I'm currently looking at designing a ground bearing matt foundation for a multi-storey building and have a few questions;
1. I have 2 concrete shear cores I was wondering do I run a longitudinal and lateral design strips along the wall lines? Read in the manual this can lead to some odd results.
2. Is there a way to limit the maximum length of rebar in concept?
3. With a mat foundation is it still necessary to have column and middle strips, (I'm using UK / Euro design rules)?
4. The mat foundation is triangular in shape leading to odd shaped design strips towards the intersections near the RC shear cores. What is the best treatment for these areas?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers