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IS 13546 (1992): General purpose flat pallets for through
transit of goods - Performance requirements [TED 12:
Freight Containers and Pallets]
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Indian Standard
GENERAL PURPOSE FLAT PALLETS FOR
THROUGH TRANSIT OF GOODSPERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
UDC 621’869’821’620’16
Q BIS 1992
BUREAU
MANAK
December
1992
OF
BHAVAN,
INDIAN
STANDARDS
9 BAHADUR
SHAH ZAFAR
NEW DELHI 110002
MARG
Price Group 2
Pallets
Sectional
Committee,
HMD
11
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards,
after
the Pallets Sectional Committee had been approved by the Heavy Mechanical
Council.
the draft finalized
by
Engineering
Division
In the formulation
of this standard,
assistance
has been derived from draft Technical
Report
ISO/TR
10233 : 1989 ‘General purpose
flat pallets for through
transit of goods - Performance
requirements’,
issued by the International
Organization
for Standardization
( IS0 ).
In reporting the results of an analysis made in accordance
with this standard,
observed or calculated,
is to be rounded off, it shall be done in accordance with
for rounding off numerical values ( revised )‘.
if the final value,
IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules
IS 13546 : 1992
Indian Standard
GENERAL PURPOSE FLAT PALLETS FOR
THROUGH TRANSIT OF GOODSREQUIREMENTS
PERFORMANCE
4.3 Complete
or partial
fracture
of any pallel
during performance
test in relation
to IS 6219 :
1989 shall be considered
failure
to meet the
requirements
of this Indian Standard.
This shall
apply howc\,cr large the sample undergoing
test.
1 SCOPE
1.1 This standard establishes
recommended
levels
of performance
for pallets when Lusted by !hc
methods given in IS 6219 : 1989. It is applic:lhlc
lo general
purpose
flat pallets
intended
l’or
through transit of goods.
1.2 The
standard
pallcls:
performance
requiremcn&
rclatc to the I‘ollowing
5 PERI~ORMANCE
given in ~hc
two grades 01
REQUIREMENTS
5.1 x and y are used to identify displacement/
deflect ion/dcformatioii
mz~~surcmenls
c
iJ1 Ihc
horizontal
and vertical
plane
respectively,
but
the ~lrral
detail and magnitude
varies between
test5.
a) Grade
‘IV is a miniJnum
rcquircmcJJt
suitable
f;,r ;I large number of pallets in
through transit.
h) Grade ‘S’ is a minimum
requirement
for
scvcral types of pallets which are mainly
used in some part of the world in through
transit, for example,
two-way
pallets and
partial four-way pallets.
5.2 All requirements
for
maximum/minimum
deflections
related timber pallets at 20 percent
moisture content by weight.
6 NORMAL
GRADE
PALLETS
(GRADE
‘N’ )
1.3 A tabular
summary
of the
recommended
When pallets ;trc tesled in accordance with the
performance
levels in relation to the methods
01’
methods described in IS 6219 : 1989, the following
test of IS 6219 : 1989 is given in Annex A.
sh;tll be th2 recommended
performance
levels.
2 REFERENCES
6.1 Static Tests
2.1 The followiJig Indian
adjuncts to this standard:
Slandards
arc ncccssary
6.1.1 Sttrcking Test
Title
IS No.
3971 : 1976
Glossary
of terms
($rsr revision )
6219 : 1989
Test code
flat pallets (
Specification
pall& (jirs?
7276 : 1989
on
The change in deformation
y shall not exceed
4 mm under full load measured
at the 0’25 R
d,ltum load point. During unloading,
the change
in 1’ shall not cxcecd I’5 mm ;tt the 0’25 R datum
tAlcI
for lion-ex~~cntiablc
secorrd revision )
for non-expendable
revision )
load
poinl,
rccovcry
sliall
IX
altained
within
1 hour.
6. I .2 Bentihg Test
3 ‘TERMINOLOGY
The dcflcclioJ1 slJall not exceed 8 mJn under loud
mc;tsurcd
aficr the 0’10 R Jn~~lrn lo:td point.
Rcco\;cry
shi~ll be att;lincd
\\,ilhin
I hour to a
1~11uc not excccdlllg I mm Jnc:t>tJrcd ;~t lhc 0’10 R
d;lLum Jo;tcl point.
3.1 For the purpose of this 5t:111d~1rd,
the Icrnis
and
dctinilions
givcrl in IS 3971 : lP76 shull
apply.
4 NUMBER
01;
PALLETS
TESTED
TIK ci~~lancc between Lhe decks hctght shall be ;I
lx~llct in rclalicln Lo 11s mInlnium of 95 m under full test lo~_I (rxlalcd to
;I niiiiiinulli
01‘ three
dcsigncd
load capacily,
IS 7276 : 1989).
rcplicntes
shall be kstcd AIICI the L‘C>illl?lCti:
scq~~ence01‘scvcn tots shall bc carried
0111 cc)naccutivcly
in Ihc ardcr I,l;d down in IS 6219 :
1989.
Tlic dcficc\icrn sh;tll nul cxccecl 7 iii111 uiidcr loacl
rJrc,~~rlrcd after the 0’10 R da111111 poillt.
Recovery
\h:iII be alt;lilicd
\vilhin
1 hour to ;I v;lluc not
exco~d~~lg
0’7
1111ii m~~.;l~uJcd at the 0’10 R tiaLum
lO;ld po;ilt.
4.1 When
cvaluatillg
il
1
IS
13546:
6.2
6.2.1
1992
The distance between the decks height shall be ;I
minimum
of 95 mm under full test load as per
IS 7276 : 19X9.
Impact Tests
lnclirled Plrrrle -
Shenr Test
After 3 impacts the increase of s at any point on
the leading edges shall be 6 mm maximum.
The
mean increase of y shall be 4 mm maximum.
6.2.2 Inclined
Plane -
Top
Deck
ElIge
7.1.3
6.2.3
Iwlirled Plune -
Impact
each of x and
7.2 Impact Tests
Block Impact Test
After 3 impacts the mean each of x ( combined
measurement
of block displacement
plus indentation depth ), _Vand z shall be 3 mm mnximum.
Afler 3 impacts
the
There is no displacement
blocks in relation to X.
6.2.4
requirerncnt
for
Test
The rate of deflection
shall decrease during the
tesl and, in addition,
the deflection
shall not
exceed 2 mm under
load
measured
after the
I)‘!() R datum point. Recovery
shall be attained
within
I hour to a value not exceeding 0’4 mm
measured at the 0’10 R datum load point.
Test
After 3 impacts the mean increase
y shall be 3 mm maximum.
Bottom Deck
circular
loading
of x at any point on
mm maximum.
The
of y shall bc 2 mm maximum.
edges
mean increase
the increase
shall
he
4
Corrler Drop Test
After 3 drops on the same corner of the s:1mc
pallet, the change
in diagonal
y shall
be a
maximum of 0’04 y mcasurcd as the mean change
for 3 pallets.
A!‘lc: 3 imiucts
the mean increase
y shall bc 2 mm maximum.
7 SPECIAL
After 3 impacis
mea~uremcut
of
plus indentation
maximum.
GKADE
7.2.3
PALL,E’TS ( GRADE ‘S’ )
When pallets are tcstcd in accordance
with the
methods described in IS 6219 : 1989, the following
are the recommended
performance
levels.
/dimed
Plarlc -
block:,
7.1.1 Stacking Te.st
7.2.4
The change
in deformation
y shall not cxcecd
1 mm under full load measured
after the 0’25 R
datum point.
During
unloadi;lg
the change in
y shall
not
exceed
0’5 mm at the 0’25 K
datum
load point
recovery
shall be attained
within I hour.
7.1.2
III lclation
Block Impuct Test
the mean each of x ( combined
block or stringer
displacement
depth),
y and z shall be 3 mm
There is no displacement
7.1 Static Tests
each of .I: and
requirement
for
circular
to .\-.
Corner Drop Test
Alicr
3 drops
on the bame corner ol‘ the same
pallet,
the change
in diagonal
y shall be ;I
maximum
of 0’04 y mcasurcd
as the mean
ch:!nge for 3 pallets.
Bending Test
The rate of deflection
shall decreitsc during the
test and, in addition,
the dcllection
shall not
exceed 3 mm under
load
measured
after the
Recovery shall he attained
0’10 R datum point.
within
1 hour ^.^_.
to a value not . exceeding
0’5 mm
.
measured at the 0’10 K datum load point.
2
IS 13546:1992
ANNEX
A
( Clrr;,rc I .3 )
SUMMARY
OF RECOMMENDED
PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS
Tests
Maximum
Test
Load
Full
(2)
(3)
(1)
~-.
Permitted
Damage
RIaximum Permitted
Deflection
I
‘1 !
(7)
~1’10 Ii
_-
-
I
-
I
Zero
- .-_
1’25 H
Zero
1’1.5 It
Zero
0’075 Ii
1 111
--
--..0’07s H
-
I
Zero
I
ZCFO
-._
I m
_-___
block
0’075 II
1ndentation
_ _-.
local compression
self
weight
-
___._.-___
__._._ _.
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