What are Bearing Plates and its advantages?
It is a plate placed under one end of a truss beam, girder, or column to distribute the load. They are used to transfer concentrated compressive forces between two structural elements. Typically, this occurs in two conditions: When a beam or column is supported by concrete or masonry, or. When a beam support is large, concentrated load from a supported element, such as a column.
The advantages of Bearing Plates are as follows:
1. They distribute the loads to a wider area.
2. They carry the loads or movement in both vertical and horizontal directions.
3. They reduce the deflection and also the impact loading if any.
4. They will be mostly flexible and adaptable.
How to Calculate Allowable Bearing Stress on Concrete when Less than Full Area Used for Support?
Allowable Bearing Stress on Concrete when Less than Full Area Used for Support calculator uses Allowable Bearing Stress = 0.35*Specified Compressive Strength of Concrete*sqrt(Area required by Bearing Plate/Full Cross Sectional Area of Concrete Support) to calculate the Allowable Bearing Stress, The Allowable Bearing Stress on Concrete when Less Than Full Area Used for Support formula is defined as the relation between the parameter compressive strength and area of both bearing plate and concrete support. Allowable Bearing Stress is denoted by Fp symbol.
How to calculate Allowable Bearing Stress on Concrete when Less than Full Area Used for Support using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Allowable Bearing Stress on Concrete when Less than Full Area Used for Support, enter Specified Compressive Strength of Concrete (fc'), Area required by Bearing Plate (A1) & Full Cross Sectional Area of Concrete Support (A2) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Allowable Bearing Stress on Concrete when Less than Full Area Used for Support calculation can be explained with given input values -> 9.8E-6 = 0.35*28000000*sqrt(0.02398/0.024).