Bounce testing simulates the constant loose cargo state during
truck transport. Often times, containers carrying military and
civilian hardware (such as: medical supplies, electronics,
weaponry, communication devices) travel for extended periods of
time and must be transported off-road. All of these items
must maintain functionality upon arrival at their destinations.
The International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) developed a
civilian package test procedure resembling the military test: 1A
for products weighing less than **0 lb (*8 kg) and 1B for over **0
lb (*8 kg). Additional tests in subsequent procedures such as 1C,
1D, 2A and further combine the loose cargo basic test with
atmospheric conditioning and other factors.
MIL-STD***0 and ISTA Procedures 1A and 1B offer package test
procedures for packages subjected to repeated vibration (bouncing
Testing) for a distance of up to **0 miles (**0 km), while
unrestrained and repeatedly colliding with other cargo and the
walls and floor of a four-sided compartment.
