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Prof. Ing. Carlo Andrea Castiglioni Seismic Behaviour of Steel ...

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<strong>Seismic</strong> behaviour <strong>of</strong> steel storage pallet racking systems . 267) Global imperfection loads8) Impact loadsPosition <strong>of</strong> the centre <strong>of</strong> gravity <strong>of</strong> the palletThe elevation <strong>of</strong> the center <strong>of</strong> gravity <strong>of</strong> the pallet referred to the support beams(vertical eccentricity) is considered.1) Cross-aisle direction:the masses <strong>of</strong> the pallets should be considered as positioned at the pertinentlevel over the support beam (center <strong>of</strong> gravity levels) for the evaluation <strong>of</strong> theperiod <strong>of</strong> vibration and <strong>of</strong> the seismic action.Figure 1.21 : Modelling the elevation <strong>of</strong> the center <strong>of</strong> gravity <strong>of</strong> the pallet in cross-aisledirection.2) Down aisle direction:In the down aisle direction the eccentricity <strong>of</strong> the mass to the load level can ingeneral be neglected for long racks, and it is not significant for the local check<strong>of</strong> the pallet beams and their connections.

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