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<strong>Seismic</strong> behaviour <strong>of</strong> steel storage pallet racking systems . 22Earthquake design return period and importance factor γ IReference importance factors defined in Pr FEM 10.2.08 are reported in Table 1.1.For economical or strategic reasons the end-user may specify a higher importancefactor; in any case the importance factor must be at least equal to the importancefactor specified for the part <strong>of</strong> the building in which the racks are located.ImportanceClassDescriptionImportance factorreducedreference[Note (2)]IWarehouses with fully automated storage operationsLow warehouse occupancy (1)0.8 0.67II Normal warehouse conditions, including picking areas 1.0 0.84III Retail areas with public access 1.2 n. a.IV Hazardous product storage 1.4 n. a.Notes1. The reduced importance factor can only be used for racking systems not located onstorey <strong>of</strong> a building and/or not used for retail areas or hazardous product storage.2. The reduced importance factor is based on design life <strong>of</strong> the rack <strong>of</strong> 30 years instead <strong>of</strong>50.Table 1.1 : Importance factors for racksAccording to Pr FEM 10.2.08 the vertical component <strong>of</strong> the seismic action shallonly be taken into account in the following relevant cases:1) Cantilever components2) Beams supporting columns (for example in order picking tunnels)The effect <strong>of</strong> the vertical seismic component must be taken into account only for theelements under consideration and their directly associated supporting elements orsubstructures.For normal racking structures the vertical component <strong>of</strong> the seismic action generallyis not considered.Design parameters for the seismic analysisDesign spectrum modification factorThe design spectrum modification factor E D1 takes into account the effect <strong>of</strong> theenergy dissipation and damping related to the interaction between the pallets and theracking structure, and can be assumed constant and equal to 0.8.When pallets are blocked on the pallet beams by means <strong>of</strong> any special system (forexample materials increasing the friction between pallet and beam) E D1 = 1.0 shall beassumed.

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