Beam-Column Base Plate Design

LRFD Method
ENGINEERING JOURNAL /FIRSTQUARTER /1999
Richard M. Drake is Principal Structural Engineer, Fluor
Daniel, Irvine, CA.
Sharon J. Elkin is Structural Engineer, Fluor Daniel, Irvine,
CA.
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INTRODUCTION
RICHARD M. DRAKE and SHARON J. ELKIN

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Fig. 1. Base Plate Design Variables

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where:
t is c mm n design practice t design a building r struc-
base plate width perpendicular t m ment direc-
ture beam-c lumn with a m ment-resisting r xed base.
ti n, in.
Theref re the base plate and anch r r ds must be capable
base plate length parallel t m ment directi n, in.
f transferring shear l ads, axial l ads, and bending m -
c lumn ange width, in.
ments t the supp rting f undati n.
verall c lumn depth, in.
Typically, these beam-c lumn base plates have been
anch r r d distance fr m c lumn and base plate
designed and/ r analyzed by using service l ads r by
centerline parallel t m ment directi n, in.
appr ximating the stress relati nship assuming the c m-
base plate bearing interface cantilever directi n
pressi n bearing l cati n. The auth rs present an ther
parallel t m ment directi n, in.
appr ach, using fact red l ads directly in a meth d c nsis-
tent with the equati ns f static equilibriumand the LRFD
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(1)
Specicati n.
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The m ment-resisting base plate must have design
base plate bearing interface cantilever perpendic- strengths in excess f the required strengths, exural ( ),
ular t m ment directi n, in. axial ( ), and shear ( ) f r all l ad c mbinati ns.
A typical beam-c lumn base plate ge metry is sh wn
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in Figure 1, which is c nsistent with that sh wn n page
(2)
2 11-61 f the LRFD Manual.
base plate tensi n interface cantilever parallel t
m ment directi n, in.
(3)
2 2
c lumn ange thickness, in.
The pr gressi n f beam-c lumn l adings, in rder f in-
creasing m ments, is presented in f ur l ad cases.
Case A is a l ad case with axial c mpressi n and shear,
with ut bending m ment. This case results in a full length
unif rm pressure distributi n between the base plate and
the supp rting c ncrete. This case is summarized in the
LRFD Manual beginning n page 11-54 and is summa-
rized herein f r c mpleteness.
Case B ev lves fr m Case A by the additi n f a small
bending m ment. The m ment changes the full length
unif rm pressure distributi n t a partial length unif rm
pressure distributi n, but is n t large en ugh t cause sepa-
rati n between the base plate and the supp rting c ncrete.
Case C ev lves fr m Case B by the additi n f a spe-
cic bending m ment such that the unif rm pressure dis-
tributi n is the smallest p ssible length with ut separati n
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CASE A: NO MOMENTNO UPLIFT
CASE B: SMALL MOMENT WITHOUT UPLIFT

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Fig. 2. No Moment - No Uplift
Fig. 3. Small Moment Without Uplift

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between the base plate and the supp rting c ncrete. This 1. Assume that the resultant c mpressive bearing stress
c rresp nds t the c mm n elastic limit where any addi- is directly under the c lumn ange.
ti nal m ment w uld initiate separati n between the base 2. Assume a linear strain distributi n such that the an-
plate and the supp rting c ncrete. ch r r d strain is dependent n the bearing area
Case D ev lves fr m Case C by the additi n f suf- strain.
cient bending m ment t require anch r r ds t prevent 3. Assume independent strain distributi n.
separati n between the base plate and the supp rting c n-
All three meth ds summarized by AISC assume a lin-
crete. This is a c mm n situati n f r xed base plates
ear triangular distributi n f the resultant c mpressive
in structural fce practice. That is, a rigid frame with a
bearing stress. This implies that the beam-c lumn base
xed base plate will usually attract en ugh bending m -
plate has n additi nal capacity after the extreme ber
ment t require anch r r ds t prevent uplift f the base
reaches the c ncrete bearing limit state. The auth rs pr -
plate fr m the supp rting c ncrete.
p se that a unif rm distributi n f the resultant c mpres-
sive bearing stress is m re appr priate when utilizing
LRFD.
If there is n bending m ment r axial tensi n at the base Case B, a beam-c lumn with a small m ment and n
f a beam-c lumn, the anch r r ds resist shear l ads but uplift at the base plate elevati n, is sh wn in Figure 3.
are n t required t prevent uplift r separati n f the base The m ment is expressed as l cated at s me ec-
plate fr m the f undati n. Case A, a beam-c lumn with centricity ( ) fr m the beam-c lumn neutral axis.
n m ment r uplift at the base plate elevati n, is sh wn
in Figure 2.
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If the magnitude f the bending m ment is small relative
t the magnitude f the axial l ad, the c lumn anch r
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r ds are n t required t restrain uplift r separati n f
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the base plate fr m the f undati n. In service, they nly
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resist shear. They are als necessary f r the stability f
the structure during c nstructi n.
(5)
AISC addresses three different variati ns f the elastic
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meth d when using an ultimate strength appr ach f r the
where:
design f beam-c lumn base plates subjected t bending
bearing length, in. m ment.
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CASE C: MAXIMUM MOMENT WITHOUT

UPLIFT
CONCRETE BEARING LIMIT STATE
LRFD Specication Requirements
CASE D: MOMENT WITH UPLIFT

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Fig. 5. Moment With Uplift
Fig. 4. Maximum Moment Without Uplift

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shear. Case D, a beam-c lumn with sufcient m ment t
cause uplift at the base plate elevati n, is sh wn in Figure
5. This is the m st c mm n case in design practice, espe-
The maximum m ment with ut base plate uplift is as-
cially f r rigid frames designed t resist lateral earthquake
sumed t ccur when the c ncrete bearing limit state is
r wind l adings n the building r structure.
reached ver a bearing area c ncentric with the applied
l ad at its maximum eccentricity. If the eccentricity ex-
ceeds , the tendency f r uplift f the plate is assumed t
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ccur. This assumes a linear pressure distributi n in acc r-
dance with elastic the ry and n tensi n capacity between
the base plate and supp rting c ncrete surfaces. Case C, a
beam-c lumn with the maximum m ment with ut uplift
at the base plate elevati n, is sh wn in Figure 4.
(4)
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(4) (7)
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T satisfy static equilibrium at the c ncrete bearing limit
state, the centr id f the c ncrete bearing reacti n ( )
must be aligned with the line- f-acti n f the applied axial
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l ad.
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The LRFD Specicati n denes the c ncrete bearing
(6)
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limit state in Secti n J9.
(8)
When the m ment at the beam-c lumn base plate exceeds
On the full area f a c ncrete supp rt:
, anch r r ds are designed t resist uplift as well as
0 85 (LRFD J9-1) 6
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Case B: Small Moment Without Uplift
Practical Design ProcedureRequired Area
Case C: Maximum Moment Without Uplift
Case D: Moment with Uplift
Case A: No Moment - No Uplift

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On less than the full area f a c ncrete supp rt:
0 85 (LRFD J9-2)
( 2 )
2
(0 60)(0 85) (0 60)(0 85) (2)
where:
c mpressi n resistance fact r = 0.60
( 2 ) (12)
specied c ncrete c mpressive strength, ksi
N te that equati n 12 is n t a cl sed f rm s luti n be-
area f steel c ncentrically bearing n a c ncrete
cause;
supp rt, in.
maximum area f the p rti n f the supp rting
is a functi n f ,
surface that is ge metrically similar t and c n-
is a functi n f ,
centric with the l aded area, in.
is a functi n f , and
is a functi n f .
H wever, if is dened as s me xed distance r as
Select base plate dimensi ns such that:
s me percentage f , the c rresp nding maximumvalues
f and can be determined directly.
(8)
And n ting that:
(9) As previ usly stated, Case C is the situati n where uplift
is imminent and . F r c nvenience, dene a new variable, , the c ncrete
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bearing strength per unit width (K/in).
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(0 60)(0 85) (0 60)(0 85) (2)
(0 60)(0 85) (0 60)(0 85) (2)
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crete f undati n, the c ncrete dimensi n is much greater
than the base plate dimensi n, and it is reas nable t
0 667 (13)
assume that the rati 2. F r m st c lumn
( )
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base plates bearing n gr ut r a c ncrete pier, the c n-
crete (gr ut) dimensi n is equal t the base plate dimen-
0 111 (14)
si n, and it is reas nable t c nservatively take the rati
1.
Given the f ll wing:
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0 85 (15)
(0 60)(0 85) (0 60)(0 85) (2)
(4)
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ANCHOR ROD SHEAR AND TENSION LIMIT

STATES
LRFD Specication Requirements
Required Strength
Practical Design ProcedureRod Sizes

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Tw equati ns will be needed t s lve f r the tw un-
kn wns, the required tensile strength f the anch r r ds,
, and bearing length, .
T maintain static equilibrium, the summati n f verti-
cal f rce must equal zer :
The LRFD Specicati n denes the anch r r d (b lts)
shear and tensi n limit states in Secti ns J3.6 and J3.7,
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and Tables J3.2 and J3.5.
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(16)
(22)
F r ASTM A307 b lts:
T maintain static equilibrium, the summati n f m ments
taken ab ut the f rce must equal zer :
59 1 9 45 (Table J3.5)
F r ASTM A325 b lts, threads excluded fr m the shear
( ) 0
plane:
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117 1 5 90 (Table J3.5)
( ) 0 (17)
where:
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required anch r r d shear strength, kips
anch r r d resistance fact r 0 75
( ) 0
n minal shear strength, ksi 2 2
anch r r d n minal (gr ss) area, in.
required anch r r d tensile strength, kips
( ) 0 (18)
2 2
n minal tensile strength, ksi
anch r r d shear stress, ksi
This is in the f rm f a classic quadratic equati n, with
unkn wn .
(23)
0 (19)
F r A307 b lts:
24 ksi (Table J3.2)
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F r A325 b lts when threads are excluded fr m the shear
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plane:
60 ksi (Table J3.2)
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2
The shear stress ( ) is calculated c nsidering the required
shear strength f the c lumn base.
2 ( )
(20)
(24)
2 2
where:
T determine the ther unkn wn, , substitute the value
number f r ds sharing shear l ad, unitless
f r int the equati n:
N te that all the base plate anch r r ds are c nsidered
(16)
effective in sharing the shear l ad.
As a check, back substitute the value f r int the
equati n:
( ) 0 (17) 0 75 (25)
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BASE PLATE FLEXURAL YIELDING LIMIT

STATE
LRFD Specication Requirements
Required StrengthTension Interface
Required StrengthBearing Interface
Nominal Strength

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On secti n parallel t c lumn anges:
59 1 9 45 (26)
(29)
2
0 75 (27)
On secti n parallel t c lumn web:
where:
(30)
number f r ds sharing tensi n l ad, unitless
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where:
sidered effective in sharing the tensi n l ad. F r m st base
c ncrete bearing stress, ksi
plate designs, nly half f the anch r r ds are required t
resist tensi n f r a given l ad c mbinati n.
The bearing pressure may cause bending in the base plate
The embedment, edge distances, and verlapping shear
intheareabetweentheanges, especiallyf r lightlyl aded
c nes f the anch r r ds int the c ncrete must be checked
c lumns. Yield line the ry is used t analyze this c n-
t assure that the design tensile strength als exceeds the
siderati n.
required tensile strength. This check sh uld be in acc r-
dance with the appr priate c ncrete design specicati n,
(31)
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and is bey nd the sc pe f this paper.
It sh uldben tedthat baseplateh les are ften versized
( )
(32) withrespect t theanch r r ds. Inthiscase, s meslippage
2
may be necessary bef re the anch r r d shear limit state
is reached. F r large shear l ads, the designer may ch se
Let the larger f , , and :
t investigate alternate shear transfer limit states inv lving
pretensi ned b lts, fricti n and/ r shear lugs.
(33)
2
where:
yield line the ry cantilever distance fr m c lumn
The entire base plate cr ss-secti n can reach the specied
web r c lumn ange, in.
yield stress ( ).
largest base plate cantilever, in.
N te that f r m st base plate ge metries, the cantilever
dimensi n ( ) is very small and c rner bending f the
TheLRFDSpecicati n denes theexural yieldinglimit
base plate is neglected. When the dimensi n is large t
state in Secti n F1.
acc mm date m re anch r r ds r m re bearing surface,
c rner bending plate m ments sh uld be c nsidered and (28)
used in the base plate thickness calculati ns.
(LRFD F1-1)
where:
The tensi n n the anch r r ds will cause bending in the
required base plate exural strength, in-K
base plate f r the cantilever distance .
exural resistance fact r = 0.90
F r a unit width f base plate:
n minal exural strength, in-K
plastic bending m ment, in-K
(34)
The bearing pressure between the c ncrete and the base
F r a unit width f base plate:
plate will cause bending in the base plate f r the cantilever
distances and . The bearingstress, (ksi), is calculated
(35)
c nsidering the required axial and exural strength f the
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c lumn base, and respectively.
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Practical Design ProcedureBearing Interface Case D: Moment with Uplift

Base Plate Thickness
Practical Design ProcedureTension Interface Base
Plate Thickness
DESIGN EXAMPLE 1
Case A: No MomentNo Uplift
Case B: Small Moment Without Uplift
Case C: Maximum Moment Without Uplift

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Fig. 6. Design Example 1
Required:
Solution:

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Setting the design strength equal t the n minal strength
and s lving f r the required plate thickness ( ):
F r all cases:
(28)
2 11 (45)
(LRFD F1-1)
If :
0 90
2 4
1 49 (46)
1 49 (36)
If :
2 11 (47)
Setting the design strength equal t the n minal strength
and s lving f r the required plate thickness:
(28)
0 90
4
2 11 (37)
(38)
1 49 (39)
(40)
( 2 )
1 49 (41)
a) Design anch r r ds
( 2 )
b) Determine base plate thickness
1. Dimensi ns: 1 5
(42)
22.0 in. 0.95(12.12 in.)
5 24 in. (1)
2
1 5 16.0 in. 12.12 in. 0.605 in.
1 49 (43) 2 24 in. (3)
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Select: Base Plate 2 20 1-10

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DESIGN EXAMPLE 2
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Select: 4 - 3/4 in. Diameter Anchor Rods

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Required:
Solution:

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2. Eccentricity:
6. Check bearing n c ncrete bel w gr ut layer
120 ft-K(12 in./ft)
11 08 in. (4)
The gr ut is 2 in. thick. Assume that the c ncrete
130K
extends at least 2 in. bey nd gr ut in each directi n.
22.0 in.
3 67 in. 11 08 in. (7)
6 6 (24 in.)(6.67 in.)
(0 51)(4 ksi)(20.0 in.) (10)
(20 in.)(2.27 in.)
3. C ncrete bearing:
76.6 K/in. 61.2 K/in. used in design
Assume the bearing n gr ut area will g vern.
(0 51)(6 ksi)(20.0 in.) 1 61.2 K/in. (10)
16.0 in. 22.0 in.
19 0 in.
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16.0 in.
11 08 in. 19 08 in.
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19 0 (19 0) (20)
61 2
19 0 16 73 2 27 in.
61 2 K/in.(2.27 in.) 130 K 8.92 K (16)
4. Anch r r d shear and tensi n:
Check 4 in. dia. anch r r ds
30 0 K
7.50 K (25)
4
0 75(24 ksi)(0.4418 in. )
7.96 K 7.50 K
7 50 K
59 1 9 26 7 ksi (26)
0.4418 in.
8.92 K
4.46 K (27)
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a) Determine required tensile strength
0 75(26.7 ksi)(0.4418 in. )
b) Determine base plate thickness
8.85 4.46 K
N te that this pr blem is Example 16 fr m the AISC
C lumn Base Plate Steel Design Guide Series.
5. Base plate exural yielding:
1. Required strength: (LRFD A4-2)
2 27 in. 5 24 in. and n t applicable
1.2(21K) 1.6(39K) 87.6K
(8 92 K)(2.24 in.)
1.2(171 in.-K) 1.6(309 in.-K) 700 in.-K
2 11 0.35 in. (45)
(20.0 in.)(36 ksi)
2. Dimensi ns:
14.0 in. 0.95(7.995 in.)
3 20 in. (1)
(130 K) 5.24 in.
2
2 11 (47)
(20.0 in.)(36 ksi)
11.0 in. 7.995 in. 0.435 in.
1 72 (3)
2 2 2 1.82 in.
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REFERENCES
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a greater distance fr m the anch r r ds.
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4. C ncrete bearing:
design f beam-c lumn base plates and anch r r ds using
fact red l ads directly in a manner c nsistent with the
(0 51)(3 ksi)(14 in.) 4 42.8 K/in. (10)
equati ns f static equilibrium and the LRFD Speci-
cati n. Tw design examples have been presented. A
11.0 in. 14.0 in.
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direct c mparis n was made with a pr blem s lved by
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an ther AISC meth d.
11.0 in.
The step-by-step meth d l gy presented will be bene-
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titi ner t use the same fact red l ads f r the design f the
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steel structure, base plate, and anch r r ds. In additi n the 12 5 ( 12 5) (20)
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unif rm rectangular pressure distributi n will be easier
t design and pr gramthan the linear triangular pressure
12 5 10 05 2 45 in.
distributi n utilized in all wable stress design and ther
42 8 K/in.(2.45 in.) 87.6 K 17.3 K (16)
published LRFD f rmulati ns.
5. Base plate exural yielding:
1. Bl dgett, Omer W., ,
1966.
2 45 in. 3 20 in. and n t applicable
2. Smith, J. C., ,
2nd Editi n, 1996.
(17 3 K)(1.72 in.)
2 11 0 51 in. (45)
3. American Institute f Steel C nstructi n (AISC),
(14.0 in.)(36 ksi)
L ad and Resistance Fact r Design Specicati n f r
Structural Steel Buildings, December 1, 1993.
(87 6 K) 3.20 in.
4. AmericanInstitute f Steel C nstructi n(AISC),
2 11 (47)
(14.0 in.)(36 ksi)
, 2nd Editi n, V lume 2, 1994.
1.24 in.
5. American Institute f Steel C nstructi n (AISC),
, Steel Design Guide Series, 1990.
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6. Shipp, J.G., and Haninger, E.R., Design Of Headed
6. C mparis n:
Anch r B lts, V l 20, N . 2,
AISC s luti n f r this pr blem:
(2nd Qtr.), pp 58-69, AISC, 1983.
7. American S ciety f Civil Engineers (ASCE),
Required Anch r R d Tensile Strength 21 2 K
, pp 4-3 t
Select: Base Plate 1 / 14 1 -2
4-8, 1997.
Length f triangular c mpressi n bl ck 5 1 in. 8. Th rnt n, W. A., Design f Small Base plates f r
Wide-Flange C lumns, , V l 27,
Auth rs s luti n f r this pr blem:
N . 3, (3rd Qtr.), pp 108-110, AISC, 1990a.
Required Anch r R d Tensile Strength 17 3 K
9. Th rnt n, W. A., Design f Small Base plates f r
Wide-FlangeC lumns - AC ncatenati n f Meth ds,
Select: Base Plate 1 / 14 1 -2
, V l 27, N . 4, (4th Qtr.), pp 108-
Length f rectangular c mpressi n bl ck
110, AISC, 1990b.
2 45 in.
Remarks:
area f steel c ncentrically bearing n a c ncrete The auth rs s luti n yields the identical base
supp rt, in. plate size and thickness. Required tensile strength
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specied minimum yield stress, ksi t m ment directi n, in.
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plastic bending m ment, in.-K dicular t m ment directi n, in.
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anch r r d resistance fact r = 0.75 required shear strength, kips
exural resistance fact r = 0.90 required anch r r d shear strength, kips
c mpressi n resistance fact r = 0.60 bearing length, in.
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number f r ds sharing shear l ad, unitless largest base plate cantilever, in.
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