1.

Trestle TR3 Type PCT8 Base Plate and Anchor Bolts

From Spacegass we have the following reactions envelope:
NODE REACTIONS (kN,kNm)
-------------- (*=Maximum, #=Minimum)
Envelope = Load Cases 100-499
and Nodes 2068-2069
Node

Load
Case

2068
2068
2068
2069
2069
2068
2068
2068
2068
2068
2068
2069

208
209
130
130
131
130
179
112
129
411
148
133

X-Axis
Force
5.891*
-6.065#
-0.235
0.120
-0.200
-0.235
-0.741
-0.274
-4.323
-2.586
3.063
-1.776

Y-Axis
Force
520.160
512.774
1203.417*
-739.808#
928.055
1203.417
414.772
556.260
368.565
216.414
269.685
145.360

Z-Axis
Force
-54.892
-54.312
-153.452
-87.611
149.682*
-153.452#
-31.598
-56.945
-32.573
-15.466
-21.914
37.043

X-Axis
Moment
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000*
0.000#
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Y-Axis
Moment
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000*
0.000#
0.000
0.000

Z-Axis
Moment
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000*
0.000#

Baseplate Trestle TR3

Ref.: AISC Design of Structural Connections 4th Ed.

1.- Input data

Column

Base Plate

Weld

Anchor Bolts

Concrete Pier

t fc 9.5mm

fyi 250MPa

fuw 480MPa

fu 400MPa

fc 40MPa

d o 355.6mm

d i 450mm

fyb 240MPa

dp 900mm

tw 10mm

b i 450mm

n b 4

t i 40mm

d 42mm
Sg 340mm

Design Loads
Nc 1203.4KN

ULS Compression

Nt 739.8KN

ULS Tension

2.- Calculations - Compression

0.6
Ao

d o

2
2

99314.7 mm

A1 b i d i 202500 mm
2

A2

dp

0.6 m

A2

A1

Nc min A1 0.85 fc

a1

a2

0.85 fc

di 0.8 do
2

bi 0.8do
2

7322.0 kN

Design Capacity of Concrete in Compression

Nc
2

25070.8 mm

f
A2
c

Nc

AH max

A1 2 fc

Ao

82.8 mm

82.8 mm

am max a1 a2 82.8 mm

a3

do

do 4

AH

24.1 mm

Nsc min 0.9 fyi t i

A1

2 am

0.9 fyi t i

AH
2 a3

5321.8 kN

Design Capacity of Base Plate in Compression

Ndes.c min Nc Nsc 5321.8 kN

Design Capcity in Compression

chk

chk "OK"

"OK" if Ndes.c Nc
"FAIL" otherwise

3.- Calculations - Tension

1 0.9
b fo b i d o 94.4 mm
d c1 d o 355.6 mm

b t

Sg 2 d c1
2

62.6 mm

b e 2 b t d 167.2 mm
2

1 b e t i fyi n b
Ns

961.5 kN
4
bt

Design Strength of Base Plate in tension

Lw d o 1117.2 mm

Total length of fillet weld

kr

1 if Lw 1.7m
1.1 0.06

Lw
1000mm

if 1.7m Lw 8m

Table 9.7.3.10(2)
AS4100

0.62 otherwise
vw 0.8 0.6 fuw

tw
2

1.629

kN
mm

Nw kr vw Lw 1820 kN
2

Design Capacity of fillet weld

As 1121 mm

Anchor bolt area

Ntf 0.8 As fu 358.7 kN

Design capacity of a single anchor bolt.

Ntb n b Ntf 1434.9 kN

Design Capacity of the bolt group in tension

Ndes.t min Ns Nw Ntb 961.5 kN

Design Capacity in Tension

chk1

chk1 "OK"

"OK" if Ndes.t Nt
"FAIL" otherwise

For the case of anchor bolts all the load combinations must be checked as shear
tension interaction governs the design.

Shear TensionInteractionDiagram
1
0.9
0.8
0.7

Shear,Vf*

0.6
AnchorBoltsCapacityInteraction
Curve

0.5
0.4

Shear&TensionforcesonAnchor
Bolts

0.3

Linear(AnchorBoltsCapacity
InteractionCurve)

0.2
0.1
0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

Tension,Ntf*
The maximum interaction values and respective load combinations are shown in the
following table:
AnchorBoltsCheckforTR3(F7)
df=

M42

Ntf=

299.3

kN

V*1=

V*/nf

Shearperfastener

Vfn=

214.7

kN

T*1=

T*/nf

Tensionperfastener

nf=

Numberoffasteners

Node

Load
Case

XAxis
Force

YAxis
Force

ZAxis
Force

V*
kN

T*
kN

V*/Vfn

T*/Ntf

Interaction

Cond

2068
2069

159
158

0.0
0.0

725.8
731.3

108.7
109.1

108.7
109.1

725.8
731.3

0.13
0.13

0.61
0.61

0.73
0.74

OK
OK

Therefore the standard baseplate for trestle TR3 has adequate strength, and M36
anchor bolts satisfies the shear tension interaction limit stated in the design criteria.