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1503-44 we have a meeting this week with the rack manufacturer and the Geotechnical eng. Hopefully we can get some answers. I'll post an update.

To be clear, adding the plates under the racks could help with the load distribution?

Thank you! I'll suggest testing out the slab first to make sure we exhaust our options.

Good morning littleinch Excuse the late response. The rack has 4 posts. One at each corner of the rack. The first shelf of the rack is at about 4ft high. I believe the existing foundation is a post tension slab. I believe there is rebar in it. We plan on placing these racks right next to...

Thank you all for the great input! Sounds like my next step is to get a boring sample and find more information on the subgrade to determine if the racks can be placed? I would like to avoid placing a footing under each rack post/leg because doing this would kill out budget and schedule.

I work for a pipeline company in the La Porte, TX area and currently we are trying to change the use of an existing 5" slab on grade to be used as the floor for a "warehouse" that was previous office space. The warehouse will now hold rows of shelving racks. The racks we intend to use can hold...