1 - AS 4084 Supp1:1993 STEEL STORAGE RACKING - COMMENTARY (SUPPLEMENT TO AS 4084:1993)
4 - PREFACE
4 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION C1 - SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - C1. 1 SCOPE
6 - C1. 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - C1. 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - C1. 4 NOTATION
6 - C1. 5 USE OF ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS OR METHODS
6 - C1. 6 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RACKING INSTALLATIONS
6 - C1. 6. 1 General
8 - C1. 6. 2 Resistance to minor impact
9 - C1. 6. 3 Bracing to buildi ng structures
10 - SECTION C2 - LOADS
10 - C2. 1 DESIGN LOADS
10 - C2. 2 VERTICAL IMPACT LOADS
10 - C2. 3 HORIZONTAL LOADS
10 - C2. 3. 1 General
10 - C2. 3. 2 Loadi ng and off- loading (placement loads)
11 - C2. 3. 3 Initial out-of-plumb
14 - SECTION C3 - DESIGN PROCEDURES
14 - C3. 1 GENERAL
14 - C3. 2 METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
14 - C3. 2. 1 Upright- frame design
14 - C3. 2. 1(b) Non- linear (second order) elastic
14 - C3. 2. 2 Beams
17 - SECTION C4 - DESIGN OF COLD-FORMED STEEL ELEMENTS AND MEMBERS
17 - INTRODUCTION
17 - C4.1 ELEMENTS
17 - C4.2 MEMBERS
17 - C4.2.2 Flexural members
18 - C4.2.3 Axially-loaded compression members
19 - C4.2.3.2 Sections not subject to torsional-flexural buckling
19 - C4.2.3.3 Doubly symmetric or monosymmetric sections subject to torsional-flexural buckling
20 - C4.2.3.4 Monosymmetric sections subject to distortional buckling
22 - SECTION C5 - UPRIGHT FRAME STABILITY
22 - C5.1 EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTORS
22 - C5.1.2 Flexural buckling in the direction perpendicular to the upright frames
22 - C5.1.2.1 Racking not braced against side-sway
24 - C5.1.2.2 Racking braced against side-sway
25 - C5.1.3 Flexural buckling in the plane of the upright frames
27 - C5.1.4 Torsional buckling
28 - C5.2 STABILITY OF TRUSSED-BRACED UPRIGHT FRAMES
29 - SECTION C6 - CONNECTIONS AND BEARING PLATES
29 - C6.2 BEAM SUPPORT CONNECTIONS
29 - C6.3 BASE PLATES
29 - C6.4 CONNECTIONS TO BUILDINGS
29 - C6.5 UPRIGHT SPLICES
30 - SECTION C7 - TOLERANCES AND CLEARANCES
30 - C7.1 FINISHED TOLERANCES IN UNLOADED CONDITION
30 - C7.2 UNIT LOAD CLEARANCES
31 - SECTION C8 - TEST METHODS
31 - C8.1 INTRODUCTION
31 - C8.1.1 General
31 - C8.2 STUB COLUMN TESTS
31 - C8.2.2 Evaluation of test results
32 - C8.3 PALLET BEAM TESTS
32 - C8.3.1 Simply-supported pallet beam tests
32 - C8.3.1.2 Test set-up
33 - C8.3.1.4 Evaluation of test results
33 - C8.3.2 Pallet beam in upright frames assembly tests
33 - C8.3.2.2 Test set-up
33 - C8.3.2.4 Evaluation of test results
34 - C8.4 PALLET BEAM TO COLUMN CONNECTION TESTS
35 - C8.4.1 Cantilever test
35 - C8.4.1.2 Test set-up
35 - C8.4.1.4 Evaluation of test results
36 - C8.4.2 Portal test
36 - C8.4.2.2 Test set-up
37 - C8.4.2.4 Evaluation of test results
37 - C8.5 UPRIGHT FRAME TEST
37 - C8.5.2 Horizontal load in the direction perpendicular to the upright frame
39 - SECTION C9 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ADJUSTABLE PALLET RACKING
39 - C9.1 GENERAL
39 - C9.1.1 Safe working loads
39 - C9.1.2 Alteration of the racking installation
39 - C9.1.3 Operating instructions
39 - C9.1.4 Hazardous situations
39 - C9.1.5 Damage report
39 - C9.2 INSPECTIONS
41 - C9.3 DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT
41 - C9.4 OUT-OF-PLUMB OF RACKING
42 - REFERENCES