4.4—Distributed loads
In many warehouse and industrial buildings, materials are
stored directly on the slab-on-ground. The flexural stresses in
the slab are usually less than those produced by concentrated
loads. The design should prevent negative moment cracks in
the aisles and prevent excessive settlement. For the higher load
intensities, distributed loads that cover a large plan area (which
will affect the deeper soil layers), and long-term uniform loads,
the effect of the differential soil settlement should also be
considered in the design of the slab. The effect of a lift truck
operating in the aisles between uniformly loaded areas is not
normally combined with the uniform load into one loading
case, as the moments produced generally offset one another.
The individual cases are always considered in the design.
For distributed loads, the variables affecting the design of
slabs-on-ground are:
• Maximum load intensity;
• Duration of load;
• Width and length of loaded area;
• Aisle width; and
• Presence of a joint located in and parallel to an aisle.
Load intensity and layout may not be constant during the
service life of a slab. Therefore, the slab should be designed
for the most critical case. For a given modulus of subgrade
reaction and slab thickness, there is a critical aisle width that
maximizes the center aisle moment (Packard 1976).
4.5—Line and strip loads
A line or strip load is a uniform load distributed over a
relatively narrow area. A load may be considered to be a line
or strip load if its width is less than 1/3 of the radius of relative
stiffness of the slab. When the width approximates this limit,
the slab should be reviewed for stresses produced by line
loading and uniform load. If the results are within 15% of
one another, the load should be taken as uniform. Partition
loads, bearing walls, and roll storage are examples of this
load type. For higher load intensities and long-term loading,
the effect of differential soil settlement should also be
considered in the design of the slab.
The variables for line and strip loads are similar to those
for distributed loadings and include:
• Maximum load intensity and duration of load;
• Width, length of loaded area, and if the line or strip
loads intersect;
• Aisle width;
• Presence of a joint in and parallel to an aisle;
• Presence of parallel joints on each side of an aisle; and
• The amount of shear transfer across the slab joint (this is
especially important when the line load crosses perpendic-
ular to a joint or is directly adjacent and parallel to a joint).
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