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CLIENT :
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WF Base Plate Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th Edition

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
AXIAL LOAD OF COMPRESSION

P =
fc' =

CONCRETE STRENGTH
COLUMN SIZE
BASE PLATE SIZE

600

kips

3
ksi
=>
W12x106
N =
19
in
B =
16
in
A
=
AREA OF CONCRETE SUPPORT
1156 in2
2
(geometrically similar to and concentric with the loaded area.)

USE
19
x
16
1-5/8 in thick plate
ANALYSIS
CHECK BEARING PRESSURE [Page 3-107]:
P / A1
0.35 f'c
>
( 1.97 )
Where
P / A1

A1

<

( 1.97 )

304

in2, actual area of base plate.

MIN [ 0.35 f'C (A2 / A1)0.5, 0.7 f'C ]

[Satisfactory]

( 2.05 )

DETERMINE THE VALUE OF m AND n :

m = 0.5 (N - 0.95 d) =
n = 0.5 (B - 0.8 bf ) =
Where

< = Not govern

( 1.05 )

d
bf

3.38

in

3.11
12.89

in
in, depth of column section.

12.22

in, flange width of column section.

DETERMINE THICKNESS OF BASE PLATE [Page 3-108]:

tp = 2 c (P / A1 Fy)0.5 =
1.58
in
Where

c = MAX ( m, n, n' ) =
= 1.0
n' = ( d bf )0.5 / 4 =

3.38
3.14

in

in

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WF Base Plate Design Based on AISC-LRFD 2nd Edition

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
Ru =

FACTORED AXIAL FORCE

1100

fc' =

CONCRETE STRENGTH
COLUMN SIZE
BASE PLATE SIZE

3
=>
W5x16
N =
28
B =
26
A
=
AREA OF CONCRETE SUPPORT
900
2
(geometrically similar to and concentric with the loaded area.)

kips
ksi
in
in
in2

USE
28
x
26
3-5/8 in thick plate
ANALYSIS
CHECK BEARING PRESSURE [Page 11-58]:
Ru / A1
c ( 0.85 f'c )
<
( 1.51 )
Where

Ru / A1

A1

728

0.6

<

( 1.51 )

in2, actual area of base plate.

c 0.85 f'C MIN[(A2 / A1)0.5, 2]

[Satisfactory]

( 1.70 )

DETERMINE THE VALUE OF m AND n :

m = 0.5 (N - 0.95 d) =
n = 0.5 (B - 0.8 bf ) =
Where

< = Not govern

( 1.53 )

d
bf

11.62

in

11.00
5.01

in
in, depth of column section.

5.00

in, flange width of column section.

DETERMINE THICKNESS OF BASE PLATE [Page 11-59]:

tp = l ( 2Ru / 0.9 A1 Fy)0.5 =
3.55
in
Where

l = MAX ( m, n, n' ) =
= 1.0
n' = ( d bf )0.5 / 4 =

11.62
1.25

in

in