ANCHOR BOLT DESIGN

FOUNDATION DESIGN HAND BOOK-68

wind or earth quake moment at bottom of padestal lb-ft 200,000
bolt circle dia ft 4.00
empty weight of tower with accessories lb 30,000
assumed number of bolts 12
compressive strength of cylinder concrete psi 3,000
yield stress of steel bolt A-36 psi 36,000
threaded margin for bolt inch 0.125
CALCULATIONS
stress per ft of bolt cirle circumference due to moment tSt lb/ft 15,915
compressive stress per ft of bolt cirle circumference due to min lb/ft 2,387
resisting weight
max tensile stress per ft of bolt cirle circumference to be lb/ft 13,528
resisted by anchor bolts
the maximm load carried by each bolt lb 14,167
allowable stress in bolt- 0.66 x yield stress psi 23,760

required bolt root area sq.inch 0.60

required bolt diameter at root of thread inch 0.87
required bolt diameter inch 1.00
required bolt diameter mm 25.31
provided bolt diameter - nearest to required bolt dia- to be mm 25.00
greater than the required
provided bolt diameter - nearest to required bolt dia inch 0.98
provided area of bolt sq.inch 0.75
provided bolt diameter at root of thread inch 0.86
provided bolt area at root of thread sq.inch 0.57
max stress taken by each bolt lb 13,543
check criteria re-enter dia
spacing of bolt along perimeter inch 12.57
embeded length of anchor bolt inch 13
= basic development length of standard hook bar in tension
min embeded length of anchor bolt inch 12

required embeded length of anchor bolt inch 13

 2,900
182.92
1,689,166
57
3,000
36,000
0.125

0
2,939

2,939

29,633
23,760

1.25
1.26
1.39
35.18
40.00

1.57
1.94
1.45
1.64
38,966
dia is ok
120.98
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