Designation:D5487−16(Reapproved2022)StandardTestMethodforSimulatedDropofLoadedContainersbyShockMachines1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5487;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthegeneralproceduresofusingshockmachinestoreplicatetheeffectsofverticaldropsofloadedshippingcontainers,cylindricalcontainers,andbagsandsacks.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD999TestMethodsforVibrationTestingofShippingCon-tainersD3332TestMethodsforMechanical-ShockFragilityofProducts,UsingShockMachinesD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingD5276TestMethodforDropTestofLoadedContainersbyFreeFallE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLotorProcess3.Terminology3.1Generaltermsforpackaginganddistributionenviron-mentsarefoundinTerminologyD996.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1criticalelement—themostfragilecomponentofthetestspecimen.33.2.2shockpulseprog...
