Pallet Racking and Workbench Design
Pallet Racking and Workbench Design
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I am a mechanical engineer (thermo/fluids, process system, component design) that has been assigned some additional duties. I was wondering if any structural or industrial engineers could point me towards some good resources regarding the following topics:
1) Pallet Rack Design: Specifically interested in how to calculate maximum permissible loads per level/per bay for given beam heights/configurations. I already have a copy of the RMI spec, however it appears I am missing some basic information regarding how to calculate forces/moments in the frame supports/uprights/bracing.
2) Workbench Design: I need to design a workbench that has a required capacity of ~10,000 to 20,000 lbs. Typically I would assume that this type of thing would just be 'overdesigned', however since I have little experience in this respect, I'm unsure how to assess whether or not the bench has been adequately overdesigned. Can anyone direct me to resources where I could find the types of evaluations a structure like this would require?
Or perhaps someone could direct me to a forum where this post might be more appropriate?
1) Pallet Rack Design: Specifically interested in how to calculate maximum permissible loads per level/per bay for given beam heights/configurations. I already have a copy of the RMI spec, however it appears I am missing some basic information regarding how to calculate forces/moments in the frame supports/uprights/bracing.
2) Workbench Design: I need to design a workbench that has a required capacity of ~10,000 to 20,000 lbs. Typically I would assume that this type of thing would just be 'overdesigned', however since I have little experience in this respect, I'm unsure how to assess whether or not the bench has been adequately overdesigned. Can anyone direct me to resources where I could find the types of evaluations a structure like this would require?
Or perhaps someone could direct me to a forum where this post might be more appropriate?





RE: Pallet Racking and Workbench Design
Bench design: this can be simple mechanical design, too, as long as you verify your numbers are correct. Pull out your old design texts or use a Machinery's Handbook for the formulas. Sketch out a welded fabrication design using standard structural steel shapes. You'll have to analyze the column loading and beam bending loads. Then add a hefty factor of safety. For a full design, you must spec the welds, also. A good fab shop can throw it together, paint it, and deliver it. Like some crusty old guy told me years ago: "Steel is cheap, use plenty of it."
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