Designation:D5277−22StandardTestMethodforPerformingProgrammedHorizontalImpactsUsinganInclinedImpactTester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5277;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheproceduresforreproducingandcomparingshockdamage,suchasthatwhichmayresultfromrailswitchingorpalletmarshallingimpacts,usinganinclineimpacttester.Itissuitableforsimulatingthetypesofshockpulsesexperiencedbyladinginrailswitchingofrailcarswithstandarddraftgear,butnotforthosewithlongtraveldraftgearorcushionedunderframes.Thetestmethodcanalsobeusedforpalletmarshallingtests.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardsstatements,seeSection6.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D664TestMethodforAcidNumberofPetroleumProductsbyPotentiometricTitrationD880TestMethodforImpactTestingforShippingContain-ersandSystemsD996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD4003TestMethodsforProgrammableHorizontalImpactTestforShippingContainersandSystemsD4169PracticeforPerformanceTestingofShippingCon-tainersandSystemsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Pack...
