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Great stuff, thanks to all. I will look to make my calcs available to all for future reference should anyone have a similar query.

Thank you oengineer, I have designed baseplates with axial load, moments and shears, but have not done one where the bolts arrangement is unsymmetrical about the major axis of the column. Where this is the case, are there any specific additional considerations required in the design? Any help or...

Hi all Does anyone have an example hand calc ( in accordance with BS5950 or similar) for a baseplate design as per sketch attached. In particular the column/windpost has a large eccentricity to the baseplate which means the holding down bolts are not at the outside of the column. Thanks in...