Standard Number: BS 6955:Part 0:1988, ISO 5347-0:1987
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Guide to basic principles
Abstract: One absolute calibration has been selected as the preferred method and other comparison methods are also
described. Detailed descriptions are given in other parts of the standard.
Status: Superseded, Withdrawn
Publication Date: 1988/02/29
Cross References: BS 308:Part 3, BS 3015, BS 4675:Part 2,
Withdrawn on: 1999/01/15
Replaced by: BS ISO 16063-1:1998,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-0:1990 Identical
Amended by: AMD 6395, September 1991 (£0.00(M), £0.00(NM))
AMD 7997, January 1994 (£0.00(M), £0.00(NM))
Supersedes Draft: 84/72812 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Measuring instruments,
Testing conditions, Comparative tests, Thermal testing, Sensitivity, Frequency response, Phase shift, Linearity,
Pyroelectricity, Piezoelectric devices, Strain measurement, Magnetic field effects, Seatings, Torque, Interferometry,
Interferometers, Transducers, Centrifuges, Centrifuging, Formulae (mathematics), Acceleration measurement, Impact testing

Standard Number: BS 6955-1:1994, ISO 5347-1:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Methods for primary vibration calibration by laser interferometry
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-1:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Lasers, Interferometry, Interferometers, Testing conditions, Mathematical
calculations, Acceleration, Acceleration measurement, Accuracy

Standard Number: BS 6955-2:1994, ISO 5347-2:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Methods for primary shock calibration by light cutting
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 1, BS 6955:Part 5,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-2:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Accelerometers, Strain gauges, Acceleration, Mathematical calculations,
Acceleration measurement, Accuracy

Standard Number: BS 6955-3:1994, ISO 5347-3:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Methods for secondary vibration calibration
Status: Superseded, Withdrawn
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 1,
Withdrawn on: 2003/09/02
Replaced by: BS ISO 16063-21:2003,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-3:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Testing conditions, Mathematical calculations, Accuracy

Standard Number: BS 6955-4:1994, ISO 5347-4:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method for secondary shock calibration
Status: Superseded, Withdrawn
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Withdrawn on: 2005/08/10
Replaced by: BS ISO 16063-22:2005,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-4:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Accelerometers, Acceleration, Acceleration measurement, Strain gauges,
Mathematical calculations, Accuracy

Standard Number: BS 6955-5:1994, ISO 5347-5:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method for calibration by earth's gravitation
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-5:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing,
Vibrometers, Measuring instruments, Accelerometers, Impact testing, Piezoelectric devices, Strain gauges,
Transducers, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Errors, Accuracy, Formulae (mathematics), Electrical measurement

Standard Number: BS 6955-6:1994, ISO 5347-6:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method for primary vibration calibration at low frequencies
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 1,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-6:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing,
Vibrometers, Measuring instruments, Accelerometers, Impact testing, Transducers, Test equipment, Testing conditions,
Errors, Accuracy, Sensitivity, Low frequencies, Electrical measurement

Standard Number: BS 6955-7:1994, ISO 5347-7:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Methods for primary calibration by centrifuge
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-7:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Accelerometers, Acceleration, Strain gauges, Acceleration measurement,
Mathematical calculations, Accuracy

Standard Number: BS 6955-8:1994, ISO 5347-8:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method for primary calibration by dual centrifuge
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-8:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Accelerometers, Acceleration, Acceleration measurement, Mathematical
calculations, Accuracy

Standard Number: BS 6955-9:1994, ISO 5347-9:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method for secondary vibration calibration by comparison
of phase angles
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-9:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test
equipment, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Phase, Mathematical calculations, Comparative tests

Standard Number: BS 6955-10:1994, ISO 5347-10:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method for primary calibration by high impact shocks
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 1,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-10:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test
equipment, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Impact testing, Strain gauges, Acceleration, Acceleration
measurement, Acceleration tests, Accelerometers, Mathematical calculations

Standard Number: BS 6955-11:1994, ISO 5347-11:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for transverse vibration sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-11:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Transverse waves, Sensitivity

Standard Number: BS 6955-12:1994, ISO 5347-12:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for transverse shock sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 0, BS 6955:Part 2,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-12:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing

Standard Number: BS 6955-13:1994, ISO 5347-13:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for base strain sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-13:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Strain, Strain measurement

Standard Number: BS 6955-14:1994, ISO 5347-14:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for resonance frequency of undamped accelerometers
on a steel block
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-14:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Accelerometers, Resonance, Resonant frequency

Standard Number: BS 6955-15:1994, ISO 5347-15:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for acoustic sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-15:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Acoustic equipment, Acoustic measurement, Acoustic testing, Acoustics

Standard Number: BS 6955-16:1994, ISO 5347-16:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for mounting torque sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 3,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-16:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Transducers, Measuring instruments, Test equipment,
Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Torque, Mounting pads

Standard Number: BS 6955-17:1994, ISO 5347-17:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for fixed temperature sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
Cross References: BS 6955:Part 3,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-17:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing,
Vibrometers, Measuring instruments, Impact testing, Transducers, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Errors,
Accuracy, Temperature, Sensitivity, Thermal testing, Environment (working)

Standard Number: BS 6955-18:1994, ISO 5347-18:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for transient temperature sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-18:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Vibrometers,
Measuring instruments, Impact testing, Piezoelectric devices, Transducers, Testing conditions, Temperature, Sensitivity,
Thermal testing

Standard Number: BS 6955-19:1994, ISO 5347-19:1993
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Method of test for magnetic field sensitivity
Status: Current
Publication Date: 1994/03/15
International Relationships: ISO 5347-19:1993 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 87/72304 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Vibrometers,
Measuring instruments, Impact testing, Transducers, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Sensitivity, Magnetic field
effects, Electrical measurement

Standard Number: BS 6955-20:1997, ISO 5347-20:1997
Title: Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Primary vibration calibration by the reciprocity method
Status: Superseded, Withdrawn
Publication Date: 1997/06/15
Withdrawn on: 2002/07/29
Replaced by: BS ISO 16063-12:2002,
International Relationships: ISO 5347-20:1997 Identical
Supersedes Draft: 93/716427 DC
Descriptors: Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Accelerometers, Vibration testing, Primary, Transducers,
Working range, Frequencies, Accuracy, Coils, Mathematical calculations, Sensitivity, Measurement characteristics,
Symbols, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Errors

Standard Number BS 6955-22:1997, ISO 5347-22:1997
Title Calibration of vibration and shock pick-ups. Accelerometer resonance testing. General methods
Status Confirmed, Current
Publication Date 15 June 1997
Confirm Date 01 April 2008
Cross References ISO 5348
International Relationships ISO 5347-22:1997 Identical
Draft Superseded 94/704241 DC
Descriptors Vibration, Calibration, Mechanical shock, Pick-ups, Vibration measurement, Vibration testing, Accelerometers,
Test equipment, Resonance, Frequency measurement, Seating
ICS 17.160 (Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements)
Committee GME/21
over 400 pages of information on noise and vibration.