8.5 Design Examples: 8.5.1 Design Example (Slab Base)
8.5 Design Examples: 8.5.1 Design Example (Slab Base)
8.5 Design Examples: 8.5.1 Design Example (Slab Base)
5 Design Examples
8.5.1 Design example (slab base)
A built-up steel column comprising two ISWB 400 RSJ sections with their
webs spaced at 325mm and connected by 10 mm thick battens transmits an
axial load of 2000 kN. SBC of boil at site=300kN/m 2. The safe permissible stress
on the concrete bed= 4N/mm 2. Design a suitable foundation for the column
adopting a slab base, and sketch the details of the foundation.
1. Data
Axial load on column = 2000kN
Permissible compressive stress on concrete = 4N/mm2
Column built up of two ISWB 400 RSJ sections connected by 10 mm thick
battens.
2. Column base
Area of base plate = (2000 / 4000) = 0.5 m 2
using a square base plate,
Side length of base plate =
= 0.706 m
Referring to figure 8.10, the projection of the base plate from the edge of the
column is obtained as
a = greater projection
= 0.5(750 - 420) = 165 mm
b = smaller projection
= 0.5(750 - 525) = 112.5 mm
3w
bs
b 2
2
a
t s 2.5w a 2 0.3b 2
m0
fy
tf
2
3 x 3.56
2 112.5
165
37mm
185
4
3. Cleat angle
For connecting the column section to the base plate, adopt ISA 100 x 100
x 10 mm angles with four 22mm diameter rivets on flange side and ISA 75 x 75 x
8 mm with three 22mm diameter rivets in the webs.
35288 N / mm
2
2
Bending moment M
6M
bs b
6 x 35288
33.8 mm
185 x 1
3. Connections
Outstand
Allowing 125mm concrete cover on all the sides, the overall size of the grillage
block = (3.0m x 3.0m)
220
bt
Section modulus
BM is obtained as
W
L L2
8
2000
2.75 0.75
8
500 x106
M
Z
165
x1.33
bt
2000
W
L L2
2.75 0.75 730kN
2L
2 x 2.75