Base Plate Weld
Base Plate Weld
(OP)
What is the standard of practice (USA) for welding a base plate to a column designed as a pin connection? In this particular instance, loads are quite light. The way our details have went out in the past was that both sides of the flange and web would be welded to the plate. This however seems like an unnecessary amount of welding and I am thinking it should be reduced. Say outside of flange and 1 or 2 sides of weld. What are others thoughts?






RE: Base Plate Weld
anchor bolt design per ACI 318-11 crane beam design
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RE: Base Plate Weld
RE: Base Plate Weld
The following excerpt is from an article in Modern Steel magazine
http://www.modernsteel.com/Uploads/Issues/April_20...
"Don’t always weld on both sides of a
piece just because you can.
There are many applications where it
may be possible to weld on one side of a
joint only. For example, the attachment
of a column base plate to a column can in
many cases be made with fillet welds on
one side of each flange and the web. This
same idea is also sometimes possible with
transverse stiffeners, bearing stiffeners
and other similar elements."
RE: Base Plate Weld
RE: Base Plate Weld
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RE: Base Plate Weld
RE: Base Plate Weld
M.S. Structural Engineering
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