IEC60068-2-27:2008isaninternationalstandardthatspecifiesthemethodsfortestingequipmentsubjectedtoshock.Thestandarddefinesthepurposeofthetestasevaluatingtheabilityofequipmenttowithstandspecifiedseveritiesofnon-repetitiveorrepetitiveshocks.Itcoversbothoperationalandnon-operationalconditions.Thestandardprovidesguidanceontestseverities,pulseshapes,mountingconditions,andmeasurementprocedures.Itisapplicabletoequipmentthatmaybeexposedtoshocksduringtransportation,handling,orin-serviceuse.Thestandardhelpsmanufacturersdesignproductswithadequatemechanicalrobustnessandallowsforcomparisonoftestresultsbetweendifferentlaboratories.
