Calculate Eccenricity e = Mu/Pu.

Anchor bolt capacities related to project specific need to be updated in the “PROPERTIES” sheet. The availability of the anchor bolt diameters are also need to be updated in the “PROPERTIES” sheet.

Anchor bolt capacities based on code are calculated and the same is mentioned in the anchor bolt capacities table.  For calculating the anchor bolt capacities thread per mm for different bolt diameters are taken from Code ASME B1.13M. Bolt net area is taken from ASME B 1.1. Corrosion allowance need to be given as an input for calculating the bolt net area.

Type of analysis is carried out by comparing eccentricity with base plate length.

If “e< N/6”, then base plate will be in full contact hence pure compression (“PC”) case will be followed.

Maximum bearing stress shall be calculated as fpmax = (Pu/NB)+(Mu/Z)

If  “N/6<e<(N/2-Amin/3)” , then base plate will be in partial contact  no uplift will be there hence moderate eccenricity(“Eccm”) case will be followed.

Maximum bearing stress shall be calculated as fpmax = (2*Pu/YB) where Y=3(N/2-e).

If “(N/2-Amin/3)<e” then base plate will be in partial contact  with uplift  hence large eccenricity(“Ecc”) case will be followed.

We have three unknowns namely tension in bolt, length of contact of base plate and bearing stress. Hence Blodgett approach is followed. Cubical equation is taken from Blodgett and solved by “Differential Method”.

Maximum bearing stress shall be calculated as fpmax = (2*(Pu+T)/YB)

Maximum tension per face shall be calculated as Nu = -Pu*(N/2-Y/3-e)/(N/2-Y/3+f)

If e<(N/2-edx) then base plate will be no contact  and the case is considered as pure tension ( “PT”) .

Maximum tension per face shall be calculated as Nu = Pu/2+Mu/d1

If e>(N/2-edx) then base plate will be in partial contact  and case will be considered as “PTEcc”.

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