D4728-06

• ASTM D4728-06 is the standard test method for random vibration testing of shipping containers. Because packages are often subject to extreme movement and vibration during the shipping process, ASTM has developed random vibration tests to specifically test whether a container is suitable for shipping. The D4728-06 standard assesses how well a container and its interior packing can hold up to vibration and how much it protects the contents. The tests also judge how well the means of closure works.
  
  

D999-08

• The D999-08 standard also explores vibration testing of shipping containers. This ASTM standard tests the vibration packages may experience while traveling in all types of transportation. The D999-08 test method stresses the importance of matching test variables to real-life shipping data. This standard provides different methods by which to test the vibration. A1 and A2 generate "different forces which may result in different damage modes and intensities," according to ASTM. Method B is the single container resonance test, while Method C involves the palletized load, unitized load or vertical stack resonance tests.
  
  

D7387-07

• ASTM D7387-07 is the standard test method for vibration testing of intermediate bulk containers used for shipping liquid hazardous materials. This test method is different because it specifically involves liquids, which could leak or spill out of heavily vibrated containers and packages. According to ASTM, this test method is "suitable for individual filled containers that are transported unrestrained on the bed of a vehicle." The D7387-07 methods do not cover bulk containers. This ASTM standard is used by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  
  

D3580-95

• The D3580-95 standard is used for standard test methods for vibration (vertical linear motion) test of products. Specifically, this ASTM test method is used to determine the resonance of unpackaged products and their components through the use of vertical linear motion at the surface of wherever the product is mounted. The D3580-95 standard contains two test methods: A involves a resonance search using sinusoidal vibration, while B uses random vibration.