In the meantime, 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