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Input Base plate size in plan Column base forces Materials (steel, concrete, bolts) Profile dimensions h=
304.8 304.8 b= Base Plate Dimensions

Output Base plate thickness Max. pressure under baseplate Max. tension in bolts / bolt verification
HEA340

per EN 1992-1-1, EN 1993-1-1 and EN 1993-1-8

mm mm mm

profile height profile width

H= B=

600 600

mm Base plate thickness is determined in the calculation

190 s= Bolt locations on plate

mm mm mm N/mm 2 N/mm 2

critical section location (usually in the middle of the flange)

f= nB = f=

241.3

20

2 2 3

number of hold down bolts (bolts in tension)

Materials Steel bolt characteristics

8.8 8.8 Bolt class 10.9 Bold yield strength

bolt diameter fyd = fy / g M2

per EN 1993-1-8 Section 3 Table 3.1

bolt classes recommended by the Eurocode; The National Annex may exclude certain bolt classes.

fyb =

640

Partial factor for steel bolts g M2 = fyd-b =

512.0 1.25

per EN 1993-1-8 Section 2 Table 2.1

partial safety factors recommended by the Eurocode; Numerical values for safety factors may be defined in the National Annex

Bolt design strength Steel base plate characteristics Steel grade Steel yield strength fy = fy = S 235 235 S S 275

235 215

N/mm 2 N/mm 2

for thickness under 40mm for thickness between 40mm and 80mm

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Partial factor for steel elements (in bending) g M0 =

1.00

per EN 1993-1-1

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Section 6.1 (1) and Note 2B

value recommended by the Eurocode; value to be

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Steel modulus of elasticity Es = 210000 Concrete characteristics Concrete class fck = C12/15 C12/15 C16/20

per EN 1993-1-1 Section 3.2.6 (1)

per EN 1992-1-1:2004 Section 3 Table 3.1 per EN 1992-1-1:2004 Section 2 Table 2.1N

MPa concrete characteristic cylinder strength Partial factor for concrete for ultimate limit states
12

1.5 Design compressive concrete strength

gc =

8.00

MPa
C12/15

values for Persistent & Transient design situations recommended by the Eurocode; values to be used may be found in the Eurocode National Annexes

per EN 1992-1-1:2004 Section 3.1.6 & Formula 3.15

Coefficient taking account of long term effects

acc = fcd =

acc * fck / g c

on the compressive strength and of unfavourable effectsresulting from the way the load is applied value may be found in the EC National Annex

Concrete modulus of elasticity E cm = Aggregates = E cm = E cm =

27

sandstone sandstone
18.9 18900

GPa for N/mm 2

concrete class

per EN 1992-1-1:2004 Section 3.1.3 Table 3.1 Section 3.1.3 (2)

Values in Table 3.1 are given for quartzite aggregates Values for limestone and sandstone are reduced by 10% and 30% respectively. For basalt aggregates the value should be increased by 20%

GPa for concrete with sandstone aggregates

axial force

Column base forces N= M=

900 200

kN kN*m

pair of column base forces. M x and M y are not considered simultaneous.

bending moment

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e= H/6 =

M/F =
100.00

222.2

mm eccentricity

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> H/6 => Baseplate with large eccentricity

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=> =>

(2a) (2)

Three equations, three unknowns: (Axial force in steel hold down bolts, active area under base plate, maximum pressure under base plate) 1. Forces equilibrium Y*sc /2 - Fb -N = 0 Fb + N = Y*sc *B/2

(1) 2. Bending moment equilibrium Fb * f + (F b + N) * (H/2 - Y/3) - N * e = 0 Fb = -N * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 + f) N = -Fb * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 + f) 3. Representing the elastic behaviour of the concrete support and the steel hold-down bolt: ( sb / E s ) / ( sc / E c ) e b /e c = a/b = since Es = Ec = nb = Ab = sb = sb / e s sc / e c
2 2*

modulus of elasticity of steel bolt modulus of elasticity of concrete number of steel hold down bolts area of steel hold down bolts

p * f2 /4
11.11

mm2

Fb / A b

a/b = From similar triangles a/b = (H/2-Y+f)/Y N/(Ab * sc *n) = => => sc =

Es / Ec = n= (N/Ab )/(sc *n) =

N/(Ab * sc *n)

modular ratio of elasticity, steel to concrete

(3)

(H/2-Y+f)/Y Fb * Y / (A b * n *(H/2 - Y + f))

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From (1), (2) and (3) Solve for Y: or where K1 = K2 = K3 =

-233 32360 -17516444

-Fb * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 + b) + Fb =

(F b * Y 2 * B) / [2 * Ab * n *(H/2 - Y + f)]

Y 3 + 3 * (e - H/2) * Y 2 + [(6 * n * Ab )/B] * (f + e) * Y - [(6 * n * Ab )/B] * (H/2 + f) * (f + e) = 0 Y 3 + K1 * Y 2 + K2 * Y + K3 = 0 3 * (e - H/2) = [(6 * n * Ab )/B] * (f + e) = - K2 * (H/2 + f) =
310.5

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Fb = F1.bolt = Fb /

kN (in
26.44 84.16

per (2a) hold down bolts max. tension (in all bolts)
hold down bolt max. tension - in 1 bolt
OK, bolt effective stress is smaller than bolt design stress

kN N/mm 2

F1.bolt /( p * f /4) = sc = sc
10.19 >

N/mm MPa

MPa fcd

fcd =

per (3)

8.00

effective max. pressure under baseplate is compared with the concrete design compressive strength
if the max. pressure is higher than the concrete

redesign base plate length and/or width stress under base plate is larger than the concrete compressive capacity

Design of the Base Plate Thickness Critical section location

190 s= mm Stress at the critical section location

3.95

MPa

87.85

kN*m

ssc =

s c *(Y - s) / Y =

Design critical moment - at critical section MC,Rd = Mpl,rd = (Wpl * fy )/ g M0 MEd.plate =

[( ssc*s/2)*(s/3)+( sc *s/2)*(s*2/3)]*B =

Bending plastic design resistance

(4) per EN 1993-1-1 Section 6.2.5 (2) Formula 6.13

Design resistance for bending about one

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Plastic section modulus of rectangular sections W pl = B*tpl 2 /4 (tpl = base plate thickness)

215

N/mm 2 )

principal axis for class 1 or 2 cross sections

(5)

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

MEd.plate =

kN*m => t pl > sqrt[4 * MEd.plate * g M0 / (B * fy )]

87.85 52.19

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