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Base Plate Design

Steel column base connections per AISC Design Guide 1, 3rd Edition (2024) + AISC 360-22 + ACI 318-25 Chapter 17 — bearing, plate flexion, anchor tension, concrete pullout & breakout, shear, weld design.

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Column

W-shape preset

d (in) — depth

bf (in) — flange width

tf (in) — flange thk

tw (in) — web thk

Fy (ksi)

Base plate

B (in) — width

N (in) — length

tp (in) — thickness

Fy (ksi)

Concrete pedestal

fʹc (ksi)

B2 (in) — pedestal width

N2 (in) — pedestal length

λa (concrete factor)

Concrete state

Anchor rods

N (number of rods)

Diameter da (in)

Grade

Termination

hef (in) — embedment

sx (in) — spacing X

sy (in) — spacing Y

Edge distance (in)

Loads (LRFD)

+ve compression / -ve tension. Mu about strong axis.

Pu (kips)

Mu (kip·in)

Vu (kips)

Column-to-plate weld

Electrode

Size w (in)

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