Shipping Container Transverse Impact Tests at Lehigh University

These tests focus on the linear and nonlinear transverse impact of the flexural members of the shipping container. This experiment consisted of two phases. - Phase1 involved transverse impact of the bottom beam and corner post of the shipping container. The load cell was located at the middle of the flexural member. - Phase2 involved transverse impact of the simply supported beam. The beam was connected to the shipping container as a simplified model of the flexural member of the container. The beam consisted of a 2 in x 2 in tube section and solid bar section with span length of 8.5 ft.