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Column Base Plate Calculation per EN 1992-1-1, EN 1993-1-1 and EN 1993-1-8

Input Output
Base plate size in plan Base plate thickness
Column base forces Max. pressure under baseplate
Materials (steel, concrete, bolts) Max. tension in bolts / bolt verica on

Prole dimensions HEA340

h= 304.8 mm prole height
b= 304.8 mm prole width

Base Plate Dimensions

H= 600 mm
B= 600 mm
a= 0.95

Base plate thickness is determined in the calcula on

s= 155.22 mm

Bolt loca ons on plate

f= 241.3 mm
NB = 4 number of bolts
= 20 mm bolt diameter

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Materials

Steel bolt characteris cs per EN 1993-1-8

Bolt class 4.6 Sec on 3 Table 3.1
bolt classes recommended by the Eurocode;
Bold yield strength The Na onal Annex may exclude certain bolt classes.

fyb = 240 2
N/mm

Par al factor for steel bolts per EN 1993-1-8

M2 = 1.25 Sec on 2 Table 2.1
par al safety factors recommended by the Eurocode;

Bolt design strength fyd = fy / M2 Numerical values for safety factors may be dened

fyd-b = 192.0 N/mm2 in the Na onal Annex

Steel base plate characteris cs

Steel grade S 235

Steel yield strength

fy = 235 N/mm2 for thickness under 40mm
fy = 215 2
N/mm for thickness between 40mm and 80mm

Par al factor for steel elements (in bending) per EN 1993-1-1

M0 = 1.00 Sec on 6.1 (1) and Note 2B
value recommended by the Eurocode; value to be used
can be found in the Eurocode Na onal Annexes

Steel modulus of elas city per EN 1993-1-1

Es = 2
210000 N/mm Sec on 3.2.6 (1)

Concrete characteris cs
Concrete class C12/15 per EN 1992-1-1:2004
fck = 12 MPa concrete characteris c cylinder strength Sec on 3 Table 3.1

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References:
Design of Welded Structures - O. W. Blodge (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Founda on)
EN 1992-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-1:2005 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-8:2005 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-8: Design of joints
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Par al factor for concrete for ul mate limit states per EN 1992-1-1:2004
Sec on 2 Table 2.1N
c = 1.5 values for Persistent & Transient design situa ons
recommended by the Eurocode; values to be used
may be found in the Eurocode Na onal Annexes

Design compressive concrete strength per EN 1992-1-1:2004

Sec on 3.1.6 & Formula 3.15
acc = 1 Coecient taking account of long term eects
fcd = acc * fck / gc = 8.00 MPa on the compressive strength and of unfavourable
eectsresul ng from the way the load is applied
value may be found in the EC Na onal Annex

Concrete modulus of elas city

Ecm = 27 GPa for concrete class C12/15 per EN 1992-1-1:2004
Sec on 3.1.3 Table 3.1
Aggregates = quartzite Sec on 3.1.3 (2)
Values in Table 3.1 are given for quartzite aggregates

Ecm = 27 GPa for concrete with quartzite aggregates Values for limestone and sandstone are reduced by 10%

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Ecm = 27000 N/mm2 and 30% respec vely. For basalt aggregates the value
should be increased by 20%
Column base forces
N= 1000 kN axial force pair of column base forces. Mx and My are not

M= 380 kN*m bending moment considered simultaneous.

e= M/F = 380.0 mm
H/6 = 100.00 mm eccentricity
e > H/6 => Baseplate with large eccentricity

Three equa ons, three unknowns: Fb, Y, sc

(Axial force in steel hold down bolts, ac ve area under base plate,
maximum pressure under base plate)

1. Forces equilibrium
Y*s c/2 - Fb -N = 0
Fb + N = Y*sc*B/2 (1)

2. Bending moment equilibrium

Fb * f + (Fb + N) * (H/2 - Y/3) - N * e = 0
Fb = -N * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 + f) (2a)
N = -Fb * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 + f) (2)

3. Represen ng the elas c behaviour of the concrete

support and the steel hold-down bolt:
a/b = eb/ec = (sb / Es) / (sc / Ec)
since Es = s b / es modulus of elas city of steel bolt
Ec = s c / ec modulus of elas city of concrete

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nb = 2 number of steel hold down bolts

Ab = 2* *2/4 = 628.3 mm2 area of steel hold down bolts

sb = Fb / A b
n= Es / Ec = 7.78 modular ra o of elas city, steel to concrete

References:
Design of Welded Structures - O. W. Blodge (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Founda on)
EN 1992-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-1:2005 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-8:2005 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-8: Design of joints
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a/b = (N/Ab)/(s c*n) = N/(Ab*sc*n)

From similar triangles =>

a/b = (H/2-Y+f)/Y

=> N/(Ab*s c*n) = (H/2-Y+f)/Y =>

=> sc = Fb * Y / (Ab * n *(H/2 - Y + f)) (3)

From (1), (2) and (3)

-Fb * (H/2 - Y/3 -e)/(H/2 - Y/3 + b) + Fb = (Fb * Y2 * B) / [2 * Ab * n *(H/2 - Y + f)]

Solve for Y:
Y3 + 3 * (e - H/2) * Y2 + [(6 * n * Ab)/B] * (f + e) * Y - [(6 * n * Ab)/B] * (H/2 + f) * (f + e) = 0

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or
Y3 + K1 * Y2 + K2 * Y + K3 = 0
where
K1 = 3 * (e - H/2) = 240
K2 = [(6 * n * Ab)/B] * (f + e) = 30362
K3 = - K2 * (H/2 + f) = -16435192

Y= 166.5 mm

Fb = 278.92 kN (in 2 bolts ) per (2a) hold down bolts max. tension (in all bolts)
F1.bolt = Fb / 2 = 139.46 kN hold down bolt max. tension - in 1 bolt

F1.bolt /(*2/4) = 443.92 N/mm2 > fyd-b redimension, bolt eec ve stress is larger than bolt design stress

192.0 N/mm 2

sc = 25.35 MPa per (3)

sc > fcd fcd = 8.00 MPa eec ve max. pressure under baseplate is compared
redesign base plate length and/or width with the concrete design compressive strength
stress under base plate is larger than the concrete compressive capacity if the max. pressure is higher than the concrete

Design of the Base Plate Thickness

Cri cal sec on loca on
s= 155.22 mm

Stress at the cri cal sec on loca on

ssc = sc*(Y - s) / Y = 1.72 MPa

Design cri cal moment - at cri cal sec on

MEd.plate = [(sc*s/2)*(s/3)+(c*s/2)*(s*2/3)]*B 126.31 kN*m

MC,Rd = Mpl,rd = (Wpl * fy)/ M0 (4)

per EN 1993-1-1
Sec on 6.2.5 (2) Formula 6.13
Design resistance for bending for bending about one
principal axis for class 1 or 2 cross sec ons
Plas c sec on modulus of rectangular sec ons

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Wpl = B*tpl2/4 (5)

(tpl = base plate thickness)

2
from (4) and (5) => [fy * (B*tpl )/4]/ M0 MEd.plate

=> tpl [4 * MEd.plate * M0 / (B * fy)]

=> tpl 62.58 mm (with fy = 215 N/mm2)

References:
Design of Welded Structures - O. W. Blodge (James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Founda on)
EN 1992-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-1:2005 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-8:2005 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-8: Design of joints

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