BLODGETT'S METHOD - BASE PLATES WITH MOMENT

per Blodgett's "Design of Welded Structures" pages 3.3-7 to 3.3-10

LOADS
Vertical Axial Column Load, Pc:
Moment at Base of Column, M:

90 kips
1500 in kips

COLUMN DIMENSIONS
Depth of column, d:
Flange thickness, tf:

9.73 inches
0.435 inches

BASE PLATE DIMENSIONS

Base Plate width, D: dimen in view
Base Plate height, B: into paper
Bolt edge distance:
ANCHOR BOLTS ON TENSION SIDE
Allowable Tensile Stress:
Number of bolts proposed:
Diameter of proposed bolt:
Tensile Stress Area per bolt:
Total tension side bolt area, As:
Eccentricity, e = M/Pc:
Dim f = D/2-bolt edge distance:

20 inches
15 inches
2 inches

20
2
1.125
0.763
1.526

Bearing Area, A1 =
Frustrum Area, A2 =
Ratio = sqrt(A2/A1) =
Permitted Ratio:
Use as ratio:

300 in**2
11664 in**2
6.235
2
2

ksi
bolts
inches
sq inches ASD page 4-147
sq inches

16.66667 inches
8 inches

CONCRETE DATA
Concrete Comp Strength, f'c:
Modulur Ratio, n:
BLODGETT COEFFICIENTS
K1:
20

CONCRETE SUPPORT DIMENSIONS

Depth:
108 in
Width:
108 in

STEEL DATA
Fy =

3000 psi
9

K2: 135.5088

K3:

36 ksi

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Solve Cubic by Trial and Error

Click on cell I40, the location of the formula cell. Select Tools, Numeric Tools, Solve For
for the required cell entry D40
Length of Compression Triangle, Y:
RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
Bolt Tension force for all bolts, Pt:
Total Tensile Bolt Area Req'd, Ab:
Total Tensile Bolt Area Provided:
Concrete Comp Stress, fc:
Plate moment arm, x:
Pressure under center of flange:
Moment in Base Plate, Mp:
Pc + Pt:
Volume of Pressure Triangle:
Plate thickness required for bending:

7.291699 inches

52.59
2.629
1.526
2.607
5.3525
0.693
28.210
142.587
142.587
2.504

-0.0001

kips
sq inches
sq inches NG, BOLTS OVERSTRESSED
ksi
OK!!
fc allow:
1.785 ksi
inches
ksi
in kip/in
kips
kips
Should be same as Pc+Pt OK
inches

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Plate Shear:
8.833 kip/inch
Shear Stress:
5.292 ksi
OK!!
Plate thickness req'd for shear:
0.920 inches

Fv allow:

REQUIRED PLATE THICKNESS:

BENDING CONTROLS

Alternative Check
m' =
2220 d
k
j

0.2500
0.2525
0.2550
0.2575
0.2600
0.2625
0.2650
0.2675
0.2700
0.2725
0.2750
0.2775
0.2800
0.2825
0.2850
0.2875
0.2900
0.2925
0.2950
0.2975
0.3000
0.3025
0.3050
0.3075
0.3100
0.3125
0.3150
0.3175
0.3200
0.3225
0.3250
0.3275
0.3300
0.3325
0.3350
0.3375
0.3400
0.3425
0.3450
0.3475
0.3500

0.917
0.916
0.915
0.914
0.913
0.913
0.912
0.911
0.910
0.909
0.908
0.908
0.907
0.906
0.905
0.904
0.903
0.903
0.902
0.901
0.900
0.899
0.898
0.898
0.897
0.896
0.895
0.894
0.893
0.893
0.892
0.891
0.890
0.889
0.888
0.888
0.887
0.886
0.885
0.884
0.883

2.504 inches

18
c
p
p'
vol triangle
pressure pressure
kips
ksi
ksi
134.545
3.987
0.833
134.668
3.951
0.844
134.791
3.915
0.856
134.913
3.881
0.867
135.036
3.847
0.878
135.160
3.814
0.890
135.283
3.782
0.901
135.407
3.750
0.913
135.531
3.718
0.925
135.655
3.688
0.936
135.780
3.657
0.948
135.904
3.628
0.960
136.029
3.599
0.972
136.155
3.570
0.984
136.280
3.542
0.997
136.406
3.514
1.009
136.531
3.487
1.021
136.657
3.461
1.034
136.784
3.435
1.046
136.910
3.409
1.059
137.037
3.384
1.071
137.164
3.359
1.084
137.291
3.334
1.097
137.419
3.310
1.110
137.546
3.287
1.123
137.674
3.263
1.136
137.803
3.241
1.150
137.931
3.218
1.163
138.060
3.196
1.176
138.189
3.174
1.190
138.318
3.153
1.204
138.447
3.131
1.217
138.577
3.111
1.231
138.707
3.090
1.245
138.837
3.070
1.259
138.967
3.050
1.274
139.098
3.030
1.288
139.229
3.011
1.302
139.360
2.992
1.317
139.491
2.973
1.331
139.623
2.955
1.346

14.4 ksi

p/p'
ratio
4.784
4.678
4.576
4.476
4.380
4.286
4.195
4.107
4.021
3.938
3.857
3.778
3.701
3.627
3.554
3.484
3.415
3.348
3.283
3.220
3.158
3.098
3.039
2.982
2.926
2.872
2.819
2.767
2.716
2.667
2.619
2.572
2.526
2.481
2.438
2.395
2.353
2.312
2.272
2.233
2.195

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0.3525
0.3550
0.3575
0.3600
0.3625
0.3650
0.3675
0.3700
0.3725
0.3750
0.3775
0.3800
0.3825
0.3850
0.3875
0.3900
0.3925
0.3950
0.3975
0.4000

0.883
0.882
0.881
0.880
0.879
0.878
0.878
0.877
0.876
0.875
0.874
0.873
0.873
0.872
0.871
0.870
0.869
0.868
0.868
0.867

139.754
139.887
140.019
140.152
140.284
140.417
140.551
140.684
140.818
140.952
141.087
141.221
141.356
141.491
141.627
141.762
141.898
142.035
142.171
142.308

2.937
2.919
2.901
2.884
2.867
2.850
2.833
2.817
2.800
2.784
2.768
2.753
2.737
2.722
2.707
2.693
2.678
2.664
2.649
2.635

1.361
1.376
1.391
1.406
1.422
1.437
1.453
1.468
1.484
1.500
1.516
1.532
1.549
1.565
1.582
1.598
1.615
1.632
1.649
1.667

2.158
2.121
2.086
2.051
2.017
1.983
1.950
1.918
1.887
1.856
1.826
1.797
1.768
1.739
1.712
1.685
1.658
1.632
1.606
1.581

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