Whether you are designing a mezzanine in Chicago or a townhome complex in Miami, never reduce an anchor bolt chair to a "bent piece of steel." Instead, reference , specify the thickness, the stiffeners, the edge distances, and the dual-nut system. Your building’s structural integrity depends on that single square foot of engineered steel sitting quietly atop the foundation.
Before we look at the anchor bolt chair, we must understand the document that governs it. aisi e 1- volume ii- part vii anchor bolt chairs
A thick steel plate with a hole for the anchor bolt to pass through. Whether you are designing a mezzanine in Chicago