Cantilever Racking for Long Goods — Storing Pipe, Timber, Steel Bar, and Panels per FEM 10.2.09

"Long" and "bulky" goods — steel/PVC pipe, sawn timber, steel bar, structural sections (H-beam, channel), boards/metal sheet, aluminium profiles — cannot go on standard pallet racking. Stacked on the floor they waste space, are hard to pick, and get damaged.

Cantilever racking is the answer — designed specifically for long goods. This article explains the structure, arm selection, capacity, and the standards used.

1. Structure — Three Main Parts

flowchart TD
  A[Cantilever Rack] --> B[Upright/Column
vertical column + floor-bolted base]
  A --> C[Arm/cantilever
straight or inclined]
  A --> D[Brace Set
ties columns together]
  B --> E[Choose by: weight + length of goods]
  C --> E
  D --> E
  E --> F[single or double-sided]

1. Upright (column + base) — load-bearing column; the long base resists overturning + floor anchors
2. Arm (cantilever) — holds the goods, height-adjustable, no front beam = easy long-item loading
3. Brace set — ties columns into a row

Arranged single-sided (against a wall) or double-sided (mid-warehouse, used from both sides).

2. Straight vs Inclined Arms

Specify the stored goods up front — round pipe always needs inclined arms, or it rolls off.

3. Capacity — Three Levels

• Per arm — depends on arm length + steel section (longer = lower)
• Per upright — the sum of arms on the column
• Whole system + overturning — the row's tipping stability

Don't just read the "maximum number" in a catalog — state the real weight + length + load positions for the engineer to calculate.

4. Design Standards

For seismic work (Bangkok metro) → see our seismic rack article.

5. Checklist Before Ordering Cantilever Racks

1. State the stored goods — type (pipe/timber/steel), length, weight per piece
2. Choose arms — straight (non-rolling) / inclined (round pipe)
3. single vs double-sided by floor space
4. Handling method — forklift / crane → sets the clearances
5. Bangkok → consider seismic + engineer-certified drawings for acceptance

We design and supply cantilever racking for all long goods (pipe, timber, steel bar, sections, panels) to FEM 10.2.09 / AS 4084 / RMI — with straight/inclined arms matched to the goods, capacity calculation per arm/column/system, seismic support to DPT 1311, and engineer-certified drawings for government/inspection-acceptance work.

Talk to our engineering team to design your warehouse's cantilever racking — call 02-096-2118 or LINE OA @sahawatt1988.

Summary

• Cantilever racking = cantilevered-arm racking (no front beam) for long/bulky goods that won't fit pallets
• Three parts: upright + arm + brace · single/double-sided
• Straight arms (non-rolling) vs inclined arms (round pipe — anti-roll)
• Capacity at three levels: per arm · per column · whole system + overturning
• Standards: FEM 10.2.09 / AS 4084 / RMI + seismic DPT 1311 (Bangkok)

Correctly designed cantilever racking = safe long-goods storage, space saved, fast picking, no toppling.