Assessment of the Dynamic Behavior of Beam-to-Column Connections in Steel Pallet Racks under Cyclic Load: Numerical Investigation

Steel pallet racks (SPRs) are characterized by boltless beam-column connections (BCCs). The role of BCCs becomes more significant during hazardous conditions such as earthquakes. Due to the great number of beam-end connector types and member geometries, the accurate evaluation of their structural be...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Advances in civil engineering 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-12
Main Authors: Song, YiMing, Huang, YuXin, Wu, Meng, Lyu, Zhi-Jun, Cui, Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beam-columns
Civil engineering
Computer simulation
Connectors
Cyclic loads
Cyclic testing
Ductility
Earthquakes
Energy dissipation
Failure
Finite element method
Load
Materials fatigue
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Numerical analysis
Racks
Seismic engineering
Seismic response
Simulation
Steel columns
Test methods
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Steel pallet racks (SPRs) are characterized by boltless beam-column connections (BCCs). The role of BCCs becomes more significant during hazardous conditions such as earthquakes. Due to the great number of beam-end connector types and member geometries, the accurate evaluation of their structural behavior, especially under seismic loads, seems to be very difficult to perform so far. In this paper, the authors present results of simulation based on cyclic tests on different types of industrial rack joints by the finite element (FE) modeling of connections. This paper mainly investigates the BCC geometrical factors affecting the dynamic behavior of braced racks. Design indications are consequently provided in order to guarantee a globally homogenous ductility among different BCC configurations under seismic actions.
ISSN:1687-8086
1687-8094
DOI:10.1155/2018/9243216