Dissemination

DESRACK Deliverables

DESRACK scientific production

• Chalarca B., Gabbianelli G.  (2024). DESRACK - Development and validation of Economic and Sustainable Retrofitting techniques for seismic risk mitigation of steel storage pallet racks, SPONSE newsletter n.12.

• Chalarca B., Rapone A., Gabbianelli G. Rotary friction damper for steel storage pallet racks. Proceedings 19th World Conference on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures, 15–19 September 2025, Berkeley, United States.

• Mucedero G., Gabbianelli G., Rapone A., Monteiro R. (2025). A practice-oriented methodology for seismic loss assessment of steel storage pallet racks, Engineering Structures, Volume 333, 2025, 120187, ISSN 0141-0296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120187

• Mucedero G., Gabbianelli G., Monteiro R. (2026). A simplified methodology for seismic loss assessment of steel storage pallet racks, SPONSE newsletter n.13

• Mucedero G., Gabbianelli G., Monteiro R. Seismic loss estimation of steel pallet racks. Proceedings 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2025), 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 15-18 June 2025, Rhodes Island, Greece

• Rapone A., Chalarca B., Gabbianelli G. Performance assessment of steel storage pallet racks using different seismic analysis approaches. Proceedings 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2025), 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 15–18 June 2025, Rhodes Island, Greece.

• Rodas S., Herrera J.P., Chalarca B., Gabbianelli G., Bedoya-Ruiz D. Seismic demand on steel storage pallet racks located on upper floors. Proceedings 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2025), 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 15–18 June 2025, Rhodes Island, Greece.

• Gabbianelli G., Tonello A., Rapone A., Chalarca B. Seismic assessment of an innovative energy dissipation device for steel storage pallet racks. Proceedings 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2025), 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 15–18 June 2025, Rhodes Island, Greece.

• Chalarca B., Gabbianelli G., Rapone A. Parametric study on the modelling assumptions of wood pallet sliding. Proceedings 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2025), 10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 15–18 June 2025, Rhodes Island, Greece.

• Bernuzzi C., Simoncelli M., Crescente M. R. DESRACK project: Numerical Modelling of Beam-to-column Joints with Dissipative Devices. Proceedings CTA 2024 XXIX Congresso del Collegio dei Tecnici dell’Acciaio Le giornate italiane della Costruzione in Acciaio Milano, Italy, 26-28 September 2024

• Mucedero G., Rapone A., Monteiro R., Gabbianelli G., Ciucci M. Simplified seismic loss assessment of steel storage pallet racks. Proceedings CTA 2024 XXIX Congresso del Collegio dei Tecnici dell’Acciaio Le giornate italiane della Costruzione in Acciaio Milano, Italy, 26-28 September 2024

Important resources

Here is a list of recent scientific articles that our team have already  published on steel storage pallet racks:

• Merino R., Gabbianelli G., Perrone D., Filiatrault A. (2022) Calibrated Equivalent Viscous Damping for Direct Displacement Based Seismic Design of Pallet-Type Steel Storage Racks, Journal of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2022.2033362

• Gabbianelli G. (2021) Applied element modelling of warping effects in thin-walled C-shaped steel sections, Buildings, 11(8), 328. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080328

• Gabbianelli G., Cavalieri F., Nascimbene R., (2020) Seismic vulnerability assessment of steel storage pallet racks, Ingegneria Sismica - International Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 37(2), 18-40.

• Montuori R., Gabbianelli G., Nastri E., Simoncelli M. (2019) Rigid plastic analysis for the seismic performance evaluation of steel storage racks, Steel and Composite Structures, 32(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2019.32.1.001

• Bernuzzi C., Simoncelli M. (2017) Steel storage pallet racks in seismic zones: Advanced vs. standard design strategies, Thin-Walled Structures, 116, 291-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2017.03.002

• Bernuzzi C., Simoncelli M. (2017) EU and US design approaches for steel storage pallet racks with mono-symmetric cross-section uprights, Thin-Walled Structures, 113, 181-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2017.01.014

• Bernuzzi C., Simoncelli M., Venezia M. (2017) Performance of mono-symmetric upright pallet racks under slab deflections, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 128, 672-686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2016.10.004

• Gabbianelli G., Kanyilmaz A., Bernuzzi C., Castiglioni C. A. (2017) A combined experimental-numerical study on unbraced pallet rack under pushover loads, Ingegneria Sismica - International Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 34, January-March 2017, 18-38.

• Bernuzzi C., Di Gioia A., Gabbianelli G., Simoncelli M. (2017) Pushover analyses of hand-loaded steel storage shelving racks, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 21(8), 1256-1282. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2016.1210063

• Bernuzzi C., Simoncelli M. (2016) An advanced design procedure for the safe use of steel storage pallet racks in seismic zones, Thin-Walled Structures, 109, 73-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2016.09.010

• Bernuzzi C., Persico D., Simoncelli M. (2016) Influence of floor deflections on the performance of steel storage pallet rack design, Engineering Structures, 123, 434-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.03.066

• Bernuzzi C., Gabbianelli G., Gobetti A., Rosti A. (2016) Beam design for steel storage racks, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 116, Article number 4345, 156-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2015.09.007

• Bernuzzi C., Draskovic N., Simoncelli M. (2015) European and United States approaches for steel storage pallet rack design. Part 2: Practical applications, Thin-Walled Structures, 97, 321-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.08.011

• Bernuzzi C. (2015) European and United States approaches for steel storage pallet rack design. Part 1: Discussions and general comparisons, Thin-Walled Structures, 97, 308-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2015.08.012

• Bernuzzi C., Gobetti A., Gabbianelli G., Simoncelli M. (2015) Simplified approaches to design medium-rise unbraced steel storage pallet racks. II: Fundamental period estimates, Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 141, 11, Article number 04015037. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001278

• Bernuzzi C., Gobetti A., Gabbianelli G., Simoncelli M. (2015) Simplified approaches to design medium-rise unbraced steel storage pallet racks. I: Elastic buckling analysis, Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 141, 11, Article number 04015036. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001271

• Bernuzzi C., Gobetti A., Gabbianelli G., Simoncelli M., (2015) Unbraced pallet rack design in accordance with European practice. Part 2: essential verification checks, Thin-walled Structures, 86, 208-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.06.014

• Bernuzzi C., Gobetti A., Gabbianelli G., Simoncelli M. (2015) Unbraced pallet rack design in accordance with European practice. Part 1: selection of the method of analysis, Thin-walled Structures, 86, 185-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.06.015

• Bernuzzi C., Gobetti A., Gabbianelli G., Simoncelli M. (2014) Warping influence on the resistance of uprights in steel storage pallet racks, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 101, 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2014.05.014