The owner told me that this is a light duty warehouse. But I still check the slab for 250 psf live load with Staad/Pro. The reinforcement has plenty capacity. Actually most area only required minimum reinf requirement.
Thanks for all your answer.
The owner asked me not to worry about the storage stack force or forklift. He want to save the cost of construction. That's the reason I try to eliminate the joint. I understand without the contract joints, even with continuous reinforcement, the minor random cracks...
For a warehouse slab foundation (200'x 90'), the columns are on the perimeter. The foundation will be 6" slab with 24"x36" perimeter beam.
The slab will be reinforced with #6 @ 12" oc both way with no contact joint. Is this a good option? or it would be better to design contact joint with less...
