Instability of Stacked Pallet Loads Due to Misalignment

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Instability of Stacked Pallet Loads Due to Misalignment
Singh, SP
Associate professor, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, MI

Abstract

Double-stacked empty corrugated fiber-board boxes were conditioned in normal and tropical climates and then compression tested in aligned, laterally offset, and diagonally offset configurations to determine the effect on compression strength. The results showed that offsets caused a greater reduction in strength than humidity effects. In a separate experiment, three-high pallet loads of infant formula in two-piece plastic cans were stacked in various staggered positions to evaluate the effect of pallet offset on stack stability. It was found that factors other than the amount of offset, such as pallet strength, uneven floors, and stretch wrapping were most influential.

Keywords:
compression strength, offset, pallet stacks, stability, corrugated fiberboard

Paper ID: JTE12236J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE12236J
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Author Title Instability of Stacked Pallet Loads Due to Misalignment Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D18

		Home Journals STPs Manuals Topics Subscriptions/Pricing Digital Library / Journals / Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE) / Citation Page Volume 27, Issue 5 (September 1999) Click here to download this paper now for $25 PDF (200K) View License Agreement ISSN: 0090-3973 Page Count: 6 Instability of Stacked Pallet Loads Due to Misalignment Singh, SP Associate professor, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, MI Abstract Double-stacked empty corrugated fiber-board boxes were conditioned in normal and tropical climates and then compression tested in aligned, laterally offset, and diagonally offset configurations to determine the effect on compression strength. The results showed that offsets caused a greater reduction in strength than humidity effects. In a separate experiment, three-high pallet loads of infant formula in two-piece plastic cans were stacked in various staggered positions to evaluate the effect of pallet offset on stack stability. It was found that factors other than the amount of offset, such as pallet strength, uneven floors, and stretch wrapping were most influential. Keywords: compression strength, offset, pallet stacks, stability, corrugated fiberboard Paper ID: JTE12236J DOI: 10.1520/JTE12236J ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. Author Title Instability of Stacked Pallet Loads Due to Misalignment Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D18