ASTM D999-07
(Test Method)Standard Test Methods for Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
Standard Test Methods for Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
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1.1 These test methods cover vibration tests of filled shipping containers. Such tests may be used to assess the performance of a container, with its interior packing and means of closure, both in terms of its strength and of the protection it provides its contents when it is subjected to vibration such as it experiences in transportation. These procedures are suitable for testing containers of any form, material, kind, design of interior packing, means of closure, and any size and weight. They are not intended for determining the response of products to vibration for product design purposes, nor are they intended for tests of products in their operational configuration as other more suitable procedures are available for these purposes. ,
1.2 The following methods appear: Method A1-Repetitive Shock Test (Vertical Motion). Method A2-Repetitive Shock Test (Rotary Motion). Method B-Single Container Resonance Test. Method C-Palletized Load, Unitized Load, or Vertical Stack Resonance Test.
1.3 These test methods fulfill the requirements of International Organization for Standardization standards ISO 8318 and ISO 2247. The ISO standards may not meet the requirements for these methods.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in Section 6.
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Designation:D999–07
Standard Test Methods for
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Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D999; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 These test methods cover vibration tests of filled ship- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
ping containers. Such tests may be used to assess the perfor- D996 TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-
mance of a container, with its interior packing and means of ments
closure, both in terms of its strength and of the protection it D3580 TestMethodsforVibration(VerticalLinearMotion)
provides its contents when it is subjected to vibration such as Test of Products
it experiences in transportation. These procedures are suitable D4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Con-
for testing containers of any form, material, kind, design of tainers and Systems
interior packing, means of closure, and any size and weight. D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
Theyarenotintendedfordeterminingtheresponseofproducts Packaging Components for Testing
to vibration for product design purposes, nor are they intended E122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate,
for tests of products in their operational configuration as other With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for a
,
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more suitable procedures are available for these purposes. Characteristic of a Lot or Process
1.2 The following methods appear: 2.2 ISO Standards:
Method A1—Repetitive Shock Test (Vertical Motion). ISO 2247 Packaging—Complete, Filled Transport
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Method A2—Repetitive Shock Test (Rotary Motion). Packages—Vibration Test at Fixed Low Frequency
Method B—Single Container Resonance Test. ISO 8318 Packaging—Complete, Filled Transport
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Method C—Palletized Load, Unitized Load, or Vertical Packages—Vibration Tests Using a Variable Frequency
Stack Resonance Test.
3. Terminology
1.3 These test methods fulfill the requirements of Interna-
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in these test
tional Organization for Standardization standards ISO8318
methods, see Terminology D996.
and ISO2247. The ISO standards may not meet the require-
ments for these methods. 3.1.1 double amplitude, n—the maximum value of a sinu-
soidal quantity (peak-to-peak).
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3.1.2 octave, n—the interval between two frequencies hav-
ing a ratio of two (2).
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 3.1.3 power spectral density (PSD), n—usedtoquantifythe
intensity of random vibration in terms of mean-square accel-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precau-
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tionary statements are given in Section 6. erationperunitoffrequency.Theunitsare g /Hz((m/s ) /Hz),
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where g is the acceleration of gravity, equal to 386 in./s (9.8
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m/s ).Powerspectraldensityisthelimitingmeansquarevalue
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These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
in a given rectangular bandwidth divided by the bandwidth, as
Packaging and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.22 on Physical
the bandwidth approaches zero.
Test Methods.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007. Published October 2007. Originally
approved in 1948. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D999–01.
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Military Standard Environmental Test Methods, MIL-STD-810F, Method514, For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Vibration, available from www.dodssp.daps.mil/dodssp.htm. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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International Electrotechnical Commission Recommendation, Publication 68- Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
2-6, Part 2, Test F: Vibration, Basic Environmental Testing Procedures for the ASTM website.
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D999–07
3.1.4 repetitive shock, n—impacts of a package on a test producing potential of the shipping environment. Results of
platform which occur cyclically from input oscilla
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