
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Finite element simulation of perforated rack sections columns
A.M. Sarmanho Freitas & M.S.R. Freitas
Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Ouro Preto, Brazil
F.T. Souza
Federal Institute of Minas Gerais (IFMG), Ouro Preto, Brazil
ABSTRACT: Industrial Storage Systems are usually built by cold-formed profiles, and their sections, called
“rack section”, specially designed to make assemblage easier, have perforations through their high to fit connec-
tions. This paper presents a theoretical-experimental ...