Storage Rack Design

[WDM]

I am looking for design criteria for designing industrial storage racks. I am primarily looking for impact forces to rack posts from fork trucks and seismic factors. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. WDM

 

[KSRAO]

If it's in the USA, the governing design specification/standard is :SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN, TESTING AND UTILIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL STEEL STORAGE RACKS (Latest edition:1997)". It's developed by the RMI (Rack Manufacturers Institute, Inc. You can also visit the following web site for more information.

http://www.mhia.org/psc/PSC_Products_Racks.cfm.

Hope it helpful.

-ksr