ASTM_E_2740_-_12e1.pdf

Designation:E2740121Standard Specification forTrash Receptacles Subjected to Blast Resistance Testing1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2740;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.1NOTEAdded Note 3 editorially in November 2012.1.Scope1.1 This specification provides performance requirementsfor trash receptacles when subjected to the explosive testsdescribed in Test Method E2639.1.1.1 These trash receptacles are intended for use in publicspaces.1.2 UnitsThe values stated in SI units are to be regardedas the standard.The values stated in parentheses are forinformation only.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:2D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD747 Test Method for Apparent Bending Modulus of Plas-tics by Means of a Cantilever BeamD790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforcedand Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-alsD882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin PlasticSheetingD883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD5947 Test Methods for Physical Dimensions of SolidPlastics SpecimensE2639 Test Method for Blast Resistance of Trash Recep-tacles2.2 Government Standards:DOD 4145.26 M Department of Defense:DOD ContractorsSafety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives3DOD 6055.9 STD Department of Defense:DOD Ammuni-tion and Explosives Safety Standards4UFC 3-340-02 Department of Defense:Structures to Resistthe Effects of Accidental Explosions(supersedes TM5-1300)53.Terminology3.1 For terminology generally associated with explosives,refer to the glossaries given in DOD 4145.26 M and DOD6055.9 STD.3.1.1 Some of the definitions in this standard(3.2)are eitheradopted as exact copies,or are adapted,from DOD 4145.26 M.Where adapted,changes to the DOD definitions were madeonly to clarify the meaning or to incorporate related terms thatalso are defined in this terminology section.3.1.2 The DOD source is identified parenthetically at theright margin following the definition.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 bare charge,nexplosive charge that is either notencased or is encased by a material,such as a cardboard tube,that will not produce primary fragments.3.2.2 detonation,n(1)a violent chemical reaction within achemical compound or mechanical mixture resulting in heatand pressure;(2)a reaction that proceeds through the reactedmaterial toward the unreacted material at a supersonic velocity.3.2.2.1 DiscussionThe result of the chemical reaction isexertion of extremely high pressure on the surrounding me-dium forming a propagating shock wave that is originally ofsupersonic velocity.DOD 4145.26 M3.2.3 explosion,nchemical reaction of any chemical com-pound(or mechanical mixture)that,when initiated,undergoesa very rapid combustion or decomposition releasing large1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 onHomeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeE54.08 on Operational Equipment.Current edition approved Feb.15,2012.Published March 2012.Originallyapproved in 2010.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2740 10.DOI:10.1520/E2740-12E01.2For 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 the Defense Technical Information Center,8725 John J.Kingman Road,Suite 0944,Ft.Belvoir,VA 22060 6128.4Available from the worldwide web at:http:/www.ddesb.pentagon.mil/DoD6055.9-STD%205%20Oct%202004.pdf.5Available from the worldwide web at:http:/www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFC/ufc_3_340_02_pdf.pdf.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 volumes of highly heated gases that exert pressure on thesurrounding medium.DOD 4145.26 M3.2.4 explosive,nany chemical compound(or mechanicalmixture)that,when subjected to heat,impact,friction,detonation,or other suitable initiation,undergoes a very rapidchemical change with the evolution of large volumes of highlyheated gases that exert pressures in the surrounding medium.DOD 4145.26 M3.2.5 fragment,nsolid material propelled from an explo-sion as a result of fragmentation.3.2.5.1 primary fragment,nfragment produced from theexplosive device itself.3.2.5.2 secondary fragment,nfragment produced from thecontainer or environment where the container is placed;a pieceof receptacle broken off as a result of the charge beingdetonated