Safety compliance check for racking steel frames

Before using this calculator:

  • Check the daily weather forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology for wind speed as long as the stack is about to be on the racks.
  • A safety factor of 2 had been considered for this compliance checking i.e. the wind load calculated in this app is twice the actual wind load.
  • A nominal friction coefficient of 0.64 between rubber and steel in dry conditions is considered in this calculator. The actual friction coefficient varies on wet surfaces.

Wind load = (N)
Safety factor = 2




Compare the wind load above with the maximum static friction below:

It is safe to place stacks on the racks only if the wind load is less than the maximum static friction force.



Maximum static friction force = (N)
Assuming 0.64 as friction coefficient between rubber and steel.