ASTM D7387-13
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Vibration Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Used for Shipping Liquid Hazardous Materials (Dangerous Goods)
Standard Test Method for Vibration Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Used for Shipping Liquid Hazardous Materials (Dangerous Goods)
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Shipping containers are exposed to complex dynamic stresses when subjected to vibration present in transportation vehicles. Approximating the actual damage, or lack of damage, experienced in shipping may require subjecting the container(s) and contents to vibration inputs.
4.2 Resonant responses during shipment can be severe and may lead to failure of the container and spillage or leakage of contents. Identification of critical frequencies and the nature of package stresses can aid in minimizing the effect of these occurrences.
4.3 This vibration test is based on methods currently used for the qualification of IBCs in CFR 49 and has demonstrated successful use in transportation.
4.4 Exposure to vibration can affect the shipping container, its means of closure, and its contents. This test method allows analysis of the interaction of these components. Design modification to one or more of these components may be utilized to achieve optimum performance in the shipping environment.
4.5 This test method is suitable for individual filled containers that are transported unrestrained on the bed of a vehicle.
4.6 This test method is not intended for testing intermediate bulk containers at a frequency that causes the container to go into resonance.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers vibration testing of filled intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) intended to contain liquid hazardous materials (dangerous goods) and is suitable for testing IBCs of any design or material with any means of closure. This test method has been used by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to test and qualify IBCs for shipping hazardous materials. The test method is used to determine that the IBCs maintain integrity and to prevent leakage or spillage of contents during shipping. This test method should be used as a screening tool or as a design qualification test. Other vibration methods are available to more closely simulate vibration experienced in transportation.
1.2 This test method is appropriate for testing IBCs ranging from 450 to 3000 L (119 to 793 gal). Packagings of smaller sizes should be tested using Test Methods D999 or other applicable methods.
1.3 The ISO 2247 standard may not meet the requirements for this test method.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 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: D7387 − 13
Standard Test Method for
Vibration Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)
Used for Shipping Liquid Hazardous Materials (Dangerous
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Goods)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7387; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.1 This test method covers vibration testing of filled
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) intended to contain liquid
2. Referenced Documents
hazardous materials (dangerous goods) and is suitable for
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
testing IBCs of any design or material with any means of
D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
closure. This test method has been used by the United States
ments
Department of Transportation (DOT) to test and qualify IBCs
D999 Test Methods for Vibration Testing of Shipping Con-
for shipping hazardous materials. The test method is used to
tainers
determine that the IBCs maintain integrity and to prevent
D4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Con-
leakage or spillage of contents during shipping. This test
tainers and Systems
method should be used as a screening tool or as a design
D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
qualification test. Other vibration methods are available to
Packaging Components for Testing
more closely simulate vibration experienced in transportation.
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2.2 ISO Standards:
1.2 This test method is appropriate for testing IBCs ranging
ISO 2247 Packaging—Complete, Filled Transport
from 450 to 3000 L (119 to 793 gal). Packagings of smaller
Packages—Vibration Test at Fixed Low Frequency
sizes should be tested using Test Methods D999 or other
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2.3 Regulatory Documents:
applicable methods.
CFR 49 UnitedStatesDepartmentofTransportationCodeof
1.3 The ISO 2247 standard may not meet the requirements
Federal Regulations Title 49, Transportation, Parts
for this test method.
100–199
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2.4 United Nations Document:
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dan-
gerous Goods—Model Regulations
only.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 For definitions of terms used in these test methods, see
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Terminology D996.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precau-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
tionary statements are given in Section 6.
3.2.1 double amplitude, n—the maximum value of a sinu-
soidal quantity (peak-to-peak).
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
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3.2.2 repetitive shock, n—impacts of a package on a test 5. Apparatus
platform which occur cyclically from input oscillatory motion.
5.1 Vertical Motion Vibration Machine—This test is to be
3.2.3 resonance, n— a condition during a vibration test,
conducted with vibration test equipment that provides vertical
when the forcing (input) frequency of the table equals the
vibration, and is capable of producing frequencies in the range
resona
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Designation: D7387 − 07 D7387 − 13
Standard Test Method for
Vibration Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)
Used for Shipping Liquid Hazardous Materials (Dangerous
1
Goods)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7387; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers vibration testing of filled intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) intended to contain liquid hazardous
materials (dangerous goods) and is suitable for testing IBCs of any design or material with any means of closure. This test method
has been used by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to test and qualify IBCs for shipping hazardous materials.
The test method is used to determine that the IBCs maintain integrity and to prevent leakage or spillage of contents during shipping.
This test method should be used as a screening tool or as a design qualification test. Other vibration methods are available to more
closely simulate vibration experienced in transportation.
1.2 This test method is appropriate for testing IBCs ranging from 450 to 3000 L (119 to 793 gal). Packagings of smaller sizes
should be tested using Test Methods D999 or other applicable methods.
1.3 The ISO 2247 standard may not meet the requirements for this test method.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments
D999 Test Methods for Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
D4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing
E122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a Lot or
Process
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2.2 ISO Standards:
ISO 2247 Packaging—Complete, Filled Transport Packages—Vibration Test at Fixed Low Frequency
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2.3 Regulatory Documents:
CFR 49 United States Department of Transportation Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Transportation, Parts 100–199
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2.4 United Nations Document:
United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.21 on Shipping Containers and
Systems - Application of Performance Test Methods.
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2007Feb. 1, 2013. Published November 2007April 2013. Originally approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as
D7387–07. DOI: 10.1520/D7387-07.10.1520/D7387-13.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms used in these test methods, see Terminology D996.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 double amplitude, n—the maximum value of a sinusoidal quantity (peak-to-peak).
3.2.2 repetitive shock, n—impacts of a package on a test platform which occur cyclically from input oscillatory motion.
3.2.3 resonance, n—for the purposes of this test method, resonance is obtained when the input a condition during a vibration
test,
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