| 摘要 |
A storage rack having a flexible moment frame adapted for receiving pallets with stored goods. The frame flexes or floats when a vector, lateral force “V” is applied thereto, such as an earthquake. The frame includes spaced apart vertical posts. A plurality of sets of horizontal load and cross beams are releasably attached along a length of the vertical posts. When the lateral, vector force “V’ is applied to the moment frame, a top portion of the frame is displaced from the vertical at an angle “&Dgr; Flexible”. This angle is greater than an angle “&Dgr; Rigid” for similar storage racks with rigid frames. Thus with this angle of flexibility, the moment frame reduces potential damage to the stored goods. |
