ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 1496-1 Sixthedition 2013-07-01 Series 1 freight containers Specification and testing Part 1: General cargo containers for general purposes Conteneurs de la série 1 - Spécifications et essais Partie 1: Conteneurs d'usage general pour marchandises diverses Reference number IS0 1496-1:2013(E) ISO @IS02013 No repr ted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 1496-1:2013(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @IS02013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2013 - All rights reserved No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 1496-1:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Dimensions and ratings. .2 4.1 External dimensions .2 4.2 Internal dimensions. .2 4.3 Minimum internal dimensions. .2 4.4 Ratings. .2 5 Design requirements. .2 5.1 General 2 5.2 Corner fittings. .3 5.3 Base structure. 3 5.4 End structure .5 5.5 Side structure. 5 5.6 Walls. 5 5.7 Door opening 5 5.8 Requirements Optional features .6 6 Testing .7 6.1 General .7 6.2 Test No. 1 Stacking. .7 6.3 Test No.2 Lifting from appropriate set of four top corner fittings. ..9 6.4 Test No.3 Lifting from the four bottom corner fittings .10 6.5 Test No. 4 Restraint (longitudinal) 10 6.6 Test No. 5 — - Strength of end walls 11 6.7 Test No.6 Strength of side walls .11 6.8 Test No.7 Strength of the roof (where provided) ..11 6.9 Test No. 8 Floor strength. .12 6.10 Test No. 9 Rigidity (transverse) ..12 6.11 Test No. 10 - Rigidity (longitudinal) .13 6.12 Test No. 11 - Lifting from fork-lift pockets (where fitted) .13 6.13 Test No.12 - Shoring slots (where fitted) .14 6.14 Test No. 13 — Weatherproofness 14 Annex A (normative) Diagrammatic representation of capabilities appropriate to all types and sizes of general purpose containers, except otherwise stated .15 Annex B (normative) Dimensions of fork-lift .23 Annex C (normative) Cargo securing systems ..25 Annex D (normative) Shoring slot system .27 Bibliography. ..28 ii ded by IHS under lic se with ISt ed without license from IHS Not for Resale