Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MIL-STD-810D 19 July 1983 1. SCOPE 1.1 ~. This standard provides: a. Guidelines for conducting environmental engineering tasks to tailor environmental tests to end-item equipment applications. b. Test methods for determining the effects of natural and induced. environments on equipment used in military applications. 1.2 Application of this standard early ‘inthe development phase of the acquisition process ie encouraged. Selected application at other points in the acquisition process may be appropriate. The methods of this standard are not all-inclusive.
Additional environments or combinations of environments should be included in the environmental test specification when appropriate. The test methods of this standard are intended to be applied in support of the following objectives: a. To disclose deficiencies and defecte and verify corrective actions. b. To assess equipment suitability for its intended operational envirotiment. To verify contractual compliance. .3 Limits W. t. This standard purposely does not address the fol owing: a. Electromagnetic interference (EMI). b. Lightning and magnetic effects. c. Nuclear weapons and nuclear weapone’ effects. d. Piece parts, such as bolts, wires, transistors, and integrated circuits. e.
Tests of basic materials. f. Certain aspects of the safety testing of munitions, such as rough handling tests. 2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ? .2.7 ~ 2.1.1 ~ sta~. The following documents of 8 the issue listed in the current Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and the of this standard tO the extent supplement thereto specified herein. (if applicable , form a part