Load-level isolator model for pallets on industrial storage racks and validation with experimental results

Marcelo Sanhueza-Cartes, Nelson Maureira-Carsalade, Eduardo Núñez and Ángel Roco-Videla

Abstract

This paper introduces a system allows for seismic isolation of the pallet from the rack in the down-aisle direction, occupies minimal vertical space (5 cm) and

Key Words

constitutive numerical model; double-blind validation; down-aisle direction; experimental tests; pallet isolation

Address

Marcelo Sanhueza-Cartes:Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile Nelson Maureira-Carsalade:Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile Eduardo Nunez:Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile Angel Roco-Videla:Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique-Chile

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