FprEN 17321

Intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles - Transport stability of packages - Minimum requirements and tests

The transport stability of packages is a vital part of transport safety and the possibility of securing the cargo on different types of Cargo Transport Units (CTUs). This European standard specifies the requirements and different methods for testing the transport stability of packages.
A package means the complete product of the packing operation, consisting of the packaging and its contents prepared for transport.
The transport stability of the packages is divided to different levels depending on the capability to withstand the forces during the transport. This transport stability of the packages requires different types of CTUs and/or securing methods to obtain a safe cargo securing during the entire transport.
Before the package is prepared for the transport it can be defined as a handling unit without any transport packaging material to obtain transport stability. The minimum requirement for the stability of the handling unit is set to obtain a safe handling both before and after the transport.
The aim of the different test methods is to define the Transport Stability Level (TSL) of a package or handling unit.

Intermodale Ladeeinheiten und Nutzfahrzeuge - Transportstabilität von Ladeeinheiten - Mindestanforderungen und Prüfungen

Die Transportstabilität von Ladeeinheiten ist ein wesentlicher Teil der Transportsicherheit und der Möglichkeit zur Sicherung der Ladung auf verschiedenen Arten von Ladungstransporteinheiten (CTUs). Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Kennzeichnung und verschiedene Methoden zur Prüfung der Transportstabilität von Ladeeinheiten fest.
Eine Ladeeinheit umfasst das komplette Produkt des Verpackungsvorgangs, bestehend aus der Verpackung und dem für den Transport vorbereiteten Inhalt.
Die Transportstabilität von Ladeeinheiten wird nach der Fähigkeit, während des Transports Kräften zu widerstehen, in verschiedene Stufen unterteilt. Die Transportstabilität von Ladeeinheiten erfordert verschiedenen Arten von CTUs und/oder Sicherungsmethoden, um eine ausreichende Ladungssicherung während des gesamten Transports zu erreichen. Aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Transportstabilität von Ladeeinheiten und der unterschiedlichen Arten von CTUs muss die zusätzliche Sicherung der Ladung in jedem spezifischen Fall festgelegt werden.
Bevor die Ladeeinheit für den Transport vorbereitet wird, kann sie als Handhabungseinheit ohne Transportverpackung definiert werden, um Transportstabilität zu erreichen. Die Mindestanforderungen an die Stabilität der Handhabungseinheit wird festgelegt, um sowohl vor als auch nach dem Transport eine sichere Handhabung zu ermöglichen.
Das Ziel der verschiedenen Prüfverfahren ist die Festlegung der Transportstabilitätsstufe (TSL) einer Verpackung oder Handhabungseinheit.

Unités de chargement intermodales et véhicules utilitaires - Stabilité au transport des colis - Exigences minimales et essais

Intermodalne nakladalne enote in gospodarska vozila - Transportna stabilnost tovorov - Minimalne zahteve in preskusi

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 18-Jul-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 18-Jan-2022
• ICS: 55.180.01 - Freight distribution of goods in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 119 - Swap bodies for combined goods transport
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 119/WG 7 - Cargo Securing
• Current Stage: 5098 - Decision to abandon - Formal Approval
• Completion Date: 11-Jun-2021
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 17321:2021 - Intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles - Transport stability of packages - Minimum requirements and tests

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17321:2019
01-januar-2019
Intermodalne nakladalne enote in gospodarska vozila - Transportna stabilnost
tovorov - Minimalne zahteve in preskusi
Intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles - Transport stability of packages -
Minimum requirements and tests
Intermodale Ladeeinheiten und Nutzfahrzeuge - Transportstabilität von Packstücken -
Mindestanforderungen und Prüfungen
Unités de chargement intermodales et véhicules utilitaires - Stabilité au transport des
colis - Exigences minimales et essais
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17321
ICS:
55.180.01 Distribucija blaga s prevozom Freight distribution of goods
na splošno in general
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17321
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2018
ICS 55.180.01
English Version
Intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles -
Transport stability of packages - Minimum requirements
and tests
Unités de chargement intermodales et véhicules Intermodale Ladeeinheiten und Nutzfahrzeuge -
utilitaires - Stabilité au transport des colis - Exigences Transportstabilität von Packstücken -
minimales et essais Mindestanforderungen und Prüfungen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 119.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Requirements, test methods and evaluation . 5
4.1 General requirements . 5
4.2 Test methods . 6
4.3 Evaluation . 7
5 Procedure. 7
6 Marking . 7
7 Documentation . 8
Annex A (normative) Dynamic deceleration test. 10
A.1 Apparatus / Test device . 10
A.1.1 General . 10
A.1.2 Acceleration/deceleration measuring device . 10
A.2 Machine setting . 11
Annex B (informative) Dynamic deceleration test sketches . 12
B.1 Dynamic deceleration test - Design of test device with inclination of the track . 12
B.2 Dynamic deceleration test - Design of test device with a horizontal movement . 12
Annex C (informative) Static test sketches . 13
C.1 Static test according to EN 12195-1:2010 . 13
C.2 Static test - Test of handling unit stability for handling purposes . 13

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European foreword
This document (prEN 17321:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119
“Intermodal Loading Units and Cargo Securing”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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1 Scope
The transport stability of packages is a vital part of transport safety and the possibility of securing the
cargo on different types of Cargo Transport Units (CTUs). This document specifies the requirements for
marking and different methods for testing the transport stability of packages.
A package means the complete product of the packing operation, consisting of the packaging and its
contents prepared for transport.
The transport stability of the packages is divided to different levels depending on the capability to
withstand the forces during the transport. The transport stability of packages requires different types of
CTUs and/or securing methods to obtain safe cargo securing during the entire transport. Due to the
different transport stability of the packages and different types of CTUs, additional securing of the cargo
has to be determined in each specific case.
Before the package is prepared for the transport it can be defined as a handling unit without any
transport packaging material to obtain transport stability. The minimum requirement for the stability of
the handling unit is set to obtain a safe handling both before and after the transport.
The aim of the different test methods is to define the Transport Stability Level (TSL) of a package or
handling unit.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code)
EN 12642:2016, Securing of cargo on road vehicles - Body structure of commercial vehicles - Minimum
requirements
EN 12195-1:2010, Load restraining on road vehicles - Safety - Part 1: Calculation of securing forces
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
acceleration / deceleration
rate of change of velocity of a package or handling unit with reference to time
Note 1 to entry: Acceleration / deceleration is measured in m/s or “g”
3.2
acceleration / deceleration characteristic
characteristic describing the increase of an acceleration from zero followed by a period of dwell up to a
defined level followed by the decrease within a defined period of time
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3.3
acceleration / deceleration characteristic programmer
technical device which is a part of the test device / machine to control the parameters of the
acceleration / deceleration characteristic
3.4
test specimen (test item)
package or handling unit used during the test
Note 1 to entry: The filling medium may be original cargo or substitute material with similar property as the
original cargo
3.5
package
complete product of the packing operation, consisting of the packaging and its contents prepared for
transport
3.6
handling unit
package without any transport packaging material to obtain transport stability
3.7
Cargo Transport Unit (CTU)
intermodal loading unit or commercial vehicle
3.8
Transport Stability Level (TSL)
minimum horizontal acceleration that a package or handling unit can withstand without specified
permanent deformation or displacement
4 Requirements, test methods and evaluation
4.1 General requirements
The deceleration values a (g) for stability tests shall be in agreement with already existing standards
like the CTU Code: 2014 (IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of CTUs) or EN 12195-1:2010.
The transport stability of the package or handling unit is divided into different Transport Stability
Levels (TSL) based on the horizontal acceleration it can withstand, according to Table 1.
Table 1 — Transport Stability Level
Transport Stability Level (TSL) Horizontal acceleration
a
TSL 1 a ≥ 1,0 g
TSL 2 0,8 g ≤ a < 1,0 g
TSL 3 0,5 g ≤ a < 0,8 g
TSL 4 0,18 g ≤ a < 0,5 g
NOTE For requirements on cargo securing, see EN 12195-1
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Mandatory minimum level of the stability of the handling unit, without any transport packaging
material during handling shall be:
a ≥ 0,18 g (equal to a tilt angle of 10°)
a = acceleration in horizontal direction
g = acceleration of gravity 9,81 m/s
To obtain the mandatory minimum level the test specimen shall be tested free standing with bottom
blocking in the test direction only, not influencing the stability of the test specimen. The test specimen
shall be tested both in longitudinal and transverse direction. For asymmetric cargo, tests in all four
directions are needed.
4.2 Test methods
Verification of conformity to the requirements of this standard shall be provided either by:
a) dynamic deceleration test according to Annex A;
b) dynamic driving test according to EN 12642:2016;
c) static test according to EN 12195-1:2010.
The principles of the different test methods are described below.
1) The principle of a dynamic deceleration test is to apply a defined horizontal deceleration to a test
specimen placed on a movable carriage where test specimen is subject to a controlled stop with the
defined (programmed) acceleration/deceleration characteristic. Depending on the test device
different methods can be used to achieve the deceleration. For instance the carriage may be
stopped by reaction mass of technical devices (hydraulic, air pressure, layer of foam, etc.). The
carriage may alternatively be driven by an electric motor or induction accelerator by which the
controlled stop is performed.
The dynamic deceleration test is described in Annex A. Informative sketches are shown in Annex B.
2) Another option to examine the transport stability of a package or handing unit is to perform a
dynamic driving test with the packages on basis of the tests described in Annex B of the Standard
EN 12642 according to Table 2.
Table 2 — Dynamic driving tests according to Standard EN 12642:2016 Annex B to test
Transport Stability Level
Change of lane
Braking test
U-turn test
Horizontal
Transport
test
forwards
acceleration
Stability Level B5.3 of
B5.4 of
B5.2 of
(TSL)
a
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EN 12642
EN 12642
TSL 1 a ≥ 1,0 g x - -
TSL 2 0,8 g ≤ a < 1,0 g x - -
TSL 3 0,5 g ≤ a < 0,8 g x x x
TSL 4 a < 0,5 g x x x
NOTE x = test method possible
TSL can be tested with any of the three methods with applicable acceleration and duration. For all
TSL the obtained acceleration might be specified on the label.
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3) The third option to examine the transport stability of a package or handling unit is to perform a
static test. The principle of a static test is to tilt up a package or a handling unit on basis of D.2 of
standard EN 12195-1:2010 or Annex 7, appendix 5 of the CTU Code. Horizontal acceleration for
transport stability level is calculated according to D.2.3.3 (Formula D.5) of standard
EN 12195-1:2010.
Informative sketches for static test are described in Annex C.
Described test methods can be used only for packages or handling units which do not completely tilt
during testing. The maximum achieved angle before tilting is considered as value for TSL. The tilting
stability of an unsecured
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