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Instruction:

a. Read each questions carefully.

b. Show complete solution.
c. Avoid too much erasure.
d. Summarize your answer. (Each requirements should be answered. Answers should be underlined or put in a
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e. Each answer which are not summarized will be deducted.
f. This quiz is good for 30 minutes only.

1. A square baseplate supports column that supports an axial load of 3000 kN. The base plate is to be A36 steel
with Fy = 250 MPa. The pedestal is be 150 mm larger than the base plate in each direction. The compressive
strength of concrete is fc’ = 21 MPa.
Properties of column:
d = 390 mm
bf = 390 mm
a. Determine the required area of the baseplate.
b. Determine the allowable bearing pressure.
c. Determine the size of the baseplate considering the allowable bearing pressure.
d. Determine the thickness of the baseplate.