Continuous Monitoring of Service Conditions of a Steel Storage Racking System. Issue 3 (3rd March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Castiglioni, Carlo A.; Drei, Alberto; Kanyilmaz, Alper
• Is Part Of: Journal of earthquake engineering. Volume 24:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 485
• Page End: 505
• Publication Date: 2020-03-03
• Subjects: Continuous Monitoring -- Cold Formed Steel Members -- Racking System -- Acceleration -- Damping Factor; Earthquake engineering -- Periodicals; 624.1762
• DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2018.1453402
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1363-2469

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper presents the results of a continuous monitoring activity of a commercial steel pallet-rack. The first objective was to obtain the real history of the dynamic actions undergone by the rack under daily service conditions. The second objective was to evaluate the damping factors obtained during the most important dynamic shakes. Finally, the possibility of adopting these damping factors in the future standards has been discussed. The intensity and the number of cycles caused by the daily impacts shown in this study revealed also the importance of the fatigue phenomena.