ASTM F504-05 - 1.2.2005
 
Significance and Use

This test method involves simulation in the laboratory of potential injury-producing loads that can occur in skiing, without implying the frequency or the magnitude of the danger. This test method does not include the simulation of all or part of a skier, and care must be taken not to confuse the values of moments measured by the test shaft with the loads subjected to the tibia of a skier under the same conditions.

 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers a procedure for the measurement of release moments of ski bindings under conditions where inertia loadings of the ski binding system are not significant.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

F498-19

Standard Test Method for Center Spring Constant and Spring Constant Balance of Alpine Skis

F944-97

Standard Specification for Properties of Adult Alpine Ski Boots (Withdrawn 2004)

F779-12(2018)

Standard Test Method for Torsion Characteristic of Alpine Skis

ISO 9465

Alpine Ski Bindings-Lateral Release under Impact Loading-Test Method