@inproceedings{d88105e28a6e42bc96ebeb7dcb4a56ac,
title = "Performance-based earthquake engineering of pallet-type steel storage racks",
abstract = "The earthquake induced collapse of pallet-type steel storage racks could pose a serious life safety hazard especially in areas accessible to the general public. This paper discusses the application of performance-based earthquake engineering for pallet-type steel storage racks located in such publicly exposed areas. A simple analytical model that captures the seismic behavior of racks in their longitudinal (down-aisle) direction is proposed. The model assumes that the beams and columns remain elastic in the down-aisle direction and that all non-linear behavior occurs in the beam-to-column connections and the moment-resisting connections between the base columns and support concrete slab. Therefore the non-linear down-aisle behavior of a storage rack is a function of the effective rotational stiffnesses developed by the beam-tocolumn connectors and column-to-slab connections that vary significantly with connection rotation. The model is incorporated in a displacement-based procedure to verify collapse prevention of racks in their down-aisle a direction under Maximum Credible Earthquake (MCE) ground motions.",
author = "A. Filiatrault and Bachman, \{R. E.\} and Mahoney, \{M. G.\}",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781615670444",
series = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006",
publisher = "Earthquake Engineering Research Institute",
pages = "9621--9630",
booktitle = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006",
address = "United States",
note = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006 ; Conference date: 18-04-2006 Through 22-04-2006",
}