Steel and Composite Structures

Volume 30, Number 5, 2019, pages 457-469

DOI: 10.12989/scs.2019.30.5.457

Behavior of steel storage pallet racking connection - A review

Chulin Chen, Lei Shi, Mahdi Shariati, Ali Toghroli, Edy Tonnizam Mohamad, Dieu Tien Bui and Majid Khorami

Abstract

Steel pallet racking industry has globally used from the industrial revolution and has deeply evolved from hot-rolled profile into cold-formed profile to raise the optimization in engineering field. Nowadays, some studies regarding cold-formed steel profile have been performed, but fewer studies in terms of cold-formed pallet racking specifically in connection due to the semi-rigid behavior by lug-hooked into the upright have been conducted. The objective of this study is to review the related literature on steel storage racking connection behavior.

Key Words

steel pallet racks; beam to column connection; cantilever testing; moment resistance; stiffness; ductility

Address

(1) Chulin Chen, Lei Shi: School of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China; (2) Mahdi Shariati: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; (3) Ali Toghroli: Department of Civil Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; (4) Edy Tonnizam Mohamad: Centre of Tropical Geoengineering (GEOTROPIK), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; (5) Dieu Tien Bui: Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam; (6) Majid Khorami: Universidad UTE, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Calle Rumipamba s/n y Bourgeois, Quito, Ecuador.