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IHS International Standards and Specifications

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Last Update To Bluesheet: October 30, 2008

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File Description Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort
Subject Coverage Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Sources Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates


File Description [top]

The IHS International Standards and Specifications database comprises two subfiles: STANDARD and MILSPEC. The STANDARD subfile contains references to voluntary engineering standards. It includes 90% of the world's most referenced standards from more than 350 United States domestic societies and nearly 40 non-United States national and international standardizing bodies. The MILSPEC subfile consists of references to the largest commercially available collection of unclassified active and historical United States military and federal specifications and standards.



Subject Coverage [top]

File 92 covers technical standards and specifications in the following areas:

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communications
  • Component Engineering
  • Design Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • Law
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Engineering
  • Plant Engineering
  • Plant/Facilities
  • Research and Development
  • Transportation


Sources [top]

Standards from the following United States organizations are included: AASHTO, AATCC, ACI, AFBMA, A.G.A., AGMA, AIA/NAS, A.I.A., AIChE, AIIM, AISC, AISI, ANS, ANSI, API, AREA, ARI, ARINC, ASA, ASAI, ASCE, ASHRAE, ASME, ASNT, ASQC, ASSE, ASTM, AWS, AWWA, CGA, EIA, GPA, IEEE, IES, IFI, IPC, ISA, MSS, NACE, NEBB, NEMA, NFPA, NFP(A), NSF, PFI, PPI, RTCA, RWMA, SAE, SEMI, SMACNA, SSPC, TAPPI, U.L., U.L.

Standards from the following non-United States national and international organizations are included: AFNOR, BSI, CGSB, CSA, CCITT, CECC, DEF, DIN, STAN, ECMA, ICAO, IEC, ISO, JESI, JIS, SAA, SASO, VDE, VDE

The following types of United States government documents are included:

  • Military/Federal Specifications
  • Military/Federal Standards
  • Military Drawings
  • DESC Drawings
  • Military Handbooks
  • Department of Defense Standards
  • Military/Federal Qualified Products Lists (QPLs)
  • Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)
  • Standardization Directories (SD-1,4,6,8,9)
  • Acquisition Management Systems and Data
  • Requirement Control List
  • DoD Adopted Industry Standards
  • NASA (KSC, MSFC) Documents
  • Commerical Item Descriptions (CIDs)
  • Joint Army/Navy Specifications (JANs)
  • Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)


Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Contains standards and historical government documents
File Size: 512,296 records
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Bibliographic Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Standards


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available
  • Abstracts Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
AEROSPAC Aerospace
CHEMREGS Chemical Regulation
COMPSCI Computers, Electronics, and Telecommunications R&D
DEFTECH Defense Technology
EECOMP Electrical Engineering
ELECTENG Electrical Engineering
MECHENG Mechanical Engineering
MEDDEV Medical Devices
MEDENG Medical Engineering
REGS Regulations
TELECOM Telecommunications Technology


Contact [top]

The IHS International Standards and Specifications database is produced by Information Handling Services. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

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Terms and Conditions [top]

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IHS International Standards and Specifications is copyrighted by Information Handling Services.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    MILITARY SPECIFICATION RECORD 
     
    DIALOG(R)File  92:IHS Intl.Stds.& Specs. 
    (c) 1999 Information Handling Services. All rts. reserv. 
     
      00109463 
  /TI   TRUCKS AND TRUCK TRACTORS: COMMERCIAL, DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN, 16 350 TO 28 
    100 KILOGRAMS (36,000 TO 62,000 POUNDS) GVW, 6X6 
  DN=    DOCUMENT NUMBER: KKK-T-2111M 
  CS=    PREPARING ACTIVITY: AT  - ARMY - Tank-Automotive Command 
  DT=    DOCUMENT TYPE: Federal Specification (2200) 
  PY=,ST=    YEAR: 1991    STATUS: ACTIVE 09-15-91    00053 PAGES 
  JA=    MICROFORM LOCATION: AT10-1125 0122-23-0062 D-09   IHS ISSUE NO.: 9803 
  UM=    UNIT OF MEASURE: NOT MEASUREMENT SENSITIVE 
  RP=    REVISION IN PROGRESS: YES 
  RP=    REVISION  INFORMATION:   Preparing  Activity:   AT ARMY - Tank-Automotive 
    Command   Project  Number:  23200436.  Expec ted Release: 1990 4th Quarter. 
    Project  Basis:  Requested  for  other reasons (e.g., feedback from DD Form 
    1426,  change  to  user requirement, direction of higher authority, special 
    emphasis  product,  etc.).  Project  Action:  Revision.  Project Condition: 
    Estimated completion is next quarter. 
  /AB    SCOPE:   This  specification  covers  diesel  engine  driven,  six-wheel, 
    six-wheel  drive,  commercial  truck  chassis,  trucks,  and truck tractors 
    having  minimum gross vehicle  weights (GVW) of 16 350 to 28 100 kilograms 
    (kg)  (36,000  to 62,000 pounds), for normal operating conditions. Vehicles 
    procured  under this specification are commercial items which are warranted 
    by  the  manufacturer  as  specified in acquisition documents (for military 
    contracts)  or  as  specified  in  6.5  through  6.5.4  (for  civil  agency 
    contracts). 
      INTENDED  USE:   The  vehicles covered by this specification are intended 
    for general non-tactical use by the Government in transporting personnel or 
    cargo, for use in the performance of the maintenance and construction tasks 
    indicated, or for the mounting of special bodies or equipment. Civil agency 
    contracts  shall  specify (see 6.2) unusual operating conditions, items and 
    exceptions not specified herein. 
  QR=    QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST (QPL) REQUIRED: NONE 
  DD=    DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION NUMBER: NONE 
  IA=    INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENT(S): NONE 
  XN=    APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: 
        MIL-P-514   -  PLATES,  IDENTIFICATION,  INSTRUCTION AND MARKING, BLANK 
          (REFER TO A-A-50271) 
        MIL-DTL-5624    -  TURBINE  FUEL,  AVIATION,  GRADES  JP-4,  JP-5,  AND 
          JP-5/JP-8 ST 
        MIL-M-43719   -  MARKING  MATERIALS AND MARKERS, ADHESIVE, ELASTOMERIC, 
          PIGMENTED; GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR 
        MIL-T-62491   -  TRUCKS,  WRECKER:  4540  TO 40 820 KILOGRAMS (5-TON TO 
          45-TON) LIFTING CAPACITY, MODIFIED COMMERCIAL 
        MS75020   -  CONNECTOR, PLUG, ELECTRICAL-12 CONTACT, INTERVEHICULAR, 28 
          VOLT, WATERPROOF 
        MS75021     -    CONNECTOR,    RECEPTACLE,    ELECTRICAL-12    CONTACT, 
          INTERVEHICULAR, 28 VOLT WATERPROOF 
        W-B-131    -  BATTERY,  STORAGE  (VEHICULAR,  IGNITION,  LIGHTING,  AND 
          STARTING) (USE SAE J537, J930) 
        VV-F-800  - FUEL OIL, DIESEL (REFER TO A-A-52557) 
        CCC-C-419  - CLOTH, DUCK, UNBLEACHED, PLIED-YARNS, ARMY AND NUMBERED 
        FED-STD-297  - RUSTPROOFING OF COMMERCIAL (NONTACTICAL) VEHICLES 
  RA=    RESPONSIBLE ACTIVITY: 
        CIVIL AGENCY: 
          FHW 
          MVP 
          FSS -- GSA/FSS - Federal Supply Service 
          AFS -- USDA - Forest Service (USDA) 
          DMS 
      HISTORY: 
        KKK-T-2111L  9595-2394 00050 PAGES Cancelled 08-01-90 
        KKK-T-2111K  9574-0803 00049 PAGES Cancelled 08-01-89 
        KKK-T-2111H  9564-0975 00046 PAGES Cancelled 10-01-87 
        KKK-T-2111G  9533-2133 00048 PAGES Cancelled 10-01-86 
        KKK-T-2111F  9514-0933 00048 PAGES Cancelled 10-01-85 
        KKK-T-2111E  9480-1080 00048 PAGES Cancelled 10-01-84 
  CL=    COORDINATION LEVEL: Full Coordination 
  DS=    DISTRIBUTION  STATEMENT:  A. Approved for public release; distribution is 
    unlimited. 
  /ID    KEYWORDS: Chassis, truck; Non-tactical truck; Non-tactical vehicle (NTV); 
    Truck, commercial; Truck, dump; Truck, stake; Truck tractor; Truck, wrecker 
    ; 6x6 
  PC=,/SH    FEDERAL SUPPLY CODES: 
        2320   (Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled) 
  SC=,/SH    SUBJECT LOCATOR CODES: 
        C-23-20    (Ground Vehicles, Trailers, Cycles & People Movers Trucks & 
    Truck-Tractors) 
     
    INDUSTRY STANDARD RECORD 
     
    DIALOG(R)File  92:IHS Intl.Stds.& Specs. 
    (c) 1999 Information Handling Services. All rts. reserv. 
     
      00389508 
  /TI     Standard  Test  Procedures for  Antennas (ANSI/IEEE) (R 1990) 
  DN=    DOCUMENT NUMBER: 149 
  CS=    ISSUING  ORGANIZATION:  IEEE   -  Institute  Of  Electrical & Electronics 
    Engineers Inc 
  DT=    DOCUMENT TYPE: United States of America;North America (NAFTA Countries) 
  PY=,LA=    YEAR: 1979    00142 PAGES    LANGUAGE: ENGLISH 
  AP=    APPROVED BY: ANSI 
  /DE    DESCRIPTORS: Antennas 
  SC=,/SH    SUBJECT LOCATOR CODES: 
        B-06-01   ANTENNAE, RF ANTENNAS RF GENERAL INFORMATION 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S GROUND(W)VEHICLE?
/AB AB Scope and Intended Use1 Word S VEHICLES/AB
/DE DE Descriptor2,3 Word
& Phrase		 S FIFTH(W)WHEEL?/DE
S HAND WHEEL?/DE
/ID ID Keyword1,4 Word
& Phrase		 S CHASSIS/ID
S CHASSIS, TRUCK/ID
/SH SH Subject Heading (text of Subject Locator and Federal Supply Codes) Word
& Phrase		 S GROUND(W)VEHICLE?/SH
S GROUND VEHICLE?/SH
/TI TI Title Word S (TRUCK? AND TRACTOR?)/TI

1 Present only in military and federal document records.

2 Present only in industry and international standards records.

3 Also /DF.

4 Also /IF.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AF= AF Applicable Forms5 Word S AF=OPNAV
AL= AL Approval Limitation5 Word S AL=(APPROVED(1N)NAVSEA)
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
AP= AP Approval Phrase S AP=ANSI
CL= CL Coordination Level1 Word S CL=(FULL(W)COORDINATION)
CS= CS Preparing Activity, Issuing Organization, or Office of Primary Responsibility Word
& Phrase		 S CS=(ARMY(S)TANK)
S CS=INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL?
DD= DD Data Item Description (DID) Number1 Word
& Phrase		 S DD=DI
S DD=DI-A-4902
DI= DI Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Required5 Phrase S DI=YES
DN= DN Document Number, Base Document Number, and In-Lieu-Of Document Number Word
& Phrase		 S DN(KKK(W)T(W)2111K)
S DN=KKK-T-211L
DS= DS Distribution Statement1 Word S DS=UNLIMITED
DT= DT Document Type Word
& Phrase		 S DT=(INDUSTRY(W)STANDARD)
S DT=US INDUSTRY STANDARD?
GI= GI Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Applicable5 Phrase S GI=YES
None HS History1
IA= IA International Standardization Agreement1 Word
& Phrase		 S IA=NATO
S IA=NATO STANAG?
JA= JA Journal Announcement (IHS Issue Number) Phrase S JA=9101:9201
LA= LA Language2 Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
None MI Microform Location
PC= PC Federal Supply Code1,6 Phrase S PC=2320
None PG Pagination
PS= PS Procurement Specification Number1 Word
& Phrase		 S PS=(AM(W)B(W)8)
S PS=AA-B-606
PY= PY Publication or Issue Year Phrase S PY=1989:1990
QR= QR Qualified Products List (QPL) Required1 Phrase S QR=NONE
RA= RA Responsible Activity1 Word
& Phrase		 S RA=GSA
S RA=HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES?
RP= RP Revision in Progress Information1 Word S RP=(NEXT(W)QUARTER)
SC= SC Subject Locator Code6,7 Phrase S SC=C-23-20
SN= SN Superseding or Use Document Number1 Word
& Phrase		 S SN=MIL
S SN=O-C-265
None SO Source Information8
ST= ST Status1 Phrase S ST=ACTIVE
SU= SU Superseded Document1 Word
& Phrase		 S SU=(AA(1W)108)
S SU=AA-T-108
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
UM= UM Unit of Measure1 Phrase S UM=MEASUREMENT SENSITIVE
XN= XN Appicable Documents1 Word
& Phrase		 S XN=(NFPA(W)70)
S XN=ASTM A120

5 Present only in Data Item Description records (DIDs) in the MILSPEC subfile.

6 Text describing code is searchable using /SH.

7 Cascaded to two levels to provide for broad subject groupings.

8 Display includes Corporate Source, Document Number, Publication Year, Pagination, and Microform Location.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/MILSPEC U.S. Government Documents S S2/MILSPEC
/STANDARD U.S. Industry, Non-U.S., and International Standards S S3/STANDARD
/YYYY Publication Year S S5/1987:1988


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
CS, DN, JA, PC, PY, SC, TI SORT S13/ALL/CS/DN
PRINT S5/5/ALL/CS/PY,D


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE, ID RANK DE
RANK CS S4


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S3/CS,DN,TI/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Scope, Intended Use, Applicable Documents, Responsible Activity, and History
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields1,2
5 Long Full Record except Responsible Activity and History1,2
6 Free Title
7 -- Full Record except Indexing, Applicable Documents, Responsible Activity, and History1
8 Short Title and Indexing
9 Full Full Record1,2
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 00001210/2
DISPLAY 00000139/CS,TI
PRINT 00000139/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: IHS International Standards and Specifications[92]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $4.50
Cost per minute:                   $1.20
Report Elements                    $0.00
LOB Reports                        $0.00
SHARE Reports                      $0.00
CROSSTAB Report Records            $0.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.50    $1.50
     3    $1.50    $1.50
     4    $1.50    $1.50
     5    $1.50    $1.50
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $1.50    $1.50
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $1.75    $1.75
KWIC95    $0.25       NA
KWIC96    $0.25       NA
REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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