DISCONTINUEDDesignation:D775-80(Reapproved1986)StandardTestMethodforDropTestforLoadedBoxes1ReproducedBYGLOBALENGINEERING~DOCUMENTSIHSUnderLiee.seWihASTMCopyric:htAmericanSocietyForTestincAndMaterials1916RaceStreet,Philadelphia,hRRsyinnia191()3ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD775;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(,)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversfourproceduresforthedroptestingofloadedboxes.1.2Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,oper-ations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallo/thesafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityo/whoeverusesthisstandardtoconsultandestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicability0/regulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D644TestMethodforMoistureContentofPaperandPaperboardbyOvenDrying2D685MethodforConditioningPaperandPaperProductsforTesting2D880MethodforInclineImpactTestforShippingContainers2D997MethodforDropTestforLoadedCylindricalContainers2D1083MethodofTestingMechanicalHandlingofUnit-izedLoadsandLargeShippingCasesandCrates2E122RecommendedPracticeforChoiceofSampleSizetoEstimatetheAverageQualityofaLotorProcess33.SignificanceandUse3.1Thistestmethodisusedtoprovideanindicationoftheabilityofaboxtowithstandthedamagewhichcanbecausedbythesuddenshockinducedbydroppingapackage.Itsimulatesthoseshocksthatarelikelytooccurinthehandlingofpackagesthroughavarietyo(distributionscyclesandtheabilityoftheboxtoprotectthecontentsagainsttheseshocks.Thetestmayalsopermitobservationofprogressivefailureoftheboxanddamagetothecontents.3.2Droptestsareperformedwitheitherofthetwofollowingobjectives(seeAnnexAI),eitherobjectivebeingofvalueforcomparingthecharacteristicsofapackagedesigntoastandardorforcomparingdifferencesinpackageconstruc-tion:3.2.1ObjectiveA-T...
