ASTM E2463-05

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Designation: E2463 – 05
Standard Performance Specification for
Cargo Bed Cover (CBC) M105A2 Trailer, Type II
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2463; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.4 Federal Standard:
FED-STD-595 Colors Used in Government Procurement
1.1 This specification covers the general performance re-
2.5 Military Standards:
quirements for the Type II Cargo Bed Cover (CBC). The Type
MIL-STD-129 Military Marking For Shipment and Storage
II Cargo Bed Cover is a removable general purpose rigid
MIL-STD-209 Interface Standard for Lifting and Tiedown
enclosure for the cargo bed of the M105A2 Trailer. The Type
Provisions
II CBC provides environmental protection and security for
MIL-STD-810 Environmental Engineering Considerations
mission equipment and items of general transport.
and Laboratory Tests
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
MIL-STD-913 Requirements for the Certification of Sling
as the standard. The values given in parenthesis are for
Loaded Military Equipment for External Transportation
information only.
by Department Of Defense Helicopters
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
MIL-STD-1366 Transportability Criteria
test required portion, Section 4, of this specification: This
MIL-PRF-22750 Coating, Epoxy, High Solids
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
MIL-C-46168 Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Chemical
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
Agent Resistant
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
MIL-C-53039 Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Single
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory require-
Component, Chemical Agent Resistant
ments prior to use.
MIL-DTL-53072 Chemical Agent Resistant Coating
2. Referenced Documents
(CARC)SystemApplicationProceduresandQualityCon-
trol Inspection
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2.6 Military Handbook:
E1925 SpecificationforEngineeringandDesignCriteriafor
MIL-HDBK-1791 Designing for InternalAerial Delivery in
Rigid Wall Relocatable Structures
Fixed Winged Aircraft
2.2 Army Standards:
2.7 The American Conference of Governmental Industrial
ARMY TM 9-2320-280-10 HMMVW Training Manual
Hygienists (ACGIH):
ARMY TM 10-5411-232-13&P Cargo Bed Cover Techni-
ACGIH Threshold Limit Values
cal Manual
2.8 Drawings:
2.3 Commercial Standards:
81337-104008 Cargo Bed Cover, Type II (M105A2 Trailer)
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-2003 Sampling Procedures and Tables
81337-104008-101 Cargo Bed Cover, Type II (M105A2
for Inspection by Attributes
Trailer), Camouflage
SAE AS8090 Mobility, Towed Aerospace Ground Equip-
81337-104269 Cargo Bed Cover Type II (MI05A2 Trailer),
ment, General Requirements for
Three-Color Camouflage
1 3. General Requirements
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.53
3.1 Alternate Components and Construction—The interface
on Materials and Processes for Durable Rigidwall Relocatable Structures.
herein drawings referenced specify the use of specified com-
Current edition approved October 1, 2005. Published October 2005. DOI:
ponentsandconstructionofpreviouslyproduceCBCs.Specific
10.1520/E2463-05.
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specified in the interface drawings that are required for spare
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partinterchangeabilityandforoperationandinteroperabilityof of screws, bolts, and so forth. Cloth components shall be clean
the CBC with the vehicle shall be adhered to. When this and free of holes, cuts, or tears. All components shall be
specification or the referenced drawings specify use of specific
properly adjusted before the Type II CBC is prepared for
components, the contractor may substitute a component equal
delivery to the purchaser.
to the specified component provided that the contractor com-
3.3 Materials and Components—Materials and components
plies with the performance requirements specified herein.
shall meet the following performance requirements.
3.2 Design and construction Requirements. Design and
3.3.1 Personnel Door—The Type II CBC shall be equipped
construction of the Type II CBC shall conform to the require-
with a personnel door as specified on the drawings. A door
ments specified on the drawings, all subsidiary drawings, and
stop, for securing the personnel door in its fully opened
parts lists.
position, shall be provided. In its closed position the personnel
3.2.1 Dimensions, Weight and Payload—The Type II CBC
door shall prevent the intrusion of driven rain and dust and
shall conform to the dimensions of drawing 81337-104008.
shall provide blackout protection.
TheTypeIICBCincludingitsmountinghardware,shallweigh
3.3.1.1 Door Handle—The personnel door shall be
no more than 350 lbs. The Type II CBC shall be capable of
equipped with a door handle that provides positive closure.
carrying 500 lbs of payload mounted to its interior payload
From either side, the door handle shall be capable of being
provisions (see 3.4.2).
moved to its opened or closed position with a maximum force
3.2.2 Tailgate Operation—The Type II CBC, when
of 10 lbs applied to the door handle. The personnel door shall
mounted on its carrier, shall not inhibit operation of the
be capable of being padlocked from the outside securing the
carrier’s tailgate.
Type II CBC from the exterior.
3.2.3 Blackout—The Type II CBC/carrier combination,
3.3.1.2 Secondary Exit—Asecondary exit shall be provided
with the personnel door and ports closed, shall not permit a
within the personnel door. The secondary exit shall be as
light source from within to emit detectable amounts of light.
specified on drawings. The secondary exit shall be capable of
3.2.4 Parts Interchangeability: The spare parts of the CBC
being opened with a maximum force of 10 lbs applied to the
produced under this specification shall be functionally and
release mechanism from inside of the Type II CBC with: (1)
dimensionally interchangeable with the parts specified below
the tailgate closed and the personnel door locked, (2) the
without modification or rework of the part or assembly.
tailgate closed and the personnel door unlocked, and (3) the
NSN Part Number Description
1005-01-044-4555 700272 Handle, Chest
tailgate open and the personnel door locked. With the person-
5410-00-984-5065 104055 Step, Folding
nel door locked, the secondary exit shall not be capable of
5411-01-481-5892 104050 Ventilator, 2 Way
being opened from outside the Type II CBC. The secondary
5340-00-302-1840 104054 Holder, Door
5340-01-481-6506 104053 Lock, Door, 3 Point
exit shall provide unobstructed egress for military personnel.
5340-01-481-6503 104052 Lock, Door, 2 Point
2510-01-481-6073 104014 Door, Lower 3.3.2 Ladder—A ladder shall be provided as specified on
2510-01-481-6047 104013 Door, Upper
the drawings.The ladder shall be capable of supporting at least
5440-01-481-6010 104049 Ladder, 24 Inch
400 lbs applied to any individual step without damage or
3.2.5 Mounting—The Type II CBC shall be capable of
degradation to the Type II CBC, carrier or ladder. The Type II
multiple mounting and dismounting cycles from its carrier, in
CBC shall have a stowage location for the ladder capable of
accordance with its technical manual, without damage or
securely retaining the ladder in all transportation modes
degradation to either the Type II CBC, its carrier or its
without impeding any operations of the Type II CBC or its
mounting provisions and hardware.Any hardware required for
carrier.
mounting the CBC to the trailer shall be provided as part of the
3.3.3 Roof Access Steps/Handholds—Roof access steps/
Type II CBC. Mounting and dismounting shall be accom-
handholds shall be provided for safe access from the ground to
plished using only those tools of the Basic Issue Items (BII)
and from the roof when the Type II CBC is mounted on its
and the Additional Authorization List (AAL) as described in
carrier. Each roof access step/handhold shall be capable of
the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle’s (HM-
supporting 400 lbs without damage or degradation to either the
MWV) Operator’s Manual, ARMY TM 9-2320-280-10.
Type II CBC or the roof access step/handhold.
3.2.6 Toxicity—Materialsusedshallcausenoskinirritations
3.3.4 Power and Signal Access Ports—Two ports shall be
or other injuries and produce no vapor hazards, including the
provided in the front wall to permit the pass through of power
emission of toxic or noxious odors, to personnel, in or around
and signal lines to the Type II CBC enclosed area. The power
theTypeIICBC,underallenvironmentalconditions.Exposure
and signal access ports shall have provisions to prevent the
of personnel to toxic substances shall not be in excess of the
intrusion of driven rain and dust and have provisions for
threshold values contained in the American Conference of
blackout.
Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit
3.3.5 Vents—The Type II CBC shall include 2 vents for
Values.
fresh air ventilation as specified on the drawings. The vents
3.2.7 Workmanship—The Type II CBC, including all parts
shall prevent intrusion of driven rain and have provisions for
and accessories shall be constructed and finished in a work-
manlike manner with particular attention given to removal of blackout. Vents shall be capable of providing ventilation when
the vehicle is both stationary and on the move. The interior
burrs and sharp edges, accuracy of dimensions, welding,
painting, alignment of parts and assemblies, and the tightness surface of the door shall have a warning in at least 1 ⁄2 inch
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high letters contrasting the color of the door.The warning shall 3.5.3 Helicopter Sling Load (HSL—The Type II CBC
say “Warning: Suffocation hazard door must remain open mounted on its carrier , in all its payload configurations, shall
while occupied.” be capable of being externally transported by CH-47 or larger
rotary wing aircraft in the single point, dual point and tandem
3.4 Structural Requirements:
configurations without damage or degradation to either the
3.4.1 Roof loads—TheTypeIICBCroofshallbecapableof
Type II CBC or the Trailer. The Type II CBC/carrier combi-
supporting, without structural damage, degradation or perma-
2 nationshallbestructurallycapableofmeetingtherequirements
nent deformation: (1) a uniformly distributed load of 4 0 lbs/ft
of interface standard MIL-STD-209 and MIL-STD-913 and
over the entire surface, and (2) a concentrated load of 660 lbs
shall show no signs of damage or degradation as a result of
overa1ft 3 2 ft area applied anywhere on the roof.
being flown.
3.4.2 Interior Payload Provisions—The Type II CBC shall
3.5.4 Ground Mobility—The Type II CBC/carrier combina-
be capable of accepting threaded fasteners such as rivets and
tion, shall be capable of meeting the requirements of SAE
inserts for mounting equipment to the interior of the Type II
AS8090 forTypeVmobility without damage or degradation to
CBC per Technical Manual ARMY TM 10-5411-232-13&P.
either the Type II CBC or its carrier. The Type II CBC/carrier
The Type II CBC and its Interior Payload Provisions shall be
combination shall meet U.S. and NATO countries’ highway
capable of supporting at least 500 lbs of payload during its
legal limits.
stationary, rail transport, ground mobility, and crane lifting
3.5.5 Lifting Provisions—The Type II CBC shall be
operation modes without damage or degradation to either the
equipped with lift provisions to enable it, with its payload, to
Type II CBC or its interior payload provisions. The payload
be lifted on and off its carrier without damage or degradation
shall be attached to the interior surfaces using interior payload
to either the Type II CBC or its lift provisions. The Type II
provisions and shall be distributed as follows: 100 lbs mounted
CBC’s lift provisions shall conform to the crane lift require-
to each of the three wall surfaces, excluding the door surface,
ments of interface standard MIL-STD-209.
and 200 lbs mounted to the ceiling.
3.6 Finish and Marking.
3.4.3 Personnel Door Loads.
3.6.1 Non-Skid Surfaces—All horizontal surfaces of the
3.4.3.1 Personnel Door Structure—The personnel door, in-
Type II CBC (that is, interior floor and exterior roof) shall be
cluding its frame(s) and hardware, shall be capable of support-
non-skid.
inga200lbstaticloadwithoutdamageordegradationtoeither
theType II CBC, or its personnel door, frame(s) and hardware. 3.6.2 Interior Color—The color of the interior walls and
The load shall be applied parallel to the hinge line, along the ceiling of theType II CBC shall be semi-gloss white color chip
door edge opposite the hinge, with the personnel door open to number 27875 of FED-STD-595.
90 degrees. The personnel door shall operate freely after
3.6.3 Exterior Color—The exterior color of the Type II
application of the load.
CBC shall either three-color camouflage pattern in accordance
3.4.3.2 Door Stop—The personnel door, including its with drawing 81337-104269 or sand color chip number 686 of
frame(s) and hardware, shall withstand a wind gust of 60 mph FED-STD-595asspecifiedinthepurchaseorder(See6.2).The
in any direction when the door is secured by its door stop. interior surface of the personnel door and secondary exit shall
match the primary exterior color of the Type II CBC.
3.4.4 Surface Impact Resistance—The exterior surface of
theType II CBC’s roof shall be capable of withstanding a blow 3.6.4 Chemical Agent Resistance—All exterior surfaces,
from a 30 lb steel cylinde
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