Structural steel columns are connected to their foundations through a baseplate that is bolted to the top of a footing. Anchor bolts pass through the baseplate to firmly fasten the column to the footing and resist tensile stresses caused by lateral loads such as wind.

2. •STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMN ARE
CONNECTED TO THEIR SUPPORTING
FOUNDATION WALLS , FOOTINGS, PEDESTALS
OR PIERS AT THE BOTTOM BY BOLTING TO A
BASEPLATE. THE COLUMN IS THEN FIRMLY
FASTENED, THROUGH THE BASEPLATE, TO
THE TOP OF THE FOOTING WITH HEAVY
BOLTS CALLED ANCHOR BOLTS.
•ANCHOR BOLTS ARE PRIMARILY
DESIGNED TO RESIST TENSILE STRESSES,
WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY LATERAL WIND
LOADS.

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5. BOLTED FRAMED
STEEL BEAM
CONNECTIONS
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7. WELDED SEATED
(UNSTIFFENED)
STEEL BEAM
CONNECTION
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