Steel static storage systems. Adjustable pallet racking systems. Principles for structural design

BS EN 15512:2009 Steel static storage systems. Adjustable pallet racking systems. Principles for structural design

BS EN 15512 specifies the structural design requirements applicable to all types of adjustable beam pallet rack systems fabricated from steel members intended for the storage of unit loads and subject to predominantly static loads. Both un-braced and braced systems are included.

BS EN 15512 gives guidelines for the design of clad rack buildings where requirements are not covered in BS EN 1993. The requirements of this European Standard also apply to ancillary structures, where rack components are employed as the main structural members.

BS EN 15512 does not cover other generic types of storage structures. Specifically, it does not apply to mobile storage systems, drive-in, drive-through and cantilever racks or static steel shelving systems, nor does this European Standard establish specific design rules for the assessment of racking in seismic areas.

Contents of BS EN 15512:

Foreword

Introduction

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Symbols

5 Basis of design

6 Actions and combinations of actions

7 Partial factors and combination rules

8 Steel

9 Structural analysis

10 Global analysis of beam pallet racks

11 Serviceability limit states

12 Marking and labelling

13 Test methods and evaluation of results

Annex A (normative) Testing

Annex B (informative) Amplified sway method for down-aisle stability analysis

Annex C (informative) approximate equations for the design of a regular storage rack in the down-aisle direction

Annex D (informative) Background to the acceptance of materials of low fu/fy ratio (cold reduced steel)

Annex E (informative) Position inaccuracies

Annex F (informative) Equivalent beam loads

Annex G (informative) Simplified method for cross-aisle stability analysis in circumstances where there is uniform distribution of compartment loads over the height of the upright frame

Annex H (informative) Factory production control (FPC)

Annex I (informative) A–deviations

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