Stability analysis of dismountable pallet racks

First published in
Lecture notes in networks and systems  
Number in series
762 LNNS
Start Page
1
End Page
16
Citation
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 762: 1-16 (2023)
Contribution to Conference
International Conference on Reliable Systems Engineering, ICoRSE 2023  
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-40628-7_1
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85172030118
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland
ISBN
978-3-031-40627-0
978-3-031-40628-7
The article is devoted to the development of methods for stability analysis of dismountable pallet racks. These structures are optimally adapted to the minimal occupation of storage space (e.g. in warehouses), as well as to the convenient access to the stored items. The need to accommodate the maximum number of goods in the minimal storage area places high demands on the design and calculation methods of the racking systems. The aim of the work is to investigate the stability of a multi-section pallet rack. For this purpose, a combined calculation scheme containing three-dimensional solid bodies, thin-walled shell structures and beam structures has been developed. The scheme also takes into account the main design features of detachable connections of the components. The finite element method (FEM) is proposed as a research method, which allows to take into account all the design features of the components and the nature of their connection in the dismountable structure of rack systems. As a result of the research, the ways to increase the stability of racking systems were evaluated exploiting the possibility of their restructuring using the properties of dismountable units. It was found out that only by rearranging the load beams along the height of the rack or by changing the scheme of fastening the racks to the base, it is possible to significantly increase the stability of the rack as a whole.
Subjects
bolted connection
calculation scheme
FEM
finite element method
pallet rack
stability
DDC Class
620: Engineering