EN 60068-2-55:2013

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Environmental testing - Part 2-55: Tests - Test Ee and guidance: Loose cargo testing
including Bounce
Umgebungseinflüsse - Teil 2-55: Prüfverfahren - Prüfung Ee und Leitfaden: Prüfung
loser Packstücke einschließlich Prellen
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60068-2-55:2013
ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60068-2-55
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 19.040; 29.020 Supersedes EN 60068-2-55:1993

English version
Environmental testing -
Part 2-55: Tests -
Test Ee and guidance -
Loose cargo testing including bounce
(IEC 60068-2-55:2013)
Essais d’environnement -  Umgebungseinflüsse -
Partie 2-55: Essais - Teil 2-55: Prüfverfahren -
Essai Ee et guide - Prüfung Ee und Leitfaden: Prüfung loser
Essais de chargement sans arrimage y Packstücke einschließlich Prellen
compris l’essai de rebondissement (IEC 60068-2-55:2013)
(CEI 60068-2-55:2013)
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Ref. No. EN 60068-2-55:2013 E
Foreword
The text of document 104/592/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60068-2-55, prepared by IEC TC 104
"Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60068-2-55:2013.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has (dop) 2013-12-13
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2016-03-13
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the

document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60068-2-55:1993.
55:1993:
This new edition allows for loose cargo testing in a more general sense. The test is no longer aligned with
a special testing machine but allows for use of any suitable equipment such as electrodynamic or servo-
hydraulic shaker tables. Moreover, sinusoidal and random vibration can be used. The previous rotation
table motions are included in Annex A as historical methods.
This standard should be used in conjunction with EN 60068-1.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60068-2-55:2013 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60068-2-27 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60068-2-27.
IEC 60068-2-31 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60068-2-31.
IEC 60068-5-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60068-5-2.
ISO/IEC 17025 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO/IEC 17025.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60068-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 -
Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-6 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-6 -
Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration
(sinusoidal)
IEC 60068-2-64 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-64 -
Part 2-64: Tests - Test Fh: Vibration,
broadband random and guidance
IEC 60068-2-80 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-80 -
Part 2-80: Tests - Test Fi: Vibration - Mixed
mode
ISO 13355 - Packaging - Complete, filled transport EN ISO 13355 -
packages and unit loads - Vertical random
vibration test
ASTM D4169-09 - Standard Practice for Performance Testing of - -
Shipping Containers and Systems

IEC 60068-2-55 ®
Edition 2.0 2013-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
BASIC SAFETY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION FONDAMENTALE DE SÉCURITÉ

Environmental testing –
Part 2-55: Tests – Test Ee and guidance – Loose cargo testing including bounce

Essais d’environnement –
Partie 2-55: Essais – Essai Ee et guide – Essais de chargement sans arrimage y

compris l’essai de rebondissement

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX R
ICS 19.040; 29.020 ISBN 978-2-83220-644-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements for the test apparatus . 7
4.1 General test description . 7
4.2 Characteristics of the testing machine . 7
4.3 Motion of the platform . 7
4.4 Tolerances on the horizontal accuracy of platform . 8
4.5 Control . 8
4.6 Mounting . 8
4.7 Horizontal motion of specimen. 8
5 Severities . 8
5.1 Severity for sinusoidal motion of the platform . 8
5.2 Severity for random motion of the platform . 9
5.3 Severity for mixed mode motion of the platform . 9
5.4 Severity for use of special bounce testing machines . 9
6 Preconditioning . 9
7 Initial measurements and functional performance test . 9
8 Testing . 9
9 Recovery . 10
10 Final measurements . 10
11 Information to be given in the relevant specification. 11
12 Information to be given in the test report . 11
Annex A (normative) Guidance . 12
Annex B (informative) Comparison amongst impact tests . 17
Bibliography . 18

Figure A.1 – Typical arrangement of barriers and typical reference point positions . 13
Figure A.2 – Basic drive motion of a mechanical bounce tester . 14

Table B.1 – Comparison of different impact tests . 17

60068-2-55 © IEC:2013 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING –
Part 2-55: Tests – Test Ee and guidance –
Loose cargo testing including bounce

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