Practical design and detailing of steel column base plates pdf

A column base consists of a column, a base plate and an anchoring assembly. Seismic design of steel special concentrically braced frame systems. Further column base details may also be adopted, including base plates strengthened by adding steel elements and embedding the lower portion of the column into a pocket in the concrete foundation. Honeck derek westphal forell elsesser engineers, inc. Pdf practical design and detailing of steel column base. Detailing for steel construction aisc 1983, engineering for steel. The fewer variations of base plates required willgenerally result in economy in fabrication even ifmore material is required. Anchor rods and base plates typically are among the last components of a structural steel building to be designed, and yet they are the first components to be placed. The paper describes the application of the component method to determine the column base behaviour in terms of the moment resistance and the stiffness. Baseplt9 steel column base plate analysis per aisc 9th. Building codes the three typical model building codes used in the united states have now merged as a single model building code. Check out practical design and detailing of steel column base plates by honeck and westphal at the structural steel educational council. Steel tips, practical design and detailing of steel column base plates.

Like a325 bolts, three types types 1 to 3 are available. Thick base plates are designed to transfer compression forces into the concrete block and are stiffened by the column and the additional stiffeners when necessary. Column base usually a thick plate at the bottom of a column through which anchor bolts mechanically connect the column and transfer forces to the. Column steel base plate design structural engineering. Steel structure, rigidity, column base, stiffened, builtup, plastic, failure mode 1. Specifically, wide flange column base plates may be subjected to axial loads compression or tension, with or without majoraxis column bending, plus majoraxis shear. Baseplt9 is a spreadsheet program written in msexcel for the purpose of analysis of steel column base plates. Column base usually a thick plate at the bottom of a column through which anchor bolts mechanically connect the column and. Common steel erection problems and suggested solutions. This is not acceptable for practical design and determines the. Eurocodes design of steel buildings with worked examples brussels, 16 17 october 2014 motivation to present o contentprinciples o selected particularities o questions to offer o worked examples for design according to en199318. Pdf steel design guide series column base plates sergio. Prequalified connections for special and intermediate.

Column a structural element that usually carries its primary loads in compression or tension parallel its axis. The influence of the support of the concrete foundation, which may be considerable in certain ground conditions, is not covered in pren 199318. A490 bolts are made from quenched and tempered alloy steel and thus have a higher strength than a325 bolts. Intermediate steel moment frames for seismic applications, but is included for informational purposes only. Risabase base plate and anchor bolt design software. Design of isolated square and rectangular footings aci 31802 notation. Most plates have a sufficiently flat bearing surface without machining or cold pressing. Prequalified connections for special and intermediate steel moment frames for seismic applications may 12, 2016 supersedes ansiaisc 35810, ansiaisc 358s111, ansiaisc 358s214. Design of column base plates typical column bases, as shown below, consist of a single plate fillet welded to the end of the column and attached to the foundation with four holding down bolts. A guide for practicing engineers concentrically braced frames cbfs are a class of structures resisting lateral loads through a vertical concentric truss system, the axes of the members aligning concentrically at the joints. They have broad and relatively thick flanges, which avoid the problems of local buckling. Asi practical design and detailing of steel column base plates. Column base usually a thick plate at the bottom of a column through which anchor bolts mechanically connect the column and transfer forces to the foundation. Base plate bearing pressure is checked as well as bolt tension, if.

A guide for practicing engineers structural steel special moment frames often are used as part of the seismic forceresisting systems in buildings designed to resist earthquakes with substantial inelastic energy dissipation. The anchor bolts are longer compared to the bolts used in end plates. A plastic distribution of the internal forces for calculations at the ultimate limit state is adopted for the design of column bases in en 199318. Composite beam a structural element, usually a beam that is connected to a concrete slab such that the steel and concrete act as one element. Risabase is a handy application that is designed to help structural engineers to analyze the behavior of complex base plate and anchor bolt models.

Design examples beam column connection with steel plates hollow core floor wall connection. Apr 16, 20 it is generally moreeconomical to design a typical larger base plateto cover more than one column size in a columngroup such as wl0, w12, w14 groupings, thanto design specific base plates for each column size. Nov 28, 2014 references american concrete institute aci 31802 aisc steel design guide, column base plates, by john t. Commonly, columns also carry bending moments about one or both of the cross. Five different design load cases in column base plate connections are discussed. Materials chapter a in the 2005 aisc specification for structural steel buildings ansiaisc 36005 lists the materials that can be used for structural steel base plates and anchor rods. Practical considerations 1 base plates will usually be flame cut or sawn from s275 or s355 plate. Detailing requirements and design checks for partial depth and full depth end plates connections, which are applicable to beamtobeam connections as well as beamtocolumn connections, are comprehensively covered in the green book. For such columns, the simple column base plate connection detail shown in figure 1. There are several types of columns which are used in different parts of structures.

Design of isolated square and rectangular footings aci. Design code reference base plate design based on code abbreviation. Dewolf, 1990 aisc steel design guide 2nd edition base plate and anchor rod design aisc engineering journal anchorage of steel building components to concrete, by m. Column base plates, steel design guideseries 1 by john t. Base plate design metric units online structural design. Further column base details may also be adopted, including base plates strengthened by adding steel elements and embedding the lower portion of column into a. Fema publications 350 through 354 aisc 358 instructional material complementing fema 1051, design examples steel structures 24. Chs composed of a base plate and anchor bolts subjected to. Aisc engineering journal beam columnbase plate design lrfd method byrichard m. Design of column top plate willisv structural jan 09 11. A minimized steel consumption for this joint may be achieved by approaching the plastic design. Interior column of multistorey buildings with symmetrical loads from floor slabs from all sides is an example of this type of column.

Astm standards in building codes, volume1, 35hedition, 19985. The open shape is ideal for economic rolling and facilitates easy beamto column connections. Steel solutions are lighter than their concrete equivalents, with the opportunity to provide more columnfree flexible floor space, less foundations and a fast, safe construction programme. The column base detailing, configured with two and four anchor bolts.

In general they are designed with unstiffened base plates, but stiffened base plates may be used where the connection is required to transfer high bending moments. Some practical aspects of column base selection david t. Practical design and detailing of steel column base plates. The bolts are cast into the concrete base in location tubes or cones and are fitted with anchor plates to prevent pullout. Seismic design of steel special concentrically braced frame. It is generally moreeconomical to design a typical larger base plateto cover more than one column size in a columngroup such as wl0, w12, w14 groupings, thanto design specific base plates for each column size. The required moment strength, mu pl or ma pl, for a 1in. Types of column base plates 6 topics base plate and anchor rod material and details base plates for axial compression base plates for tension base plates for axial compression and moment shear anchorage column erection procedures result of poor anchor rod placement. Column is a vertical structural member that carry loads mainly in compression. Bicker vice president, engineering the berlin steel construction company, inc. Design of isolated square and rectangular footings aci 31802. For major axis buckling, it is pinned at both ends. For such columns, the simple columnbaseplate connection detail shown in figure 1. The first published code edition was the 2000 ibc which has been.

Ansiaisc 35816, prequalified connections for special and intermediate steel moment frames for seismic applications, was developed using a consensus process in concert with. The steel interchange feature in modem steel construction, january 1993, and some practical aspects of column base selection, steeldesign guide series 1. Astm b695 free download as powerpoint presentation. Column steel base plate design corus mechanical 8 nov 04 04. Move yield away from column face cover plates, haunches, reduced beam section verify through tests sac project.

Design of column base plates anchor bolt linkedin slideshare. Steel tips, practical design and detailing of steel column. The base plate connections have a different configuration compared to the beam to column end plate connections. These include procedures, worked examples, detailing and design resistance tables. A852 70 90110 to 4 plates for welded and bolted construction where atmospheric corrosion resistance is desired. Osea safety standards for steel erection 2008 minimum of four anchor rods. Detailing for steel construction aisc 1983, engineering for. Steel and fire steel in architecture coldformed light gauge steel steel in infrastructure steel in buildings fabrication and erection steel and design value engineering responsible steelwork procurement. The design process encompasses the architectural design, the development of the structural concept, the analysis of the steel structure and the verification of members. Seismic design of steel special concentrically braced. References american concrete institute aci 31802 aisc steel design guide, column base plates, by john t. It might transfer loads from a ceiling, floor slab, roof slab, or from a beam, to a floor or foundations.

Prequalified connections for special and intermediate steel. Column bases a column base consists of a column, a base plate and an anchoring assembly. Berlin, connecticut american institute of steel construction. Design of axially loaded columns universal column uc sections have been designed to be most suitable for compression members. Members of the structural steel educational council. The headed anchor bolts and the unstiffened base plates are shown as one example of a fixing system. This paper describes the mechanical behaviour of steel column base of circular hollow sec tion. Design guide 1, 2nd edition base plate and anchor rod design 61 anchor rods are placed at a 12in.