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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