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  • BS 3951-1.4:1983

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    Freight containers. General Glossary of terminology

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-1983

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Committees responsible
    1. Scope and field of application
    2. References
    3. Definitions - General
    4. Container types
    5. Container characteristics
    6. Definitions related to container components and
        structures
    7. Definitions applicable to certain container types
    Tables
    1. Summary of container types
    2. Size designations

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives general definitions relating to container types and characteristics, together with more specialized definitions relating to container components and structures and those applicable to certain specialized container types.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This International Standard presents definitions of terms relating to freight containers.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee TW/1
    Development Note Also numbered as ISO 830 Supersedes 79/63239 DC (07/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    DEFSTAN 00-3/3(1985) : 1985 DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR THE TRANSPORTABILITY OF EQUIPMENT
    BS 3951-2.5:1992 Freight containers. Specification and testing of series 1 freight containers Platform and platform-based containers
    BS 5073:1982 Guide to stowage of goods in freight containers
    BS 3951-2.1(1985) : AMD 5717 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING OF SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL CARGO CONTAINERS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
    BS 3951-1.1(1979) : LATEST FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL - SPECIFICATION FOR SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS: CLASSIFICATION, EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS AND RATINGS
    BS 7804-1:1995 Tea sacks Specification for a reference sack for palletized and containerized transport of tea

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    BS 5237(1975) : LATEST
    BS 3951-2.1(1978) : LATEST
    ISO 668:2013 Series 1 freight containers Classification, dimensions and ratings
    BS 3951-2.2(1978) : AMD 3555 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING OF SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - THERMAL CONTAINERS
    BS 3951-2.5(1978) : 1978 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING OF SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - PLATFORM (CONTAINER)
    BS 3951-2.3(1983) : 1983 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING OF SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - TANK CONTAINERS FOR LIQUID AND GASES
    BS 3951-1.6(1985) : 1985 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL - SPECIFICATION FOR CODING, IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING
    BS 3951-1.1(1979) : LATEST FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL - SPECIFICATION FOR SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS: CLASSIFICATION, EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS AND RATINGS
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