Column Base A-Bolt Design - Based on ACI 318M-08 Appendix D

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH f c' = 30 Mpa
SPECIFIED STRENGTH OF FASTENER f ut = 400 Mpa
FACTORED COLUMN AXIAL LOAD Pu = -24.20 kN
FACTORED TOTAL BASE SHEAR LOAD Vu = 17.30 kN
FACTORED COLUMN MOMENT Mu = 0.00 kN-m
EFFECTIVE EMBEDMENT DEPTH h ef = 250 mm
FASTENER DIAMETER d = M20 mm
FASTENER HEAD TYPE 1 Hex
( 1=Hex, 2=Plate , 3=Hook )
FASTENER CENTER TO CENTER SPACING s = 0 mm
HORZ. DIST. BETWEEN THE FASTENER AND EDGE c1 = 118 mm
VERT. DIST. BETWEEN THE FASTENER AND EDGE c2 = 118 mm

[THE FASTENER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]

ANALYSIS
NUMBER OF GOVERNING FASTENERS n = 1
MAX TENSION ON GOV'G FASTENERS ⁄ ⁄ = 24.2 kN
SHEAR FORCE ON GOV'G FASTENERS
, ⁄ = 17.3 kN
2
EFFECTIVE AREA OF FASTENER A se = 245.0 mm
2
BEARING AREA OF HEAD Ab = 422.0 mm
CHECK FASTENER TENSILE STRENGTH :

= 73.5 kN > Nu [Satisfactory]

where :  = 0.75
CHECK CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH :

0.3 .
ΨΨ 0.7 Ψ 10
1.5
= 78.0 kN > Nu [Satisfactory]
where :
2
1.5 1.5 = 243049 mm
2
2 1.5 = 562500 mm
 = 0.75
3 term is 1.4 for location where concrete cracking is unlikely to occur due to adequate supplimentry reinforcement.
CHECK PULLOUT STRENGTH :
For headed Bolts
Ψ 8 = 106.3 kN > Nu [Satisfactory]

For J-Bolts

0.9 = NA
where :  = 0.75
4 term is 1.4 for location where concrete cracking is unlikely to occur due to adequate supplimentry reinforcement.
CHECK SIDE-FACE BLOWOUT STRENGTH : (Since c < 0.4h ef , this type of failure mode is applicable.)

1 13 = 129.5 kN > Nu [Satisfactory]

6
where :  = 0.75
DETERMINE DESIGN TENSILE STRENGTH :

 N n  min  N s ,  N cb , N pn ,  N sb  = 73.5 kN
CHECK FASTENER SHEAR STRENGTH :

V s   n0.6 Ase f ut = 44.1 kN > Vu [Satisfactory]

where :  = 0.75
CHECK CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH FOR SHEAR LOAD :

.
1.5 1.5 0.3 .
ΨΨΨ Ψ 0.7 Ψ 0.6
4.5 1.5

22.5 kN > Vu [Satisfactory]

where :  = 0.75
5 term is 1.0 for for no eccentricity in the connection.
7 term is 1.4 for location where concrete cracking is unlikely to occur due to adequate supplimentry reinforcement.
l term is load bearing length of the anchor for shear, not to exceed 8d.
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CHECK PRYOUT STRENGTH FOR SHEAR LOAD :

0.3 .
ΨΨ 0.7 Ψ 10
1.5
= 111.5 kN > Nu [Satisfactory]
where :  = 0.75

3 term is 1.4 for location where concrete cracking is unlikely to occur due to adequate reinforcement.
k cp = 2.0 for h ef > 65mm
DETERMINE DESIGN SHEAR STRENGTH :

V n  min  V s , V cb , V cp  = 22.5 kN

CHECK TENSION AND SHEAR INTERACTION :

Since Nu > 0.2 f Nn and
Vu > 0.2 f Vn the full design strength is not permitted.
The interaction equation must be used

Nu Vu
  1.10 < 1.2 [Satisfactory]
Nn V n

Dimensional Properties of A-Bolts

Effective
A-Bolt Gross Area of Bearing Area of Nut, Plate & Hook Notes:
Diameter Area of Threaded Ab (mm2) 1- Bearing Area for Hex is taken from Ronald Cook, "Strength Design
Fastener Fastener of Anchorage to Concrete," PCA, 1999.
2 2 Hex Plate Hook
( mm ) ( mm ) 2- Bearing Area for plates is square of head plate.
M12 113 84 187 - - 3- Bearing Area for J-Bolt is the bolt diameter times projected length of hook
M16 201 157 293 - 768 taken as 3d, normal to tensile force.
M20 314 245 422 12100 1200
M24 452 354 750 14400 1728
M27 573 459 820 14400 2187
M30 707 561 950 22500 2700
M36 1018 817 1420 28900 3888
M39 1195 976 1788 28900 4563
M42 1385 1120 - 40000 5292
M48 1810 1470 - - 6912
M56 2463 2030 - - 9408
M64 3217 2680 - - 12288