Residual capacity of cold-formed steel rack uprights following stomping during rocking

• Published in: Journal of constructional steel research Vol. 159; pp. 189 - 197
• Main Authors: Maguire, James R., Teh, Lip H., Clifton, G. Charles, Lim, James B.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Cold-formed steel upright; Earthquake recovery; Residual capacity; Rocking; Stomping; Cold-formed steel upright; Rocking; Stomping; Residual capacity; Earthquake recovery

When selective pallet racks are allowed to rock in the cross-aisle direction during an earthquake, the uprights are subjected to short duration high axial forces at stomping. In this paper, the amplitude of the stomping force needed to compromise the upright's residual capacity is assessed for...