ASTM_E_1978_-_11.pdf

Designation:E197811Standard Specification forShelter,Tactical,Expandable,Two-Side1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1978;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers a rigid wall,two-side expand-able shelter constructed of aluminum-faced,nonmetallic hon-eycomb sandwich panels and meeting the International Orga-nizationforStandardization(ISO)cargocontainerspecification in the transport mode.Nominal dimensions whenclosed(container mode)are:height 8 ft,width 8 ft,and length20 ft(2.4 by 2.4 by 6.1 m).Approximate dimensions whenexpanded(shelter mode)are:height 8 ft,width 22 ft,andlength 20 ft(2.4 by 6.7 by 6.1 m).1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E864 Practice for Surface Preparation of Aluminum Alloysto Be Adhesively Bonded in Honeycomb Shelter PanelsE865 Specification for Structural Film Adhesives for Hon-eycomb Sandwich PanelsE866 Specification for Corrosion-Inhibiting AdhesivePrimer for Aluminum Alloys to Be Adhesively Bonded inHoneycomb Shelter PanelsE874 Practice for Adhesive Bonding of Aluminum Facingsto Nonmetallic Honeycomb Core for Shelter PanelsE990 Specification for Core-Splice Adhesive for Honey-comb Sandwich Structural PanelsE1091 Specification for Nonmetallic Honeycomb Core forUse in Shelter PanelsE1749 Terminology Relating to Rigid Wall RelocatableSheltersE1773 Practice for Sealing Rigid Wall Tactical Shelters withPolysulfide Based SealantsE1826 Specification for Low Volatile Organic Compound(VOC)Corrosion-Inhibiting Adhesive Primer for Alumi-num Alloys to Be Adhesively BondedE1925 Specification for Engineering and Design Criteria forRigid Wall Relocatable Structures2.2 ISO Standards:3ISO 1161-1980 Series 1-Freight Containers-Corner Fittings,SpecificationISO 1496/I Series 1-Freight Containers-Specification andTesting PartISO 9001 Quality SystemsModel for QualityAssurance inDesign,Development,Production,Installation,and Ser-vicing2.3 Military Standards:4MIL-STD-810 Environmental Engineering Considerationsand Laboratory Tests2.4 ANSI/ASQC Standards:5ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993 Sampling Procedures and Tablesfor Inspection by Attributes2.5 Drawings:65-4-3118 Shelter,Assembly,Two-Side Expandable-60 amp5-4-3201Shelter,Assembly,Two-Side Expandable-100amp1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.53on Materials and Processes for Durable Rigidwall Relocatable Structures.Current edition approved Sept.1,2011.Published October 2011.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1978 05.DOI:10.1520/E1978-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/dodssp.daps.dla.mil.5Available from American Society for Quality(ASQ),600 N.Plankinton Ave.,Milwaukee,WI 53203,http:/www.asq.org.6Copies of drawings are available from U.S.Army Natick Soldier Center,ATTN:AMSRD-NSC-CP-CS,KansasStreet,Natick,MA01760-5018,http:/www.natick.army.mil.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.6 SAE Standards:7SAE-AMS-STD-1595 Qualification of Aircraft,Missiles,and Aerospace Fusion WeldersSAE-AMS-STD-2219 Fusion Welding for Aerospace Appli-cation3.General Requirements3.1 Alternate ComponentsWhen this specification or thereferenced drawings specify use of a specific component“orequal,”the contractor may substitute a component equal to thespecified component provided that the contractor complieswith the following requirements.Prior to manufacture of thefirst article or,if none is required,prior to commencingproduction,the contractor shall submit for the purchasersapproval,a list identifying each proposed“or equal”compo-nent together with proof that each li