Contents
1. Column base connection
1.1 General
1.2 Strength of concrete in compression
1.3 Strength of anchors in tension
1.4 Strength of footing plate in bending
1.5 Flange and web of the column in compression
1.6 Rotational stiffness of the joint
1.7 Strength of the Welds
1.8 Shear resistance of the connection
1.9 Rotational stiffness of the joint
2. Input data of the connection
2.1 Data of Column
2.2 Connection Details
2.3 Anchors
3. Strength Results
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Anchors Resistances
Footing Plate's Resistances
Stiffener Plate's Resistances
Resistance of The Welds
1. Column base connection
1.1 General
This category includes connection of columns on concrete made foundations. The types of the
connections which the program covers are the following :
Pinned connection with footing plate
Fixed connection with footing plate
Fixed connection with footing plate and Stiffners
The solution of the above referred connection is based on the "basic component method". This method
calculates the connection final strength from the resistances of it's "basic components".
The "basic components" for these connections are:
1.2 Strength of concrete in compression
Strength of concrete in compression obtained from the relation:
f j j k j f cd
The effective area of the fountation obtained from the relation
c t(
fy
3 f j 0
) 0.5
With the effective area and the applied forces and moment the program calculates the length of the
compression area of the connection. which is used in order to calculate the applied compression force
both on the concrete foundation and the equivalent T stub.
1.3 Strength of anchors in tension
The strength of one anchor in tension is obtained from the relation:
Ft, Rd = 0.9*fu,a As / 2 ( Table 6.5.3.)
The check of the anchors in tension is performed by the, known from previous, applied tension force. Also
the recuired anchorance length is being calculated using the rules of EC2.
1.4 Strength of footing plate in bending
The strength of the footing plate in bending together with the associated anchors in tension is
obtained by using the equivalent T-stub method for both:
each individual anchor-row required to resist tension
each group of anchor-rows required to resist tension
more details for the equivalent T-stub method can be found at the "Beam to Column" part of this manual.
1.5 Flange and web of the column in compression
The resistance of the columns flange and web in compression is obtained by the formula:
Fc,fc,Rd = Mc,Rd / ( h - tFc )
1.6 Column's web in tension
(5.2.6.7)
The resistance of the columns web in tension is obtained by the formula:
Ft, wc , Rd = beff,t wc * twc*fy,wc kwc / o (5.2.6.3)
1.7 Strength of the Welds
In addition with the checks of the connections "basic components" the resistance of the welds is
being checked (column-footing plate, stiffeners etc) in relation with the applied stresses. The check
of
the
welds
is
obtained
by
using
the
following
relations
2 3 ( 2 // 2 ) f u /( w Mw ) f u / Mw
where : = N
sd
of
EC3
(Annex
M):
/Aw + y,sd / wy + Mz,sd / wz
Vz,sd / A w // Vy,sd / A w
1.8 Shear resistance of the connection
As concerns the resistance of the connection in shear the following checks are performed:
a) resistance of anchors in shear (when no shear element exists)
b) resistance of the footing plate in bearing (when no shear element exists)
c) resistance of the shear element in bending and shear
In order to calculate the resistance of each anchor in shear the following formulas of EC3 are used:
f v , Rd
0 ,6 f ua f s
mb
, for anchor's quality 4.6 / 5.6 / 8.8
f v , Rd
0,5 f ua f s
mb
, for anchor's quality 4.8 / 5.8 / 10.9
f v , Rd
0,6 f ua f
mb
, for all qualities when the shear plane passes through the portioned part of
the anchor.
The resistance of the footing plate in bearing at each anchors position is obtained by using the formula:
2,5 f ua t
mb
f b , Rd
For the anchors which combine shear with tension the shear resistance is reduced according to the
following formula:
Fv ,Sd
Fv , Rd
Ft ,Sd
1.4 Ft , Rd
1.0
The resistance in shear for each anchor row is the minimum result of the above checks and the final
resistance of the connection in shear is found by adding the resistances of all the bolt rows of the
connection.
When a shear element exists all the applied shear force is considered to act on it and all the above check
for the anchors are omitted, instead of them the following checks of the shear element performed
according to the EC3:
p,Rd
W f
m0
,V
p,Rd
A f
v
y
3
m0
1.9 Rotational stiffness of the joint
The procedure of the solution is described at the EC3 part 1.8. The rotational stiffness of the joint is
determined by the flexibility of the "basic components" through the elastic stiffness coefficient k i as shows
the next formula:
S j ,ini
E z2
e
1
1
e ek
(
)
k T ,l k T , R
where:
kj is the stiffness coefficient of the "basic component" i
z is the lever arm
is the fraction of the stiffness Sj,ini/Sj
Simplified bi-linear design moment-rotation characteristic
The column base joints are classified as rigid, nominally pined or semi-rigid according to its stiffness
through the comparison of their rotational stiffness S J,ini and the boundaries given by EC3 part 1.8 which
are:
Boundaries for stiffness clasification of beam to column joints
2. Input data of the connection
2.1. Data of Column
Type
Welded
Steel grade
Fe510
Height
500 mm
Width
250 mm
Web thickness
12 mm
Flange thickness
20 mm
2.2. Connection Details
Connection type
Connection
Steel grade
Fe510
Foundation Plate's
700 mm
Foundation Plate's
400 mm
Foundation Plate's
30 mm
Weld thickness Af
12 mm
Weld thickness Aw
12 mm
Stiffeners Plate's
700 mm
Stiffeners Plate's
400 mm
Stiffeners Plate's
15 mm
Foundation
Length
Width
Thickness
Length
Width (Height)
Thickness
2.3. Anchors
Anchors Type
Anchor
L1
1700 mm
L2
170 mm
d
Hook
224 mm
d0
32 mm
3. Strength Results
3.1. Anchors Resistances
Anchor's Resistance in Tension
212.63 kN
Anchors Minimum Length
1687.84 mm
Applied Tension
211.54 kN
(Maximum Tension Force / Tension Strength) = (211.54 / 212.63) = 0.99 <
1
Anchors Resistance in Shear
609.24 kN
Applied Shear
135.49 kN
(Applied shear / Min. Resistance) = (135.49 / 609.24) = 0.22 < 1
3.2. Footing Plate's Resistances
Resist. of Footing Pl. in Bearing
672.00 kN
(Applied shear / Strength of Plate in Shear) = (16.94 / 672.00) = 0.03
< 1
Kj
2.54
Fj
0.0180 kN/mm
C
73.28 mm
Xcomp
99.06 mm
Resistance of Concrete in Compression
5103.73 kN
Column's Resistance in Compression
959.10 kN
Applied Compression
672.90 kN
(Applied Compression / Min. Resistance) = (672.90 / 959.10) = 0.70 < 1
Resistance of Footing Plate in Tension/anch.
212.63 kN
(Maximum Tension Force / Tension Strength) = (211.54 / 212.63) = 0.99 <
1
3.3. Stiffener Plate's Resistances
Resistance of Stiffener Plate in Moment
129.09 KNm
(Msd / Mrd) = (25.39 / 129.09) = 0.20 < 1
Resistance of Stiffener Plate in Tension
1117.96 kN
(Applied shear / Strength of Plate in Shear) = (336.45 / 1117.96) =
0.30 < 1
3.4. Resistance of The Welds
(Apllied Stress / Welds Resistance) = (0.24 / 0.36) = 0.68 < 1
