ASTM_D_782_-_82_1993e1_scan.pdf

ASTM D782 82-0759530 053bb05 383-Designation:D 782-82(Reapproved 1993)“AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 Race St.Philadelphia,Pa 19103 Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.CopyrIght ASTM If not listed in the current combined index,will appear in the next edition Standard Test Method for Shipping Containers in Revolving Hexagonal Drum This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 782;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 reapprowl.A superscript epsilon(L)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.I NOTE-The title was changed and Section 14 added editorially in May 1993.1.Scope 1.l This test method covers a procedure for performing tests on loaded shipping containers by means of the re-volving drum tester to determine the relative ability of a shipping container to withstand rough handling.1.2 This test method is used to give an indication of the ability of a shipping container to withstand a variety of shocks and impact stresses,usually for permitting a compar-ison of different designs of containers of the same size and carrying the same load.This test method permits an obser-vation of the progressive destruction or failure of the package,through which means of improving the design may be determined.The drum test is not intended to simulate any specific environmental hazard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility 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 Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards:D 685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Products for Testing*D 775 Test Method for Drop Test for Loaded Boxes*D 880 Test Method for Impact Testing for Shipping Con-tainers and Systems2 D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Envi-ronments*D2956 Practice for Conducting Controlled Shock Input Tests for Shipping Containers3 E 122 Practice for Choice of Sample Size to Estimate a Measure of Quality for a Lot or Process4 2.2 ASTM Adjunct:Adjunct No.12-407820-10(14-B drum)5 Adjunct No.12-407820-20(7-ft drum)5 1 This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-IO on Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.22 on Handling and Transportation.Current edition approved Aug.27,1982.Published January 1983.Originally published as D 782-44 T.Last previous edition D 782-68(1973).*Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 15.09.3 Discontinued,see 1984 Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 15.09.Replaced by Test Methods D 4003-92.4 Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 14.02.5 Prints of detailed drawings for the construction of the 7-ft(2.13-m)and 14-ft(4.26-m)diameter hexagonal drums shown in Figs.1 and 2 are available at a nominal cost from the American Society for Testing and Materials,1916 Race St.,Philadelphia,Pa.19103.Request Adjunct No.12-407820-10(14-ft drum)or 12-407820-20(7-ft drum).3.Terminology 3.I Definitions:3.1.1 Definitions of packaging terms used in this standard may be found in Terminology D 996.3.2 Description of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 crotch of the hazard-the downward facing comer formed by the intersection of two sides of the bafIle on one of the drum faces.3.2.2 drum bajles-boards fixed within the drum in a prescribed manner to form baflles designed to cause the container to fall on different comers,edges,and faces,and to present various impact hazards.3.2.3 drum hazards-same as drum baflles.4.Summary of Test Method 4.1 A container and its contents are subjected to a series of random falls onto the inner faces or against the bafnes arranged on the inner periphery of a revolving drum.The b&es are designed to cause the box to fall on different faces,edges,and comers,and they present various impact hazards to the container.5.Significance and Use 5.1 The drum test is usually made to compare various container designs.This test is used primarily when it is desired to simulate an unpredictable,uncontrolled type of rough handling as,for example,in handling and shipment of mixed sizes and masses of packages.This series of falls is unpredictable,and probably no two containers tested will receive exactly the same cycle of abuse.For this reason,drum test results may be expected to vary more than results in a test that does not contain this random characteristic(see Section 13).NOTE 1-As alternatives to the drum test,potential users are asked to consider using the drop test(Test Method D 775),the incline impact test(Test Method D 880),or other procedures(Practice D 2956).6.Apparatus 6.1 The testing machine shall consist of a revolving drum which shall be in the form of a prism whose bases are regular hexagons and whose lateral faces are rectangles.See Fig.1 for a 7-ft(2.