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 Bearing Plate Area for Less than Full Concrete Area?
Bearing Plate Area for Less than Full Concrete Area calculator uses Area required by Bearing Plate = (Concentrated Load of Reaction/(0.35*Specified Compressive Strength of Concrete*sqrt(Full Cross Sectional Area of Concrete Support)))^2 to calculate the Area required by Bearing Plate, The Bearing Plate Area for Less than Full Concrete Area formula is defined as the area of the bearing plate when the whole area of concrete is not used for support. Area required by Bearing Plate is denoted by A1 symbol.
How to calculate Bearing Plate Area for Less than Full Concrete Area using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Bearing Plate Area for Less than Full Concrete Area, enter Concentrated Load of Reaction (R), Specified Compressive Strength of Concrete (fc') & Full Cross Sectional Area of Concrete Support (A2) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Bearing Plate Area for Less than Full Concrete Area calculation can be explained with given input values -> 2.4E+10 = (235000/(0.35*28000000*sqrt(0.024)))^2.