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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 . 38ElementsUprightsUpright framediagonalsPallet beamsBase platesVertical bracingdiagonalsHorizontalbracingdiagonalsBeam-tocolumnsconnections<strong>Seismic</strong> actiondown-aisle directionbraced racks:a) compression and local bendingb) tension and local bendingunbraced racks:a) compression and bendingb) tension and bendingupright frames connected to the horizontalbracings:a) tension and compressionorb) tensionbraced racks:a) tension and compressionsee note (1) belowunbraced racks:a) tension and compression(negligible)b) bending in the vertical plane (framesystem)braced racks:uprights connected to the longitudinal lateralresisting systema) compressionb) upliftunbraced racks:a) bending (frame system)a) tension and compressionorb) tensiona) tension and compressionorb) tensionshear and bendingcross-aisle directiona) compression and local bendingb) tension and local bendinga) tension and compressionorb) tensiona) bending and shear in the vertical planedue to the vertical eccentricity <strong>of</strong> thepalletsb) bending and shear in the horizontal planedue to the horizontal seismic actionSee note (1)a) compressionb) upliftTable 1.6 : Summary <strong>of</strong> the effects induced by seismic action on rack elementsNotes(1) The pallet beam being also the horizontal element <strong>of</strong> the vertical bracing should be checked forbending due to pallet weight and compression due to seismic action.The stabilizing effect <strong>of</strong> friction between the pallets and the beams cannot be accounted for in thechecks <strong>of</strong> the beams working in compression due to the seismic load.In the vertical plane the pallet beam <strong>of</strong> the rack braced in the down-aisle direction need not to bechecked with pinned ends.The designer should assess the axial strength <strong>of</strong> the beam considering:- in the horizontal plane: the presence <strong>of</strong> horizontal bracings, if any, with beam-ends pinned inthe horizontal plane- in the vertical plane: a reduced value <strong>of</strong> the stiffness <strong>of</strong> the beam-to-upright connection.Unless it is demonstrated by tests or by rational analysis that the connections maintain theirefficiency under the design earthquake, the value <strong>of</strong> the beam-to-upright stiffness shall bereduced to 1/3 <strong>of</strong> the stiffness obtained from static tests performed according to FEM 10.2.02.To assume the beam buckling length equal to the distance between upright axes (pinned beam ends)is on the conservative side.

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