Thickness Calculation of Annular Base plate

The maximum unit moment (m) in a cantilevered plate subjected to a

concentrated load (P) is given as

𝑃 ∗ 𝑝. 𝑐. 𝑑 𝑃
𝑚= =
𝜋 ∗ 𝑝. 𝑐. 𝑑 𝜋

The load (P) on any anchor in a bolt group subjected to an applied moment
based on an elastic distribution of loads to the bolts is given by

𝑀∗𝑦
𝑃=
𝐼𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝

Where,

P = the force in an anchor bolt due to the applied moment

M = the applied moment

y = distance from center of the bolt group to the bolt considered, for
maximum P it would be p.c.d
𝑛
𝐼𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 = 𝑝. 𝑐. 𝑑/2 2 , moment of inertia of bolt group, n being number of
2
bolts in annular base plate.

So, for maximum P, the expression would be

4∗𝑀
𝑃=
𝑛 ∗ 𝑝. 𝑐. 𝑑
Also, there is an external vertical load from the weight of shaft and head
frame of structure. The vertical load would be shared by n bolts and hence
vertical load shared by each bolt would be

𝐹𝑣
𝑃′ =
𝑛

So applied unit moment would become

4∗𝑀 𝐹𝑣
𝑚= +
𝜋 ∗ 𝑛 ∗ 𝑝. 𝑐. 𝑑 𝑛 ∗ 𝜋

Also, unit moment capacity for annular base plate would be governed by
thickness and yield strength of the base plate

So,

𝑌 ∗ 𝑡2
𝑚=
4

So design thickness should be higher than t when unit moment capacity is

compared with applied unit moment

This equation could be basis of calculating desired thickness

Or,

4 4∗𝑀
𝑡= + 𝐹𝑣
𝑛∗𝜋∗𝑌 𝑝. 𝑐. 𝑑