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MIL-STD-810H, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests
Last Updated 29 Oct 2026
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| 1. | SCOPE | 1 |
| 1.1 | PURPOSE | 1 |
| 1.2 | APPLICATION | 1 |
| 1.2.1 | PYROSHOCK | 1 |
| 1.2.2 | PYROSHOCK - MOMENTUM EXCHANGE | 2 |
| 1.2.3 | PYROSHOCK - PHYSICAL PHENOMENON | 2 |
| 1.2.4 | CLASSIFICATION OF PYROSHOCK ZONES | 2 |
| 1.3 | LIMITATIONS | 3 |
| 2. | TAILORING GUIDANCE | 3 |
| 2.1 | SELECTING THE PYROSHOCK METHOD | 3 |
| 2.1.1 | EFFECTS OF PYROSHOCK | 3 |
| 2.1.2 | SEQUENCE AMONG OTHER METHODS | 4 |
| 2.2 | SELECTING A PROCEDURE | 4 |
| 2.2.1 | PROCEDURE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS | 4 |
| 2.2.2 | DIFFERENCE AMONG PROCEDURES | 5 |
| 2.3 | DETERMINE TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 5 |
| 2.3.1 | GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS - TERMINOLOGY | 5 |
| 2.3.2 | SINGLE PYROSHOCK EVENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION AND BASIC PROCESSING | 11 |
| 2.3.3 | TEST CONDITIONS - SHOCK SPECTRUM TRANSIENT DURATION AND SCALING | 14 |
| 2.3.3.1 | PYROSHOCK SOURCE ENERGY SCALING (SES) | 14 |
| 2.3.3.2 | PYROSHOCK RESPONSE LOCATION DISTANCE SCALING (RLDS) | 14 |
| 2.3.3.3 | MEASURED DATA AVAILABLE FROM PYROSHOCK | 15 |
| 2.3.3.4 | MEASURED DATA NOT AVAILABLE FROM PYROSHOCK | 16 |
| 2.3.4 | TEST AXES, DURATION, AND NUMBER OF SHOCK EVENTS | 18 |
| 2.3.4.1 | GENERAL | 18 |
| 2.3.4.2 | PROCEDURE I - NEAR-FIELD WITH AN ACTUAL CONFIGURATION | 18 |
| 2.3.4.3 | PROCEDURE II - NEAR-FIELD WITH A SIMULATED CONFIGURATION | 18 |
| 2.3.4.4 | PROCEDURE III-MID-FIELD WITH A MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 19 |
| 2.3.4.5 | PROCEDURE IV - FAR-FIELD WITH A MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 19 |
| 2.3.4.6 | PROCEDURE V - FAR-FIELD WITH AN ELECTRODYNAMIC SHAKER | 19 |
| 2.4 | TEST ITEM CONFIGURATION | 19 |
| 3. | INFORMATION REQUIRED | 19 |
| 3.1 | PRETEST | 19 |
| 3.2 | DURING TEST | 20 |
| 3.3 | POST-TEST | 20 |
| 4. | TEST PROCESS | 20 |
| 4.1 | TEST FACILITY | 20 |
| 4.2 | CONTROLS | 21 |
| 4.2.1 | CALIBRATION | 21 |
| 4.2.2 | TOLERANCES | 21 |
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| 4.2.2.1 | PROCEDURE I - NEAR-FIELD WITH AN ACTUAL CONFIGURATION AND PROCEDURE II - NEAR-FIELD WITH A SIMULATED CONFIGURATION | 21 |
| 4.2.2.2 | PROCEDURE III-MID-FIELD WITH A MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 21 |
| 4.2.2.3 | PROCEDURE IV - FAR-FIELD WITH A MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 22 |
| 4.2.2.4 | PROCEDURE V - FAR-FIELD WITH AN ELECTRODYNAMIC SHAKER | 22 |
| 4.2.3 | INSTRUMENTATION | 22 |
| 4.2.4 | DATA ANALYSIS | 24 |
| 4.3 | TEST INTERRUPTION | 24 |
| 4.3.1 | INTERRUPTION DUE TO LABORATORY EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION | 24 |
| 4.3.2 | INTERRUPTION DUE TO TEST ITEM OPERATION FAILURE | 24 |
| 4.4 | TEST EXECUTION | 25 |
| 4.4.1 | PREPARATION FOR TEST | 25 |
| 4.4.1.1 | PRELIMINARY STEPS | 25 |
| 4.4.1.2 | PRETEST CHECKOUT | 25 |
| 4.4.2 | TEST PROCEDURES | 25 |
| 4.4.2.1 | PROCEDURE I - NEAR-FIELD WITH ACTUAL CONFIGURATION | 26 |
| 4.4.2.2 | PROCEDURE II - NEAR-FIELD WITH SIMULATED CONFIGURATION | 26 |
| 4.4.2.3 | PROCEDURE III- MID-FIELD USING MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 26 |
| 4.4.2.4 | PROCEDURE IV - FAR-FIELD USING MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 27 |
| 4.4.2.5 | PROCEDURE V-FAR-FIELD USING ELECTRODYNAMIC SHAKER | 28 |
| 5. | ANALYSIS OF RESULTS | 28 |
| 5.1 | PROCEDURE I - NEAR-FIELD WITH AN ACTUAL CONFIGURATION | 28 |
| 5.2 | PROCEDURE II - NEAR-FIELD WITH SIMULATED CONFIGURATION | 28 |
| 5.3 | PROCEDURE III - MID-FIELD USING MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 28 |
| 5.4 | PROCEDURE IV - FAR-FIELD USING MECHANICAL TEST DEVICE | 29 |
| 5.5 | PROCEDURE V - FAR-FIELD USING ELECTRODYNAMIC SHAKER | 29 |
| 6. | REFERENCE/RELATED DOCUMENTS | 29 |
| 6.1 | REFERENCED DOCUMENTS | 29 |
| 6.2 | RELATED DOCUMENTS | 30 |
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| FIGURE 517.3-1 | FULL DURATION NEAR-FIELD, LASER PYROSHOCK TIME HISTORY (MEAN REMOVED, FILTERED AT 200 KHz). | 6 |
| FIGURE 517.3-2 | FULL DURATION NEAR-FIELD, LASER PYROSHOCK VELOCITY TIME HISTORY | 7 |
| FIGURE 517.3-3 | FULL DURATION NEAR-FIELD, ACCELEROMETER PYROSHOCK TIME HISTORY | 8 |
| FIGURE 517.3-4 | FULL DURATION NEAR-FIELD, ACCELEROMETER PYROSHOCK VELOCITY TIME HISTORY | 8 |
| FIGURE 517.3-5 | ACCELERATION MAXIMAX SRS FOR THE PYROSHOCK, PRE-PYROSHOCK, AND POST PYROSHOCK (LASER). | 9 |
| FIGURE 517.3-6 | MAXIMAX PSEUDO-VELOCITY RESPONSE SPECTRUM FOR THE PYROSHOCK (LASER) | 10 |
| FIGURE 517.3-7 | FILTER ATTENUATION (CONCEPTUAL, NOT FILTER SPECIFIC) | 12 |
| FIGURE 517.3-8 | ILLUSTRATION OF SAMPLING RATES AND OUT OF BAND "FOLD OVER” FREQUENCIES FOR DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS. | 13 |
| FIGURE 517.3-9 | EMPIRICAL SCALING RELATIONSHIP FOR SHOCK RESPONSE SPECTRUM AS A FUNCTION OF THE DISTANCE FROM THE PYROTECHNIC SOURCE | 15 |
| FIGURE 517.3-10 | SHOCK RESPONSE SPECTRA FOR VARIOUS POINT SOURCE PYROTECHNIC DEVICES | 17 |
| FIGURE 517.3-11 | SHOCK RESPONSE SPECTRUM VERSUS DISTANCE FROM PYROTECHNIC SOURCE | 17 |
| FIGURE 517.3-12 | PEAK PYROSHOCK RESPONSE VERSUS DISTANCE FROM PYROTECHNIC SOURCE | 18 |