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@azcats That is what I took it to mean. So for the case where only one bolt acts on the corner bend line, it comes out to be 2 times the perpendicular distance from the bolt to the bend line. ASCE/SEI 48-05 uses this 45 degree method for developing the effective bend line length.

@retired13 So for my given example, you would use the following as the effective bend length? For this particular case, it comes out the same as 2 times the perpendicular distance from that bolt to the bend line. (Assuming a 16"x16" base plate which I would typically use for a 12x12 bolt...

Also, here is the section of 113 I am referring to.....

@retired13 The bend line in one corner of the base plate - tangent to the corner of the column. See bend line 3 in attached picture for clarification.

I have a question regarding ASCE 113’s base plate design. How do you go about calculating the effective length of the bend line (beff)? On page 103 of the 113 manual, a brief method for finding beff is given – “(beff) is assumed to be limited by the distance between the projected length of the...