scope:

This Standard specifies two methods for testing complete, filled transport packages for compression resistance. The test may be used to assess the performance of a package in terms of its strength or of the protection it offers to its contents when it is subjected to compressive forces. It may be performed either as a single test to investgate the effects (deformation, collapse or failure) of compression or as part of a sequence of tests designed to measure the ability of a package to withstand a distribution system that includes a compression hazard.