
Bolts and shoes
Column shoes and anchor bolts are used to connect precast concrete frames to foundations and column extensions. Column shoes are used in light- and heavy-duty column extension and foundation connections; wall shoes are used in the tension connections of stiffening wall and shaft elements, retaining walls and earth pressure walls that stiffen the building. Bolts are used for the foundation joints of shoes and wall shoes.
Design the column base plate-anchor bolt connection for precast concrete elements using the web-based ACOLUMN® software! The design of the steel column connection is done with the ASTEEL software. Access the software portal here.