The first thing I do is create a rule in Outlook to save all attachments to a folder, which I then can access and use as needed. Then I deal with all incoming email with a program called AutoMate: http://www.pergenex.com/index.shtml. I set it so that after I'm done with an email, I put it in a...
Thanks; this makes good sense for forces perpendicular to the racks, but if books are tight to the rack in the direction parallel to the rack, perhaps they could participate more with the racks. Any thoughts or references?
I have, but it doesn't specify. An interesting point comes up in the literature I've searched: A seismic event seems to affect the equipment/components that are permanently attached to the building. So the bookshelves are attached, but what about the books? Any thoughts? Storage of course...
Thanks - it does seem to warrant more than 25%, and 75% of the stacks full seems like a good suggestion, but I can't find any literature to back this up. So it may just come down to engineering judgment. Have you seen any manuals or references that might point us to that number?
Does anybody know of a good reference to the percentage of library stack loading that should be counted towards the Seismic Dead Load? I could take 25%, as the Codes suggest for storage, but this seems to be a bit more specific, and permanent of a case. Thanks!
Lenny
