The design and analysis of static pallet racking systems.
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description: The essential purpose of a pallet racking system is to support the largest load possible in relation to its self weight, while maintaining ready access to individual pallets and preventing damage to stored goods. This should be achieved within the constraints imposed by design and safety considerations. This basic requirement has ensured that most current rack designs consist of thin-walled (<3mm) steel elements whose self weight typically accounts for between 2% to 3% of the total weight of the structure. In general, the design is complicated by the semi-rigid nature of beam/upright and upright/floor connections, and by the use of perforated upright members in large, multistorey sway frames.Currently, a UK code exists (SEMA) to design racking installations using a permissible stress philosophy. However, the development of limit state design in conjunction with advances in computing power and the emergence of the single European market have combined to create an environment in which the development of a new European design code has become logical and desireable. A code has been developed at the request of the European industrial pallet racking manufacturers association (FEM), to take account of the latest developments in steel design. When the FEM code has been fully evaluated (to April 2000), and assuming that no modifications are necessary, it will be implemented as a Euro-norm with the intention of replacing all of the national codes in Europe. This thesis is intended to form a part of that evaluation process. The purpose of this document is to examine the performance of a single manufacturers industrial pallet racking system in relation to the FEM code. In the first instance, this involved the design and application of suitable experimental procedures, followed by the completion of a sufficient number of tests to generate a reliable statistical characterisation of each of the components in the system. Approximately 2000 tests were completed during the course of …
abstract: The essential purpose of a pallet racking system is to support the largest load possible in relation to its self weight, while maintaining ready access to individual pallets and preventing damage to stored goods. This should be achieved within the constraints imposed by design and safety considerations. This basic requirement has ensured that most current rack designs consist of thin-walled (<3mm) steel elements whose self weight typically accounts for between 2% to 3% of the total weight of the structure. In general, the design is complicated by the semi-rigid nature of beam/upright and upright/floor connections, and by the use of perforated upright members in large, multistorey sway frames.Currently, a UK code exists (SEMA) to design racking installations using a permissible stress philosophy. However, the development of limit state design in conjunction with advances in computing power and the emergence of the single European market have combined to create an environment in which the development of a new European design code has become logical and desireable. A code has been developed at the request of the European industrial pallet racking manufacturers association (FEM), to take account of the latest developments in steel design. When the FEM code has been fully evaluated (to April 2000), and assuming that no modifications are necessary, it will be implemented as a Euro-norm with the intention of replacing all of the national codes in Europe. This thesis is intended to form a part of that evaluation process. The purpose of this document is to examine the performance of a single manufacturers industrial pallet racking system in relation to the FEM code. In the first instance, this involved the design and application of suitable experimental procedures, followed by the completion of a sufficient number of tests to generate a reliable statistical characterisation of each of the components in the system. Approximately 2000 tests were completed during the course of …
author: Crosbie, Matthew William James.
language: en
date published: 1998
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:31:18Z
provider: Sheffield Hallam University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom).