Year
2020
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abstract
Selective storage racks are used worldwide as a lightweight structure for both temporary and long term storage of palletised goods. These structures are routinely designed for earthquake actions using the equivalent static method, which relies on the fundamental period of vibration to calculate design loads. Selective racks can uplift and rock in the cross-aisle direction during earthquake loading, however, leading to a period of vibration that is longer than the fundamental mode used in conventional design methods. This thesis investigates the uplift and rocking behaviour of selective storage racks and proposes a method to determine the effective period of vibration to improve the accuracy of the equivalent static method.
Recommended Citation
Maguire, James R., Analysis and design of steel storage racks subjected to rocking, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2020. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/793
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.