = 173,51 cm3 Plastic section modulus
W= 155,36 cm3 Elastic section modulus
fyb = 235 MPa Resistance

Endplate:

Material: S 235
hp = 350 mm Plate height
bp = 350 mm Plate width
tp = 10 mm Plate thickness
fyp = 235 MPa Resistance

Stiffeners:

Material: S 235
h= 250 mm Height of stiffener
h1 = 20 mm Lower height
l1 = 20 mm Length of upper part of the stiffener
es = 5 mm Shift
wst = 9 mm Thickness of web stiffeners
fst = 9 mm Thickness of flange stiffeners

Anchorage:

Class: 4.6
Type: Plate
d= 20 mm Diameter
h= 800 mm Length of anchor bolt
 heff = 650 mm Effective length of anchor bolt
nc = 2 Number of columns
nr = 2 Number of rows
n= 4 Number of anchor bolts
d1 = 50 mm Distance to upper and lower edge of column base
d2 = 50 mm Distance to left and right edge of column base
a1;b1;c1 = 250; mm Row spacing
a2;b2;c2 = 250; mm Column spacing

Welds:

aw = 5 mm Thickness of welds near web

af = 5 mm Thickness of welds near flanges
asv = 5 mm Thickness of welds between column and stiffeners
ash = 5 mm Thickness of welds between column base and stiffener

Foundation:

Hf = 1000 mm Foundation height

Wf = 500 mm Foundation width
Lf = 500 mm Foundation length
tg = 25 mm Thickness of leveling layer (grout)
fck.f = 25 MPa Characteristic resistance - concrete
fck.g = 25 MPa Characteristic resistance - grout
YC = 1,5 Partial safety factor
Cf.g = 0,5 Friction coefficient - grout

Safety factors:

M0 = 1
M1 = 1
M2 = 1,25
M3 = 1,25

Case: Case 1:

Nodal forces:

N= -20 kN Axial force

Mz = -2,33 kNm Bending moment along web
My = 19,12 kNm Bending moment along flange
Vz = 7,27 kN Shear force along web
Vy = 4,03 kN Shear force along flange

Capacity verification
Results of calculations

Resistances of components

Ft,Rd = 70,56 kN Tension resistance of a single anchor bolt [tab.3.4]

Ft,Rd,p = 109,99 kN Resistance for pulling out of concrete EN-1992-1-1 point 8.4.2
Fvj,Rd= 37 kN Total shear capacity of anchor bolt EN 1993-1-8 [6.2.2]
Mc,Rd = 49,6 kNm Design moment resistance of the section EN 1993-1-1 [6.2.5]
Class: 1 Section class EN 1993-1-1 [5.5.2]

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Compression resistance
 fcd = 16,67 MPa Compression capacity [EN-1992-1-1 3.1.6]
c= 22,21 mm Additional bearing width [6.2.5(4)]
j = 0,67 Reduction coefficient [6.2.5(7)]
fy = 235 MPa Endplate resistance
fj = 15,87 MPa Bearing resistance under endplate [6.2.5(7)]
fjd = 114,92 MPa Capacity of node [6.2.5(7)]
Acn = 504,46 cm2 Bearing area under column [6.2.8.2(1)]

Compression capacity of node:

Nc,Rd = Fc= Acn* fjd

Nc,Rd = 1198,19 kN

Verification of compression capacity :

N/ Nc,Rd = 0,02 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (2%)

Bending resistance

Bending in web plane

Calculation case:

Case 3: Compression (left side), tension (right side)

e= 116,5 mm Eccentricity
Z= 187,25 mm Internal forces level arm [tab. 6.7]
omega = 1 Reduction coefficient [tab. 6.3]
befft,wc = 0 mm Effective length determined for external row of [6.2.6.3]
bolts
Ft,wc,Rd = 0 kN Tension capacity of web [6.2.6.3]
FC,fc,Rd = 398,35 kN Compression capacity of flange and web [6.2.6.7]
Ft,pl,1 = 41,57 kN Capacity of plate near left flange of column [6.2.6.11]
Ft,pl,3 = 41,57 kN Capacity plate near right flange of column [6.2.6.11]
FT,l,Rd = 41,57 kN Tension capacity of left side of node [6.2.8.3]
FTr,Rd = 41,57 kN Tension capacity of right side of node [6.2.8.3]
FCl,Rd = 398,35 kN Compression capacity of left side of node [6.2.8.3]
FCr,Rd = 398,35 kN Compression capacity of right side of node [6.2.8.3]
MRd1 = 35,98 kNm Bending resistance of left side of node [tab. 6.7]
MRd2 = 16,71 kNm Bending resistance of right side of node [tab. 6.7]
MRd = 16,71 kNm Bending resistance of node

Verification of bending capacity:

Mz / MRdz = 0,14 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (14%)

Bending in a plane of flanges

Calculation case:

Case 1: Compression (right side), tension (left side)

e= -956 mm Eccentricity
Z= 195 mm Internal forces level arm [tab. 6.7]
omega = 0,87 Reduction coefficient [tab. 6.3]
befft,wc = 186,94 mm Effective length determined for external row of [6.2.6.3]
bolts
Ft,wc,Rd = 209,1 kN Tension capacity of web [6.2.6.3]
FC,fc,Rd = 398,35 kN Compression capacity of flange and web [6.2.6.7]
Ft,pl,1 = 0 kN Capacity of plate near left flange of column [6.2.6.11]
 Ft,pl,3 = 0 kN Capacity plate near right flange of column [6.2.6.11]
FT,l,Rd = 209,1 kN Tension capacity of left side of node [6.2.8.3]
FTr,Rd = 209,1 kN Tension capacity of right side of node [6.2.8.3]
FCl,Rd = 398,35 kN Compression capacity of left side of node [6.2.8.3]
FCr,Rd = 398,35 kN Compression capacity of right side of node [6.2.8.3]
MRd1 = 44 kNm Bending resistance of left side of node [tab. 6.7]
MRd2 = 68,7 kNm Bending resistance of right side of node [tab. 6.7]
MRd = 44 kNm Bending resistance of node

Verification of bending capacity :

My / MRdy = 0,43 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (43%)

Biaxial bending verification:

Mz / MRdz + My / MRdy = 0,57 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (57%)

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Shear verification

Shear in web plane

Fv,Rd = 37 kN Shear capacity of anchor bolt [6.2.2(7)]
Fb,Rd = 109,09 kN Bearing capacity of anchor bolt [tab.3.4]
Fvj,Rd = 37 kN Total shear capacity of anchor bolt
Ff,Rd = 10 kN Slip capacity of node [6.2.2(6)]

Shear capacity of connection:

Vj,Rdz = n*Fvj,Rd + Ff,Rd + Fv,Rd,wg,z

Vj,Rdz= 157,98 kN

Verification of shear capacity :

Vz / Vj,Rdz= 0,05 <1.0 The condition is satisfied (5%)

Shear in a plane of flanges

Fv,Rd = 37 kN Shear capacity of anchor bolt [6.2.2(7)]
Fb,Rd = 109,09 kN Bearing capacity of anchor bolt [tab.3.4]
Fvj,Rd = 37 kN Total shear capacity of anchor bolt
Ff,Rd = 10 kN Slip capacity of node [6.2.2(6)]

Shear capacity of connection:

Vj,Rdy = n*Fvj,Rd + Ff,Rd + Fv,Rd,wg,y

Vj,Rdy= 157,98 kN

Verification of shear capacity :

Vy / Vj,Rdy= 0,03 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (3%)

Biaxial shear verification:

Vy / Vj,Rdy + Vz / Vj,Rdz= 0,07 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (7%)

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Welds control

Horizontal weld check

 Forces applied along flanges

Aw = 169,95 cm2 Total area of welds

Awz = 104,9 cm2 Area of horizontal welds
Iwy = 9615,88 cm4 Moment of inertia of welds about Y axis
perp = perp = 2,06 MPa Perpendicular stress in welds
par = 0,69 MPa Parallel stress in welds
w = 0,8 Appropriate correlation factor [
t
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b
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4
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1
]

Sqrt[(perp2 + 3(perp2 + par2)]<= fu/(w * M2); 4,29 MPa < 360 MPa The condition is satisfied (1%)

perp <= 0,9*fu / M2;2,06 MPa < 259,2 MPa The condition is satisfied (1%)

Forces applied along flanges

Aw = 169,95 cm2 Total area of welds

Awy = 65,05 cm2 Area of vertical welds
Iwz = 6563,39 cm4 Moment of inertia of welds about Z axis
perp = perp = 16,28 MPa Perpendicular stress in welds
par = 0,62 MPa Parallel stress in welds
w = 0,8 Appropriate correlation factor [
t
a
b
.
4
.
1
]

Sqrt[(perp2 + 3(perp2 + par2)]<= fu/(w * M2); 32,58 MPa < 360 MPa The condition is satisfied (9%)

perp <= 0,9*fu / M2;16,28 MPa < 259,2 MPa The condition is satisfied (6%)

Vertical weld check

Forces applied along web

Averz = 75 cm2 Area of vertical welds

Nfz = 28,71 kN Force from column on vertical welds
perp = perp = 0,97 MPa Perpendicular stress in welds
par = 3,83 MPa Parallel stress in welds

Sqrt[(perp2 + 3(perp2 + par2)]<= fu/(w * M2); 6,91 MPa < 360 MPa The condition is satisfied (2%)

perp <= 0,9*fu / M2;0,97 MPa < 259,2 MPa The condition is satisfied (0%)

Forces applied along flages

Avery = 75 cm 2 Area of vertical welds

Nfy = 28,71 kN Force from column on vertical welds
perp = perp = 0,54 MPa Perpendicular stress in welds
par = 19,54 MPa Parallel stress in welds

Sqrt[(perp2 + 3(perp2 + par2)]<= fu/(w * M2); 33,87 MPa < 360 MPa The condition is satisfied (9%)

perp <= 0,9*fu / M2;0,54 MPa < 259,2 MPa The condition is satisfied (0%)
Additional condition
N / Nc,Rd = 0,01 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied

M / Mc,Rd = 0,05 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied

V / Vc,Rd = 0,02 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied

Final verification
Connection verification:

Verification of connection FEd force FRd - capacity Ratio FEd/FRd

Compression capacity N = -20 kN N c,Rd = 1198,19 kN 2%
Mz = -2,33 kNm Mj,Rdz = 16,71 kNm 14 %
Bending capacity
My = 19,12 kNm Mj,Rdy = 44 kNm 43 %
Vz = 7,27 kN Vj,Rdz = 157,98 kN 5%
Shear capacity
Vy = 4,03 kN Vj,Rdy = 157,98 kN 3%
Horizontal welds - force in web plane 4,29 MPa 360 MPa 1%
Horizontal welds - force in flanges plane 32,58 MPa 360 MPa 9%
Vertical welds - force in web plane 6,91 MPa 360 MPa 2%
Vertical welds - force in flanges plane 33,87 MPa 360 MPa 9%
Compression capacity of column N = -20 kN Nc,Rd = 2022,08 kN 1%
Bending capacity of column M = -2,33 kNm Mc,Rd = 49,6 kNm 5%
Shear capacity of column V = 7,27 kN Vc,Rd = 390,12 kN 2%
Mz = -2,33 kNm Mj,Rdz = 16,71 kNm
Bi-axial bending 57 %
My = 19,12 kNm Mj,Rdy = 44 kNm
Vz = 7,27 kN Vj,Rdz = 157,98 kN
Biaxial shear 7%
Vy = 4,03 kN Vj,Rdy = 157,98 kN

The connection conforms to the (EN 1993-1-8:2005/AC:2009)

Additional remarks
Warnings:
1.The condition of minimum and maximum bolt spacing (table 3.3) is not satisfied:
- Spacing a1,b1,c1... = 250 mm > min(14t,200 mm) = 140 mm
- Spacing a2,b2,c2... = 250 mm > min(14t,200 mm) = 140 mm