(#TbDesignation:D2808-69(Reapproved1990)StandardTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofCorrugatedFiberboard(ShortColumnTest)'ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2808;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asupemiptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheedgewisecompressivestrength,paralleltotheflutes,ofsingle-wall,double-wall,ortriple-wallcorrugatedfiberboard.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressthesajêtyproblemsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilìlyofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2,lASTMStandards:D585MethodforSamplingandAcceptingaSingleLotofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,orRelatedProduct'D641MethodforConditioningPaperboard,Fiberboard,andPaperboardContainersforTesting33.SignificanceandUse3.1Thistestmethodmeasurestheedgewisecompressivestrengthofashortcolumnofcombinedcorrugatedfiber-board.Researchhasshownthattheedgewisecompressivestrengthofspecimenswithflutesverticalincombinationwiththeflexuralstiffnessofthecombinedboardrelatetothetop-to-bottomcompressivestrengthofcorrugatedfiberboardshippingcontainers(i)?Thistestmethodmaybeusedforcomparingtheedgewisecompressivestrengthofdifferentlotsofsimilarcombinedboards,orforcomparingdifferentmaterialcombinations(2,3).4.Apparatus4.1CompressionTestingMachine,havingthefollowing:4.1.1Anupperandlowerplaten,onespnngsupportedandtheotherdriven.Thesurfacesoftheplatensshallbesmooth,fiat,andshallremainparalleltoeachotherwithin1partin2000throughoutthetest.Theplatensshallhavenotmorethan0.002-in.(0.050-mm)lateralrelativemovement.4.1.2Arateofforceincreaseof25I5lb/s(I1f2kgf/s)whentheplatensareincontactanddrivenat1.25f0.75in.(31.75f19.05mm)/min(4).4.1.3Acapacityofatleast500lb(227kg).IThistestmethodisundert...
