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MIL-STD-810H, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests
Last Updated 29 Oct 2026
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1. PDF page 263
| 1. | SCOPE | 1 |
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| 1.1 | PURPOSE | 1 |
| 1.2 | APPLICATION | 1 |
| 1.3 | LIMITATIONS | 1 |
| 2. | TAILORING GUIDANCE | 1 |
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| 2.1 | SELECTING THE SAND AND DUST METHOD | 1 |
| 2.1.1 | EFFECTS OF SAND AND DUST ENVIRONMENTS | 2 |
| 2.1.2 | SEQUENCE AMONG OTHER METHODS | 2 |
| 2.2 | SELECTING PROCEDURES | 2 |
| 2.2.1 | PROCEDURE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS | 2 |
| 2.2.2 | DIFFERENCE AMONG PROCEDURES | 3 |
| 2.3 | DETERMINE TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 3 |
| 2.3.1 | IDENTIFY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS | 3 |
| 2.3.2 | DETERMINE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS | 3 |
| 2.3.3 | TEST ITEM CONFIGURATION | 3 |
| 3. | INFORMATION REQUIRED | 3 |
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| 3.1 | PRETEST | 3 |
| 3.2 | DURING TEST | 4 |
| 3.3 | POST-TEST | 5 |
| 4. | TEST PROCESS | 5 |
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| 4.1 | PROCEDURE I - BLOWING DUST | 5 |
| 4.1.1 | TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 5 |
| 4.1.1.1 | TEMPERATURE | 5 |
| 4.1.1.2 | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | 5 |
| 4.1.1.3 | AIR VELOCITY | 5 |
| 4.1.1.4 | DUST COMPOSITION | 6 |
| 4.1.1.5 | DUST CONCENTRATIONS | 7 |
| 4.1.1.6 | ORIENTATION | 7 |
| 4.1.1.7 | DURATION | 7 |
| 4.1.1.8 | OPERATION DURING TEST | 7 |
| 4.1.2 | INFORMATION REQUIRED - REFER TO PARAGRAPHS 3.1 TO 3.3 | 8 |
| 4.1.3 | TEST DETAILS | 8 |
| 4.1.3.1 | TEST FACILITY | 8 |
| 4.1.3.2 | CONTROLS | 8 |
| 4.1.3.3 | TEST INTERRUPTION | 9 |
| 4.1.4 | TEST EXECUTION | 9 |
| 4.1.4.1 | PREPARATION FOR TEST | 9 |
| 4.1.4.2 | TEST PROCEDURE I. BLOWING DUST | 10 |
| 4.2 | PROCEDURE II - BLOWING SAND | 11 |
| 4.2.1 | TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 11 |
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| 4.2.1.1 | TEMPERATURE | 11 |
| 4.2.1.2 | AIR VELOCITY | 11 |
| 4.2.1.3 | SAND COMPOSITION | 12 |
| 4.2.1.4 | SAND CONCENTRATIONS | 12 |
| 4.2.1.5 | ORIENTATION | 12 |
| 4.2.1.6 | DURATION | 12 |
| 4.2.1.7 | OPERATION DURING TEST | 12 |
| 4.2.2 | INFORMATION REQUIRED - REFER TO PARAGRAPHS 3.1 TO 3.3 | 13 |
| 4.2.3 | TEST DETAILS | 13 |
| 4.2.3.1 | TEST FACILITY | 13 |
| 4.2.3.2 | CONTROLS | 13 |
| 4.2.3.3 | TEST INTERRUPTION | 13 |
| 4.2.4 | TEST EXECUTION | 14 |
| 4.2.4.1 | PREPARATION FOR TEST | 14 |
| 4.2.4.2 | TEST PROCEDURE II. BLOWING SAND | 15 |
| 5. | ANALYSIS OF RESULTS | 16 |
| 5.1 | BLOWING DUST TESTS | 16 |
| 5.2 | BLOWING SAND TESTS | 16 |
| 6. | REFERENCE/RELATED DOCUMENTS | 16 |
| 6.1 | REFERENCED DOCUMENTS | 16 |
| 6.2 | RELATED DOCUMENTS | 17 |