Designation:D4728−17(Reapproved2022)StandardTestMethodforRandomVibrationTestingofShippingContainers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4728;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstherandomvibrationtestingoffilledshippingunits.Suchtestsmaybeusedtoassesstheperformanceofacontainerwithitsinteriorpackingandmeansofclosureintermsofitsruggednessandtheprotectionthatitprovidesthecontentswhensubjectedtorandomvibrationinputs.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesguidanceinthedevelopmentanduseofvibrationdatainthetestingofshippingcontainers.NOTE1—SourcesofsupplementaryinformationarelistedintheReferencesection(1-11).21.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SpecificsafetyhazardstatementsaregiveninSection6.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD4169PracticeforPerformanceTestingofShippingCon-tainersandSystemsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingD7386PracticeforPerformanceTestingofPackagesforSingleParcelDeliverySystems2.2ISOStandards:ISO13355Packaging—Complete,filledtransportpackagesandunitloads—Verticalrandomvibrationtest42.3ISTAStandards:5ISTAProcedure1GPackaged-Products150lb(68kg)orLess(RandomVibration)ISTAProcedure3APackaged-ProductsforParcelDeli...
