UFGS 33 71 02_Underground Electrical Distribution.pdf
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This document is a specification section for underground electrical distribution. It provides requirements for products and installation of underground electrical systems between buildings. Key details include:
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Conduit, ducts, fittings and materials including PVC, HDPE, fiberglass and concrete encasement. Cable types for low and medium voltage.
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Cable supports such as racks, arms and insulators for manholes. Cable tags for identification.
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Medium voltage cable terminations using heat shrink, cold shrink or separable connectors. Joints and live end caps.
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Tape, pull rope, grounding systems and cast-in-place concrete requirements.
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Underground structures including precast and cast-in-place options. Frames, covers and accessories for manholes, handholes and airfield facilities.
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Installation details for direct burial, conduit and duct systems. Pulling, splices, terminations and fireproofing in structures.
The specification provides comprehensive material and installation requirements for underground electrical distribution systems according to industry standards and codes.
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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC / NASA UFGS 33 71 02 ( Febr uar y 2015) Pr epar i ng Act i v i t y: NAVFAC Super sedi ng UFGS 33 71 02 ( Febr uar y 2014)
UNI FI ED FACI LI TI ES GUI DE SPECI FI CATI ONS
Ref er ences ar e i n agr eement wi t h UMRL dat ed Apr i l 2018
SECTI ON TABLE OF CONTENTS
DI VI SI ON 33 - UTI LI TI ES
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UNDERGROUND ELECTRI CAL DI STRI BUTI ON
02/15
PART 1 GENERAL
1. 1 REFERENCES
1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON
1. 3 RELATED REQUI REMENTS
1. 4 DEFI NI TI ONS
1. 5 SUBMI TTALS
1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE
1. 6. 1 Pr ecast Under gr ound St r uct ur es
1. 6. 2 Cer t i f i cat e of Compet ency f or Cabl e Spl i cer / Ter mi nat or
1. 6. 3 Cabl e I nst al l er Qual i f i cat i ons
1. 6. 4 Di r ect i onal Bor i ng Cer t i f i cat e of Conf or mance
1. 6. 5 Regul at or y Requi r ement s
1. 6. 6 St andar d Pr oduct s
1. 6. 6. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons
1. 6. 6. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2. 1 CONDUI T, DUCTS, AND FI TTI NGS
2. 1. 1 Ri gi d Met al Condui t
2. 1. 1. 1 Ri gi d Met al l i c Condui t , PVC Coat ed
2. 1. 2 I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t
2. 1. 2. 1 I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t , PVC Coat ed
2. 1. 3 Pl ast i c Condui t f or Di r ect Bur i al and Ri ser Appl i cat i ons
2. 1. 4 Pl ast i c Duct f or Concr et e Encasement
2. 1. 5 Hi gh Densi t y Pol yet hyl ene ( HDPE) El ect r i cal Condui t f or
Di r ect i onal Bor i ng
2. 1. 6 I nner duct
2. 1. 7 Duct Seal ant
2. 1. 8 Fi t t i ngs
2. 1. 8. 1 Met al Fi t t i ngs
2. 1. 8. 2 PVC Condui t Fi t t i ngs
2. 1. 8. 3 PVC Duct Fi t t i ngs
2. 1. 8. 4 Out l et Boxes f or St eel Condui t
2. 2 LOW VOLTAGE I NSULATED CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
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2. 2. 1 Conduct or Types
2. 2. 2 Conduct or Mat er i al
2. 2. 3 Jacket s
2. 2. 4 Di r ect Bur i ed
2. 2. 5 I n Duct
2. 2. 6 Cabl e Mar ki ng
2. 3 LOW VOLTAGE WI RE CONNECTORS AND TERMI NALS
2. 4 LOW VOLTAGE SPLI CES
2. 4. 1 Heat Shr i nkabl e Spl i ce
2. 4. 2 Col d Shr i nk Rubber Spl i ce
2. 5 MEDI UM VOLTAGE CABLE
2. 5. 1 Cabl e Conf i gur at i on
2. 5. 2 Conduct or Mat er i al
2. 5. 3 I nsul at i on
2. 5. 4 Shi el di ng
2. 5. 5 Neut r al s
2. 5. 6 Jacket s
2. 6 MEDI UM VOLTAGE CABLE TERMI NATI ONS
2. 6. 1 Col d- Shr i nk Type
2. 6. 2 Heat Shr i nkabl e Type
2. 6. 3 Separ abl e I nsul at ed Connect or Type
2. 7 MEDI UM VOLTAGE CABLE JOI NTS
2. 7. 1 Heat - Shr i nkabl e Joi nt
2. 7. 2 Col d- Shr i nk Rubber - Type Joi nt
2. 8 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG
2. 9 LI VE END CAPS
2. 10 TAPE
2. 10. 1 I nsul at i ng Tape
2. 10. 2 Bur i ed War ni ng and I dent i f i cat i on Tape
2. 10. 3 Fi r epr oof i ng Tape
2. 11 PULL ROPE
2. 12 GROUNDI NG AND BONDI NG
2. 12. 1 Dr i ven Gr ound Rods
2. 12. 2 Gr oundi ng Conduct or s
2. 13 CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE
2. 14 UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES
2. 14. 1 Cast - I n- Pl ace Concr et e St r uct ur es
2. 14. 2 Pr ecast Concr et e St r uct ur es, Ri ser s and Tops
2. 14. 2. 1 Gener al
2. 14. 2. 2 Desi gn f or Pr ecast St r uct ur es
2. 14. 2. 3 Const r uct i on
2. 14. 2. 4 Joi nt s
2. 14. 3 Manhol e Fr ames and Cover s
2. 14. 4 Handhol e Fr ames and Cover s
2. 14. 5 Fr ames and Cover s f or Ai r f i el d Faci l i t i es
2. 14. 6 Duct i l e I r on Fr ames and Cover s f or Ai r f i el d Faci l i t i es
2. 14. 7 Br i ck f or Manhol e Col l ar
2. 14. 8 Composi t e/ Fi ber gl ass Handhol es and Cover s
2. 15 CABLE SUPPORTS ( RACKS, ARMS, AND I NSULATORS)
2. 15. 1 Cabl e Rack St anchi ons
2. 15. 2 Rack Ar ms
2. 15. 3 I nsul at or s
2. 16 CABLE TAGS I N MANHOLES
2. 16. 1 Pol yet hyl ene Cabl e Tags
2. 17 MEDI UM VOLTAGE ABOVE GROUND CABLE TERMI NATI NG CABI NETS
2. 18 LOW VOLTAGE ABOVE GROUND TERMI NATI ON PEDESTAL
2. 19 PROTECTI VE DEVI CES AND COORDI NATI ON
2. 20 SOURCE QUALI TY CONTROL
2. 20. 1 Ar c- Pr oof i ng Test f or Cabl e Fi r epr oof i ng Tape
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2. 20. 2 Medi um Vol t age Cabl e Qual i f i cat i on and Pr oduct i on Test s
PART 3 EXECUTI ON
3. 1 I NSTALLATI ON
3. 2 CABLE I NSPECTI ON
3. 3 CABLE I NSTALLATI ON PLAN AND PROCEDURE
3. 4 UNDERGROUND FEEDERS SUPPLYI NG BUI LDI NGS
3. 5 UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTI ON
3. 5. 1 Cast - I n- Pl ace Concr et e St r uct ur es
3. 5. 2 Pr ecast Concr et e Const r uct i on
3. 5. 3 Pul l i ng- I n I r ons
3. 5. 4 Cabl e Racks, Ar ms and I nsul at or s
3. 5. 5 Fi el d Pai nt i ng
3. 6 DI RECT BURI AL CABLE SYSTEM
3. 6. 1 Tr enchi ng
3. 6. 2 Cabl e I nst al l at i on
3. 6. 3 Spl i c i ng
3. 6. 4 Bends
3. 6. 5 Hor i zont al Sl ack
3. 6. 6 I dent i f i cat i on Sl abs[ or Mar ker s]
3. 7 UNDERGROUND CONDUI T AND DUCT SYSTEMS
3. 7. 1 Requi r ement s
3. 7. 2 Tr eat ment
3. 7. 3 Condui t Cl eani ng
3. 7. 4 Jacki ng and Dr i l l i ng Under Roads and St r uct ur es
3. 7. 5 Gal vani zed Condui t Concr et e Penet r at i ons
3. 7. 6 Mul t i pl e Condui t s
3. 7. 7 Condui t Pl ugs and Pul l Rope
3. 7. 8 Condui t and Duct Wi t hout Concr et e Encasement
3. 7. 8. 1 Encasement Under Roads and St r uct ur es
3. 7. 8. 2 Di r ect i onal Bor i ng
3. 7. 9 Duct Encased i n Concr et e
3. 7. 9. 1 Connect i ons t o Manhol es
3. 7. 9. 2 Connect i ons t o Exi st i ng Under gr ound St r uct ur es
3. 7. 9. 3 Connect i ons t o Exi st i ng Concr et e Pads
3. 7. 9. 4 Connect i ons t o Exi st i ng Duct s
3. 7. 9. 5 Par t i al l y Compl et ed Duct Banks
3. 7. 9. 6 Removal of Duct s
3. 7. 10 Duct Seal i ng
3. 8 CABLE PULLI NG
3. 8. 1 Cabl e Lubr i cant s
3. 9 CABLES I N UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES
3. 9. 1 Cabl e Tag I nst al l at i on
3. 10 CONDUCTORS I NSTALLED I N PARALLEL
3. 11 LOW VOLTAGE CABLE SPLI CI NG AND TERMI NATI NG
3. 11. 1 Ter mi nat i ng Al umi num Conduct or s
3. 12 MEDI UM VOLTAGE CABLE TERMI NATI ONS
3. 13 MEDI UM VOLTAGE CABLE JOI NTS
3. 13. 1 Joi nt s i n Shi el ded Cabl es
3. 13. 2 Joi nt s i n Ar mor ed Cabl es
3. 14 CABLE END CAPS
3. 15 LI VE END CAPS
3. 16 FI REPROOFI NG OF CABLES I N UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES
3. 16. 1 Fi r epr oof i ng Tape
3. 16. 2 Tape- Wr ap
3. 17 GROUNDI NG SYSTEMS
3. 17. 1 Gr oundi ng El ect r odes
3. 17. 2 Gr oundi ng Connect i ons
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3. 17. 3 Gr oundi ng Conduct or s
3. 17. 4 Gr ound Cabl e Cr ossi ng Expansi on Joi nt s
3. 17. 5 Manhol e Gr oundi ng
3. 17. 6 Fence Gr oundi ng
3. 17. 7 Met al Spl i ce Case Gr oundi ng
3. 18 EXCAVATI NG, BACKFI LLI NG, AND COMPACTI NG
3. 18. 1 Recondi t i oni ng of Sur f aces
3. 18. 1. 1 Unpaved Sur f aces
3. 18. 1. 2 Pavi ng Repai r s
3. 19 CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE
3. 19. 1 Concr et e Sl abs ( Pads) f or Equi pment
3. 19. 2 Seal i ng
3. 20 FI ELD QUALI TY CONTROL
3. 20. 1 Per f or mance of Fi el d Accept ance Checks and Test s
3. 20. 1. 1 Medi um Vol t age Cabl es
3. 20. 1. 2 Low Vol t age Cabl es, 600- Vol t
3. 20. 1. 3 Gr oundi ng Syst em
3. 20. 2 Fol l ow- Up Ver i f i cat i on
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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC / NASA UFGS 33 71 02 ( Febr uar y 2015) Pr epar i ng Act i v i t y: NAVFAC Super sedi ng UFGS 33 71 02 ( Febr uar y 2014)
UNI FI ED FACI LI TI ES GUI DE SPECI FI CATI ONS
Ref er ences ar e i n agr eement wi t h UMRL dat ed Apr i l 2018
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UNDERGROUND ELECTRI CAL DI STRI BUTI ON
02/15
NOTE: Thi s gui de speci f i cat i on cover s t he r equi r ement s f or under gr ound el ect r i cal wor k.
Adher e t o UFC 1- 300- 02 Uni f i ed Faci l i t i es Gui de Speci f i cat i ons ( UFGS) For mat St andar d when edi t i ng t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on or pr epar i ng new pr oj ect speci f i cat i on sect i ons. Edi t t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on f or pr oj ect speci f i c r equi r ement s by addi ng, del et i ng, or r evi s i ng t ext . For br acket ed i t ems, choose appl i cabl e i t em( s) or i nser t appr opr i at e i nf or mat i on.
Remove i nf or mat i on and r equi r ement s not r equi r ed i n r espect i ve pr oj ect , whet her or not br acket s ar e present.
Comment s, suggest i ons and r ecommended changes f or t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on ar e wel come and shoul d be submi t t ed as a Cr i t er i a Change Request ( CCR) .
NOTE: Thi s gui de speci f i cat i on does not cover al l possi bl e met hods or r equi r ement s f or pr ovi di ng under gr ound f aci l i t i es. To do so woul d be t o pr oduce an i nvol ved, conf usi ng document . Thi s gui de speci f i cat i on pr esent s t he usual met hods and t he most used al t er nat i ves. Di f f er ent mat er i al s and met hods, pr oper l y speci f i ed, i ndi cat ed, and economi cal l y used wi l l be accept abl e when appr oved by cogni zant aut hor i t y.
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Not e: Thi s sect i on use t he f ol l owi ng manhol e / handhol e sket ches.
NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD UFGS GRAPHI CS
Go t o http://www.wbdg.org/FFC/NAVGRAPH/graphtoc.pdf
LI ST OF SKETCHES
Sket ches ar e avai l abl e i n met r i c ( SI ) and U. S.
Cust omar y ( I P) syst em di mensi ons. Sket ch t i t l es and st y l e number s ar e unchanged f or bot h t ypes.
The met r i c val ues i ndi cat ed ar e a conver si on of t he I P syst em di mensi ons.
Do not i ncl ude l i s t of sket ches, or sket ches t hemsel ves, i n pr oj ect speci f i cat i ons. Use manhol e / handhol e sket ches as det ai l s on dr awi ngs whenever possi bl e. I f speci al f eat ur es ar e r equi r ed f or a pr oj ect , do not modi f y sket ches, but i ndi cat e t hese changes on not es bel ow t he sket ch. The " UG" st y l e number s and dat es shoul d r emai n on t he dr awi ng details.
SKETCH NUMBER TITLE
UG - 1 St andar d El ect r i cal Manhol e ( Nont r af f i c) , Types 1 and 2
UG - 2 St andar d El ect r i cal Manhol e ( Tr af f i c) , Types 3 and 4
UG - 3 St andar d El ect r i cal Manhol e ( Ai r f i el d) , Types 5 and 6
UG - 4 St andar d El ect r i cal Handhol e ( Nont r af f i c) , Types 1 and 2
UG - 5 St andar d El ect r i cal Handhol e ( Tr af f i c/ Ai r f i el d) , Types 3 and 4
UG - 6 St andar d El ect r i cal Handhol e ( Nont r af f i c) , ( Composi t e/ Fi ber gl ass) Types 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
UG - 7 Det ai l s ( Pul l i ng- I n I r ons, Cabl e Rack, and Duct Ent r ance)
NOTE: The f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on must be shown on t he pr oj ect dr awi ngs:
1. Wher e speci f i cat i on i dent i f i es t ype, s i ze, col or , f i ni sh, or ot her def i ni t i ve i nf or mat i on t o be " as i ndi cat ed, " i ncl ude t he i nf or mat i on on t he drawings.
2. Locat i on of duct s, and cabl es.
3. Types of wi r e and cabl e; number and si zes of conductors.
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4. Gr ound r ods and gr ound r i ngs.
5. Locat i ons of f aul t ed c i r cui t i ndi cat or s, when used.
6. Speci al condi t i ons, i ncl udi ng l i ve end caps and duct bank r ei nf or c i ng, as r equi r ed.
PART 1 GENERAL
1. 1 REFERENCES
NOTE: Thi s par agr aph i s used t o l i s t t he publ i cat i ons c i t ed i n t he t ext of t he gui de speci f i cat i on. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o i n t he t ext by basi c desi gnat i on onl y and l i s t ed i n t hi s par agr aph by or gani zat i on, desi gnat i on, dat e, and t i t l e.
Use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e when you add a Ref er ence I dent i f i er ( RI D) out s i de of t he Sect i on' s Ref er ence Ar t i c l e t o aut omat i cal l y pl ace t he r ef er ence i n t he Ref er ence Ar t i c l e. Al so use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e t o updat e t he i ssue dat es.
Ref er ences not used i n t he t ext wi l l aut omat i cal l y be del et ed f r om t hi s sect i on of t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on when you choose t o r econci l e r ef er ences i n t he publ i sh pr i nt pr ocess.
The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.
AMERI CAN ASSOCI ATI ON OF STATE HI GHWAY AND TRANSPORTATI ON OFFI CI ALS
(AASHTO)
AASHTO HB- 17 ( 2002; Er r at a 2003; Er r at a 2005, 17t h Edi t i on) St andar d Speci f i cat i ons f or Hi ghway Br i dges
AMERI CAN CONCRETE I NSTI TUTE I NTERNATI ONAL ( ACI )
ACI 318M ( 2014; ERTA 2015) Bui l di ng Code Requi r ement s f or St r uct ur al Concr et e & Commentary
ACI SP- 66 ( 2004) ACI Det ai l i ng Manual
AMERI CAN WELDI NG SOCI ETY ( AWS)
AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M ( 2015; Er r at a 1 2015; Er r at a 2 2016) St r uct ur al Wel di ng Code - St eel
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ASSOCI ATI ON OF EDI SON I LLUMI NATI NG COMPANI ES ( AEI C)
AEI C CS8 ( 2013) Speci f i cat i on f or Ext r uded Di el ect r i c Shi el ded Power Cabl es Rat ed 5 Thr ough 46 kV
ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)
ASTM A48/ A48M ( 2003; R 2012) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Gr ay I r on Cast i ngs
ASTM B1 ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Har d- Dr awn Copper Wi r e
ASTM B231/ B231M ( 2012) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Concent r i c- Lay- St r anded Al umi num 1350 Conductors
ASTM B3 ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Sof t or Anneal ed Copper Wi r e
ASTM B400/ B400M ( 2008; E 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Compact Round Concent r i c- Lay- St r anded Al umi num 1350 Conduct or
ASTM B496 ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Compact Round Concent r i c- Lay- St r anded Copper Conductors
ASTM B609/ B609M ( 2012; E 2015) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Al umi num 1350 Round Wi r e, Anneal ed and I nt er medi at e Temper s, f or El ect r i cal purposes
ASTM B8 ( 2011; R 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Concent r i c- Lay- St r anded Copper Conduct or s, Har d, Medi um- Har d, or Sof t
ASTM B800 ( 2005; R 2011) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or 8000 Ser i es Al umi num Al l oy Wi r e f or El ect r i cal Pur poses- Anneal ed and I nt er medi at e Temper s
ASTM B801 ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Concent r i c- Lay- St r anded Conduct or s of 8000 Ser i es Al umi num Al l oy f or Subsequent Cover i ng or I nsul at i on
ASTM C139 ( 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Concr et e Masonr y Uni t s f or Const r uct i on of Cat ch Basi ns and Manhol es
ASTM C309 ( 2011) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Li qui d Membr ane- For mi ng Compounds f or Cur i ng Concrete
ASTM C32 ( 2013; R 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Sewer and Manhol e Br i ck ( Made f r om Cl ay or Shale)
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ASTM C478 ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Ci r cul ar Pr ecast Rei nf or ced Concr et e Manhol e Sections
ASTM C478M ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pr ecast Rei nf or ced Concr et e Manhol e Sect i ons (Metric)
ASTM C857 ( 2016) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Mi ni mum St r uct ur al Desi gn Loadi ng f or Under gr ound Pr ecast Concr et e Ut i l i t y St r uct ur es
ASTM C990 ( 2009; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Joi nt s f or Concr et e Pi pe, Manhol es and Pr ecast Box Sect i ons Usi ng Pr ef or med Fl exi bl e Joi nt Seal ant s
ASTM C990M ( 2009; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Joi nt s f or Concr et e Pi pe, Manhol es and Pr ecast Box Sect i ons Usi ng Pr ef or med Fl exi bl e Joi nt Seal ant s ( Met r i c)
ASTM F2160 ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Sol i d Wal l Hi gh Densi t y Pol yet hyl ene ( HDPE) Condui t Based on Cont r ol l ed Out si de Di amet er ( OD)
ASTM F512 ( 2012; R 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Smoot h- Wal l Pol y ( Vi nyl Chl or i de) ( PVC) Condui t and Fi t t i ngs f or Under gr ound Installation
I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)
I EEE 386 ( 2016) Separ abl e I nsul at ed Connect or Syst ems f or Power Di st r i but i on Syst ems Rat ed 2. 5 kV t hr ough 35 kV
I EEE 400. 2 ( 2013) Gui de f or Fi el d Test i ng of Shi el ded Power Cabl e Syst ems Usi ng Ver y Low Fr equency ( VLF)
I EEE 404 ( 2012) St andar d f or Ext r uded and Lami nat ed Di el ect r i c Shi el ded Cabl e Joi nt s Rat ed 2500 V t o 500, 000 V
I EEE 48 ( 2009) St andar d f or Test Pr ocedur es and Requi r ement s f or Al t er nat i ng- Cur r ent Cabl e Ter mi nat i ons Used on Shi el ded Cabl es Havi ng Lami nat ed I nsul at i on Rat ed 2. 5 kV t hr ough 765 kV or Ext r uded I nsul at i on Rat ed 2. 5 kV t hr ough 500 kV
I EEE 495 ( 2007) Gui de f or Test i ng Faul t ed Ci r cui t Indicators
I EEE 81 ( 2012) Gui de f or Measur i ng Ear t h Resi st i v i t y, Gr ound I mpedance, and Ear t h
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Sur f ace Pot ent i al s of a Gr ound Syst em
I EEE C2 ( 2017; Er r at a 1- 2 2017; I NT 1 2017) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Saf et y Code
I EEE C37. 20. 3 ( 2013) St andar d f or Met al - Encl osed I nt er r upt er Swi t chgear
I EEE St ds Di ct i onar y ( 2009) I EEE St andar ds Di ct i onar y: Gl ossar y of Ter ms & Def i ni t i ons
I NSULATED CABLE ENGI NEERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( I CEA)
I CEA S- 94- 649 ( 2013) St andar d f or Concent r i c Neut r al Cabl es Rat ed 5 Thr ough 46 KV
I NTERNATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL TESTI NG ASSOCI ATI ON ( NETA)
NETA ATS ( 2017; Er r at a 2017) St andar d f or Accept ance Test i ng Speci f i cat i ons f or El ect r i cal Power Equi pment and Syst ems
NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)
ANSI C119. 1 ( 2016) El ect r i c Connect or s - Seal ed I nsul at ed Under gr ound Connect or Syst ems Rat ed 600 Vol t s
ANSI / NEMA WC 71/ I CEA S- 96- 659 ( 2014) St andar d f or Nonshi el ded Cabl es Rat ed 2001- 5000 Vol t s f or use i n t he Di st r i but i on of El ect r i c Ener gy
NEMA C119. 4 ( 2011) El ect r i c Connect or s - Connect or s f or Use Bet ween Al umi num- t o- Al umi num or Al umi num- t o- Copper Conduct or s Desi gned f or Nor mal Oper at i on at or Bel ow 93 Degr ees C and Copper - t o- Copper Conduct or s Desi gned f or Nor mal Oper at i on at or Bel ow 100 Degr ees C
NEMA RN 1 ( 2005; R 2013) Pol yvi nyl - Chl or i de ( PVC) Ext er nal l y Coat ed Gal vani zed Ri gi d St eel Condui t and I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t
NEMA TC 2 ( 2013) St andar d f or El ect r i cal Pol yvi nyl Chl or i de ( PVC) Condui t
NEMA TC 3 ( 2016) Pol yvi nyl Chl or i de ( PVC) Fi t t i ngs f or Use Wi t h Ri gi d PVC Condui t and Tubi ng
NEMA TC 6 & 8 ( 2013) St andar d f or Pol yvi nyl Chl or i de ( PVC) Pl ast i c Ut i l i t i es Duct f or Under gr ound I nst al l at i ons
NEMA TC 7 ( 2016) Smoot h- Wal l Coi l abl e El ect r i cal Pol yet hyl ene Condui t
NEMA TC 9 ( 2004) St andar d f or Fi t t i ngs f or Pol yvi nyl Chl or i de ( PVC) Pl ast i c Ut i l i t i es Duct f or
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Under gr ound I nst al l at i on
NEMA WC 70 ( 2009) Power Cabl e Rat ed 2000 V or Less f or t he Di st r i but i on of El ect r i cal Energy--S95-658
NEMA WC 74/ I CEA S- 93- 639 ( 2012) 5- 46 kV Shi el ded Power Cabl e f or Use i n t he Tr ansmi ssi on and Di st r i but i on of El ect r i c Ener gy
NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)
NFPA 70 ( 2017; ERTA 1- 2 2017; TI A 17- 1; TI A 17- 2;
TI A 17- 3; TI A 17- 4; TI A 17- 5; TI A 17- 6;
TI A 17- 7; TI A 17- 8; TI A 17- 9; TI A 17- 10;
TI A 17- 11; TI A 17- 12; TI A 17- 13; TI A
17- 14) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code
SOCI ETY OF CABLE TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS ENGI NEERS ( SCTE)
ANSI / SCTE 77 ( 2013) Speci f i cat i on f or Under gr ound Encl osur e I nt egr i t y
TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( TI A)
TIA-758 ( 2012b) Cust omer - Owned Out si de Pl ant Tel ecommuni cat i ons I nf r ast r uct ur e St andar d
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE ( USDA)
RUS Bul l 1751F- 644 ( 2002) Under gr ound Pl ant Const r uct i on
U. S. GENERAL SERVI CES ADMI NI STRATI ON ( GSA)
CI D A- A- 60005 ( Basi c; Not i ce 2) Fr ames, Cover s, Gr at i ngs, St eps, Sump And Cat ch Basi n, Manhole
UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)
UL 1072 ( 2006; Repr i nt Jun 2013) Medi um- Vol t age Power Cabl es
UL 1242 ( 2006; Repr i nt Mar 2014) St andar d f or El ect r i cal I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t - - Steel
UL 44 ( 2018) Ther moset - I nsul at ed Wi r es and Cabl es
UL 467 ( 2013; Repr i nt Jun 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng Equi pment
UL 486A- 486B ( 2013; Repr i nt Jan 2016) Wi r e Connect or s
UL 510 ( 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Pol yvi nyl Chl or i de, Pol yet hyl ene and Rubber I nsul at i ng Tape
UL 514A ( 2013; Repr i nt Aug 2017) UL St andar d f or
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Saf et y Met al l i c Out l et Boxes
UL 514B ( 2012; Repr i nt Nov 2014) Condui t , Tubi ng and Cabl e Fi t t i ngs
UL 6 ( 2007; Repr i nt Nov 2014) El ect r i cal Ri gi d Met al Condui t - St eel
UL 651 ( 2011; Repr i nt Jun 2016) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Schedul e 40 and 80 Ri gi d PVC Condui t and Fi t t i ngs
UL 83 ( 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Ther mopl ast i c- I nsul at ed Wi r es and Cabl es
UL 854 ( 2004; Repr i nt Nov 2014) St andar d f or Ser vi ce- Ent r ance Cabl es
UL 94 ( 2013; Repr i nt Sep 2017) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Test s f or Fl ammabi l i t y of Pl ast i c Mat er i al s f or Par t s i n Devi ces and Appliances
[ 1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON
NOTE: Do not use t hi s par agr aph f or Navy pr oj ect s.
For Ar my pr oj ect s, sel ect t he f eat ur es and f i l l i n bl anks wi t h sel ect i ons appr opr i at e f or t he desi gn condi t i on and i n accor dance wi t h gui dance cont ai ned i n UFC 3- 550- 01, " Ext er i or El ect r i cal Power Distribution".
See UFC 3- 550- 01 f or gui dance r egar di ng ser vi ce condi t i ons. Ret ai n or add t he r equi r ed condi t i ons.
Pr ovi de sei smi c r equi r ement s, i f a Gover nment desi gner i s t he Engi neer of Recor d, and show on t he dr awi ngs. Del et e t he i nappr opr i at e br acket ed phr ase. Per t i nent por t i ons of UFC 3- 310- 04, " Sei smi c Desi gn f or Bui l di ngs" and Sect i ons 13 48 00 [ SEI SMI C] BRACI NG FOR MI SCELLANEOUS EQUI PMENT and
26 05 48. 00 10 SEI SMI C PROTECTI ON FOR ELECTRI CAL
EQUI PMENT pr oper l y edi t ed, must be i ncl uded i n t he cont r act document s.
I t ems pr ovi ded under t hi s sect i on must be speci f i cal l y sui t abl e f or t he f ol l owi ng ser vi ce condi t i ons. Sei smi c det ai l s must [ conf or m t o UFC 3- 310- 04, " Sei smi c Desi gn f or Bui l di ngs" and Sect i ons 13 48 00 [ SEI SMI C] BRACI NG FOR MI SCELLANEOUS EQUI PMENT and 26 05 48. 00 10 SEI SMI C PROTECTI ON FOR ELECTRI CAL EQUI PMENT] [ be as i ndi cat ed] .
a. Fungus Cont r ol [ _____]
b. Al t i t ude [ _____] m f eet .
c. Ambi ent Temper at ur e [ _____] degr ees C F.
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d. Fr equency [ _____]
e. Vent i l at i on [ _____] f . Sei smi c Par amet er s [ _____]
g. Humi di t y Cont r ol [ _____]
h. Cor r osi ve Ar eas [ _____] i . [ _____]
] 1. 3 RELATED REQUI REMENTS
NOTE: I ncl ude Sect i on 26 08 00 APPARATUS I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG on al l pr oj ect s i nvol v i ng medi um vol t age and gr oundi ng syst ems.
Sect i on 26 08 00 APPARATUS I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG appl i es t o t hi s sect i on, wi t h t he addi t i ons and modi f i cat i ons speci f i ed her ei n.
1. 4 DEFINITIONS
a. Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed, el ect r i cal and el ect r oni cs t er ms used i n t hese speci f i cat i ons, and on t he dr awi ngs, ar e as def i ned in I EEE St ds Di ct i onar y.
b. I n t he t ext of t hi s sect i on, t he wor ds condui t and duct ar e used i nt er changeabl y and have t he same meani ng.
c. I n t he t ext of t hi s sect i on, " medi um vol t age cabl e spl i ces, " and " medi um vol t age cabl e j oi nt s" ar e used i nt er changeabl y and have t he same meani ng.
NOTE: For Navy pr oj ect s, ar eas subj ect t o ai r cr af t l oadi ng ar e gener al l y def i ned as f ol l ows:
1. For f i xed wi ng ai r cr af t f aci l i t i es:
a) On or wi t hi n 61 m 200 f eet of r unway si del i ne
b) On or wi t hi n 15 m 50 f eet of t axi way or apr on sideline
c) Wi t hi n Type 1 c l ear zone ar ea as def i ned by UFC 3- 260- 01, " Ai r f i el d and Hel i por t Pl anni ng and Design".
2. For r ot ar y wi ng ai r cr af t f aci l i t i es:
On l andi ng sur f aces, pr i mar y sur f aces, or wi t hi n ar eas def i ned as " paved and unpaved shoul der s" i n UFC 3- 260- 01, " Ai r f i el d and Hel i por t Pl anni ng and Design".
[ d. Under gr ound st r uct ur es subj ect t o ai r cr af t l oadi ng ar e i ndi cat ed on t he drawings.
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] 1. 5 SUBMITTALS
NOTE: Submi t t al s must be l i mi t ed t o t hose necessar y f or adequat e qual i t y cont r ol . The i mpor t ance of an i t em i n t he pr oj ect shoul d be one of t he pr i mar y f act or s i n det er mi ni ng i f a submi t t al f or t he i t em shoul d be r equi r ed.
A " G" f ol l owi ng a submi t t al i t em i ndi cat es t hat t he submi t t al r equi r es Gover nment appr oval . Some submi t t al s ar e al r eady mar ked wi t h a " G" . Onl y del et e an exi st i ng " G" i f t he submi t t al i t em i s not compl ex and can be r evi ewed t hr ough t he Cont r act or ' s QC syst em. Onl y add a " G" i f t he submi t t al i s suf f i c i ent l y i mpor t ant or compl ex i n cont ext of t he project.
For submi t t al s r equi r i ng Gover nment appr oval on Ar my pr oj ect s, a code of up t o t hr ee char act er s wi t hi n t he submi t t al t ags may be used f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on t o i ndi cat e t he appr ovi ng aut hor i t y.
Codes f or Ar my pr oj ect s usi ng t he Resi dent Management Syst em ( RMS) ar e: " AE" f or Ar chi t ect - Engi neer ; " DO" f or Di st r i c t Of f i ce ( Engi neer i ng Di v i s i on or ot her or gani zat i on i n t he Di st r i c t Of f i ce) ; " AO" f or Ar ea Of f i ce; " RO" f or Resi dent Of f i ce; and " PO" f or Pr oj ect Of f i ce. Codes f ol l owi ng t he " G" t ypi cal l y ar e not used f or Navy, Ai r For ce and NASA pr oj ect s.
Use t he " S" c l assi f i cat i on onl y i n SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s. The " S" f ol l owi ng a submi t t al i t em i ndi cat es t hat t he submi t t al i s r equi r ed f or t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook t o f ul f i l l f eder al l y mandat ed sust ai nabl e r equi r ement s i n accor dance wi t h
01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG.
Choose t he f i r st br acket ed i t em f or Navy, Ai r For ce and NASA pr oj ect s, or choose t he second br acket ed i t em f or Ar my pr oj ect s.
Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;
submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e [ f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol approval.] [ f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . ] Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance t o Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00
SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:
SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs
[ Al umi num conduct or s; G[ , [ _____] ]
][ Submi t modi f i ed dr awi ngs and engi neer i ng cal cul at i ons associ at ed wi t h desi gn changes r equi r ed f or use of al umi num conduct or s.
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] Pr ecast under gr ound st r uct ur es; G[ , [ _____] ]
SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a
NOTE: Submi t t al s ar e r equi r ed f or each ki nd, vol t age, or t ype used on t he pr oj ect .
Medi um vol t age cabl e; G[ , [ _____] ]
Medi um vol t age cabl e j oi nt s; G[ , [ _____] ]
Medi um vol t age cabl e t er mi nat i ons; G[ , [ _____] ]
[ Li ve end caps; G[ , [ _____] ]
] Pr ecast concr et e st r uct ur es; G[ , [ _____] ]
Seal i ng Mat er i al
Pul l i ng- I n I r ons
Manhol e f r ames and cover s; G[ , [ _____] ]
Handhol e f r ames and cover s; G[ , [ _____] ]
[ Fr ames and Cover s f or Ai r f i el d Faci l i t i es; G[ , [ _____] ]
][ Duct i l e I r on Fr ames and Cover s f or Ai r f i el d Faci l i t i es; G[, ] Composi t e/ f i ber gl ass handhol es; G[ , [ _____] ]
Cabl e suppor t s ( r acks, ar ms and i nsul at or s) ; G[ , [ _____] ]
NOTE: For Navy pr oj ect s, do not use pr ot ect i ve devi ce coor di nat i on st udi es.
[ Pr ot ect i ve Devi ces and Coor di nat i on St udy; G[ , [ _____] ]
][ The st udy must be submi t t ed wi t h pr ot ect i ve devi ce equi pment submi t t al s. No t i me ext ensi on or s i mi l ar cont r act modi f i cat i ons wi l l be gr ant ed f or wor k ar i s i ng out of t he r equi r ement s f or t hi s st udy. Appr oval of pr ot ect i ve devi ces pr oposed must be based on r ecommendat i ons of t hi s st udy. The Gover nment must not be hel d r esponsi bl e f or any changes t o equi pment , devi ce r at i ngs, set t i ngs, or addi t i onal l abor f or i nst al l at i on of equi pment or devi ces or der ed or pr ocur ed pr i or t o appr oval of t he st udy.
] SD- 06 Test Repor t s
Medi um vol t age cabl e qual i f i cat i on and pr oduct i on t est s; G[, Fi el d Accept ance Checks and Test s; G[ , [ _____] ]
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Ar c- pr oof i ng t est f or cabl e f i r epr oof i ng t ape; G[ , [ _____] ]
NOTE: Use Cabl e I nst al l at i on onl y when pul l i ng cabl e bet ween manhol es; do not use f or pul l i ng f r om pol e r i ser t o manhol e onl y.
[ Cabl e I nst al l at i on Pl an and Pr ocedur e; G[ , [ _____] ]
][ [ Si x] [ _____] copi es of t he i nf or mat i on descr i bed bel ow i n 215. 9 by 279. 4 mm 8- 1/ 2 by 11 i nch bi nder s havi ng a mi ni mum of t hr ee r i ngs f r om whi ch mat er i al may r eadi l y be r emoved and r epl aced, i ncl udi ng a separ at e sect i on f or each cabl e pul l . Separ at e sect i ons by heavy pl ast i c di v i der s wi t h t abs, wi t h al l dat a sheet s s i gned and dat ed by t he per son super vi s i ng t he pul l .
][ a. Si t e l ayout dr awi ng wi t h cabl e pul l s numer i cal l y i dent i f i ed.
][ b. A l i s t of equi pment used, wi t h cal i br at i on cer t i f i cat i ons.
The manuf act ur er and quant i t y of l ubr i cant used on pul l .
][ c . The cabl e manuf act ur er and t ype of cabl e.
][ d. The dat es of cabl e pul l s, t i me of day, and ambi ent temperature.
][ e. The l engt h of cabl e pul l and cal cul at ed cabl e pul l i ng tensions.
][ f . The act ual cabl e pul l i ng t ensi ons encount er ed dur i ng pul l .
] SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es
Cabl e spl i cer / t er mi nat or ; G[ , [ _____] ]
Cabl e I nst al l er Qual i f i cat i ons; G[ , [ _____] ]
[ Di r ect i onal Bor i ng Cer t i f i cat e of Conf or mance; G[ , [ _____] ]
] 1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE
1. 6. 1 Pr ecast Under gr ound St r uct ur es
Submi t t al r equi r ed f or each t ype used. Pr ovi de cal cul at i ons and dr awi ngs f or pr ecast manhol es and handhol es bear i ng t he seal of a r egi st er ed pr of essi onal engi neer i ncl udi ng:
a. Mat er i al descr i pt i on ( i . e. , f ' c and Fy)
b. Manuf act ur er ' s pr i nt ed assembl y and i nst al l at i on i nst r uct i ons
c. Desi gn cal cul at i ons
d. Rei nf or c i ng shop dr awi ngs i n accor dance wi t h ACI SP- 66
e. Pl ans and el evat i ons showi ng openi ng and pul l i ng- i n i r on l ocat i ons and details
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[ 1. 6. 2 Cer t i f i cat e of Compet ency f or Cabl e Spl i cer / Ter mi nat or
NOTE: Del et e t hi s par agr aph i f t her e i s no medi um vol t age wor k r equi r ed f or t he pr oj ect . For CONUS pr oj ect s, sel ect t he f i r st br acket ed par agr aph. For OCONUS pr oj ect s, sel ect t he second br acket ed paragraph.
[ The cabl e spl i cer / t er mi nat or must have a cer t i f i cat i on f r om t he Nat i onal Cabl e Spl i c i ng Cer t i f i cat i on Boar d ( NCSCB) i n t he f i el d of spl i c i ng and t er mi nat i ng shi el ded medi um vol t age ( 5 kV t o 35 kV) power cabl e usi ng pr e- manuf act ur ed k i t s ( pr e- mol ded, heat - shr i nk, col d shr i nk) . Submi t " Pr oof of Cer t i f i cat i on" f or appr oval , f or t he i ndi v i dual s t hat wi l l be per f or mi ng cabl e spl i cer and t er mi nat i on wor k, 30 days bef or e spl i ces or t er mi nat i ons ar e t o be made.
][ Cer t i f i cat i on of t he qual i f i cat i on of t he cabl e spl i cer / t er mi nat or shal l be submi t t ed, f or appr oval , 30 days bef or e spl i ces or t er mi nat i ons ar e t o be made i n medi um vol t age ( 5 kV t o 35 kV) cabl es. The cer t i f i cat i on shal l i ncl ude t he t r ai ni ng, and exper i ence of t he i ndi v i dual on t he speci f i c t ype and cl assi f i cat i on of cabl e t o be pr ovi ded under t hi s cont r act . The cer t i f i cat i on shal l i ndi cat e t hat t he i ndi v i dual has had t hr ee or mor e year s r ecent exper i ence spl i c i ng and t er mi nat i ng medi um vol t age cabl es.
The cer t i f i cat i on shal l al so l i s t a mi ni mum of t hr ee spl i ces/ t er mi nat i ons t hat have been i n oper at i on f or mor e t han one year . I n addi t i on, t he i ndi v i dual may be r equi r ed t o per f or m a dummy or pr act i ce spl i ce/ t er mi nat i on i n t he pr esence of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , bef or e bei ng appr oved as a qual i f i ed cabl e spl i cer . I f t hat addi t i onal r equi r ement i s i mposed, t he Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de shor t sect i ons of t he appr oved t ypes of cabl es al ong wi t h t he appr oved t ype of spl i ce/ t er mi nat i on k i t , and det ai l ed manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons f or t he cabl e t o be spl i ced. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer r eser ves t he r i ght t o r equi r e addi t i onal pr oof of compet ency or t o r ej ect t he i ndi v i dual and cal l f or cer t i f i cat i on of an al t er nat e cabl e spl i cer .
] ] 1. 6. 3 Cabl e I nst al l er Qual i f i cat i ons
Pr ovi de at l east one onsi t e per son i n a super vi sor y posi t i on wi t h a document abl e l evel of compet ency and exper i ence t o super vi se al l cabl e pul l i ng oper at i ons. Pr ovi de a r esume showi ng t he cabl e i nst al l er s ' exper i ence i n t he l ast t hr ee year s, i ncl udi ng a l i s t of r ef er ences compl et e wi t h poi nt s of cont act , addr esses and t el ephone number s. Cabl e i nst al l er must demonst r at e exper i ence wi t h a mi ni mum of t hr ee medi um vol t age cabl e i nst al l at i ons. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer r eser ves t he r i ght t o r equi r e addi t i onal pr oof of compet ency or t o r ej ect t he i ndi v i dual and cal l f or an al t er nat e qual i f i ed cabl e i nst al l er .
[ 1. 6. 4 Di r ect i onal Bor i ng Cer t i f i cat e of Conf or mance
NOTE: Del et e t hi s par agr aph i f t her e i s no di r ect i onal bor i ng wor k r equi r ed f or t he pr oj ect .
Pr ovi de cer t i f i cat i on of compl i ance wi t h t he r egi st er ed Pr of essi onal Engi neer ' s desi gn r equi r ement s f or each di r ect i onal bor e, i ncl udi ng: HDPE condui t s i ze and t ype, bend r adi us, el evat i on changes, ver t i cal and
SECTI ON 33 71 02 Page 17 hor i zont al pat h devi at i ons, conduct or s i ze and t ype and any conduct or der at i ng due t o dept h of condui t . Recor d l ocat i on and dept h of al l di r ect i onal - bor e i nst al l ed HDPE condui t s usi ng Gl obal Posi t i oni ng Syst em ( GPS) r ecor di ng means wi t h " r esour ce gr ade" accur acy.
] 1. 6. 5 Regul at or y Requi r ement s
I n each of t he publ i cat i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n, consi der t he advi sor y pr ovi s i ons t o be mandat or y, as t hough t he wor d, " must " had been subst i t ut ed f or " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s. I nt er pr et r ef er ences i n t hese publ i cat i ons t o t he " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on, " or wor ds of s i mi l ar meani ng, t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Equi pment , mat er i al s, i nst al l at i on, and wor kmanshi p must be i n accor dance wi t h t he mandat or y and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of I EEE C2 and NFPA 70 unl ess mor e st r i ngent r equi r ement s ar e speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed.
1. 6. 6 St andar d Pr oduct s
Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment t hat ar e pr oduct s of manuf act ur er s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he pr oduct i on of such pr oduct s whi ch ar e of equal mat er i al , desi gn and wor kmanshi p. Pr oduct s must have been i n sat i s f act or y commer ci al or i ndust r i al use f or 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng. The 2- year per i od must i ncl ude appl i cat i ons of equi pment and mat er i al s under s i mi l ar c i r cumst ances and of s i mi l ar s i ze. The pr oduct must have been f or sal e on t he commer ci al mar ket t hr ough adver t i sement s, manuf act ur er s ' cat al ogs, or br ochur es dur i ng t he 2- year per i od. Wher e t wo or mor e i t ems of t he same cl ass of equi pment ar e r equi r ed, t hese i t ems must be pr oduct s of a s i ngl e manuf act ur er ; however , t he component par t s of t he i t em need not be t he pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er unl ess st at ed i n t hi s sect i on.
1. 6. 6. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons
Pr oduct s havi ng l ess t han a 2- year f i el d ser vi ce r ecor d wi l l be accept abl e i f a cer t i f i ed r ecor d of sat i sf act or y f i el d oper at i on f or not l ess t han 6000 hour s, excl usi ve of t he manuf act ur er s ' f act or y or l abor at or y t est s, i s furnished.
1. 6. 6. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e
Pr oduct s manuf act ur ed mor e t han 3 year s pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o s i t e ar e not accept abl e, unl ess speci f i ed ot her wi se.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2. 1 CONDUI T, DUCTS, AND FI TTI NGS
2. 1. 1 Ri gi d Met al Condui t
UL 6.
2. 1. 1. 1 Ri gi d Met al l i c Condui t , PVC Coat ed
NEMA RN 1, Type A40, except t hat har dness must be nomi nal 85 Shor e A dur omet er , di el ect r i c st r engt h must be mi ni mum 15. 75 kV per mm 400 vol t s per mi l at 60 Hz, and t ensi l e st r engt h must be mi ni mum 25 MPa 3500 psi .
2. 1. 2 I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t
UL 1242.
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2. 1. 2. 1 I nt er medi at e Met al Condui t , PVC Coat ed
NEMA RN 1, Type A40, except t hat har dness must be nomi nal 85 Shor e A dur omet er , di el ect r i c st r engt h must be mi ni mum 15. 75 kV per mm 400 vol t s per mi l at 60 Hz, and t ensi l e st r engt h must be mi ni mum 25 MPa 3500 psi .
2. 1. 3 Pl ast i c Condui t f or Di r ect Bur i al and Ri ser Appl i cat i ons
NOTE: Speci f y EPC- 40- PVC or EPC- 80- PVC f or di r ect - bur i al and r i ser appl i cat i ons.
UL 651 and NEMA TC 2, [ EPC- 40] [ or ] [ EPC- 80] [ as i ndi cat ed] .
2. 1. 4 Pl ast i c Duct f or Concr et e Encasement
NOTE: Choose EB- 35 wher e condui t def or mi t y i s a concer n. Choose EPC- 40 wher e r equi r ed by t he act i v i t y. I ncl ude " as i ndi cat ed" when dr awi ngs desi gnat e di f f er ent appl i cat i ons, such as, Type EB f or pr i mar y di st r i but i on and Type EPC f or secondar y di st r i but i on t o avoi d t r ansi t i ons f or r i ser s. .
Pr ovi de[ [ Type EB- 20] [ Type EB- 35] per UL 651, ASTM F512, and NEMA TC 6 & 8 ] [ or ] [ Type EPC- 40 per UL 651 and NEMA TC 2] [ , as i ndi cat ed] .
[ 2. 1. 5 Hi gh Densi t y Pol yet hyl ene ( HDPE) El ect r i cal Condui t f or Di r ect i onal Boring
NOTE: Del et e t hi s par agr aph i f t her e i s no di r ect i onal bor i ng wor k r equi r ed f or t he pr oj ect .
Smoot hwal l , appr oved/ l i s t ed f or di r ect i onal bor i ng, mi ni mum Schedul e 80, ASTM F2160, NEMA TC 7.
] 2. 1. 6 Innerduct
Pr ovi de cor r ugat ed [ or sol i d wal l ] pol yet hyl ene ( PE) or PVC i nner duct s, or f abr i c- mesh i nner duct s, wi t h pul l wi r e. Si ze as i ndi cat ed.
2. 1. 7 Duct Seal ant
UL 94, Cl ass HBF. Pr ovi de hi gh- expansi on ur et hane f oam duct seal ant t hat expands and har dens t o f or m a c l osed, chemi cal l y and wat er r esi st ant , r i gi d st r uct ur e. Seal ant must be compat i bl e wi t h common cabl e and wi r e j acket s and capabl e of adher i ng t o met al s, pl ast i cs and concr et e. Seal ant must be capabl e of cur i ng i n t emper at ur e r anges of 2 degr ees C t o 35 degr ees C 35 degr ees F t o 95 degr ees F. Cur ed seal ant must wi t hst and t emper at ur e r anges of - 29 degr ees C t o 93 degr ees C - 20 degr ees F t o 200 degr ees F wi t hout l oss of f unct i on.
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2. 1. 8 Fittings
2. 1. 8. 1 Met al Fi t t i ngs
UL 514B.
2. 1. 8. 2 PVC Condui t Fi t t i ngs
NOTE: Choose UL l i s t ed f i t t i ngs f or most appl i cat i ons and wher e condui t i s r equi r ed t o compl y wi t h NFPA 70.
[ UL 514B, UL 651][ NEMA TC 3].
2. 1. 8. 3 PVC Duct Fi t t i ngs
NEMA TC 9.
[ 2. 1. 8. 4 Out l et Boxes f or St eel Condui t
Out l et boxes f or use wi t h r i gi d or f l exi bl e st eel condui t must be cast - met al cadmi um or z i nc- coat ed i f of f er r ous met al wi t h gasket ed c l osur es and must conf or m t o UL 514A.
] 2. 2 LOW VOLTAGE I NSULATED CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
NOTE: I n most cases NFPA 70 r equi r es l i s t ed conduct or s and cabl e. Choose br acket ed i t em f or NEMA WC 70 onl y when compl i ance wi t h NFPA 70 i s not required.
I nsul at ed conduct or s must be r at ed 600 vol t s and conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s of NFPA 70, i ncl udi ng l i s t i ng r equi r ement s[ , or i n accor dance with NEMA WC 70] . Wi r es and cabl es manuf act ur ed mor e t han [ 24] [ 12] mont hs pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o t he s i t e ar e not accept abl e. Ser vi ce ent r ance conduct or s must conf or m t o UL 854, t ype USE.
2. 2. 1 Conduct or Types
NOTE: Al l ow al umi num conduct or s f or new under gr ound lines.
Cabl e and duct s i zes i ndi cat ed ar e f or copper conduct or s and THHN/ THWN unl ess ot her wi se not ed. Conduct or s No. 10 AWG and smal l er must be sol i d.
Conduct or s No. 8 AWG and l ar ger must be st r anded. [ Conduct or s No. 6 AWG and smal l er must be copper . Conduct or s No. 4 AWG and l ar ger may be ei t her copper or al umi num, at t he Cont r act or ' s opt i on. Do not subst i t ut e al umi num f or copper i f t he equi val ent al umi num conduct or s i ze woul d exceed 500 kcmi l . When t he Cont r act or chooses t o use al umi num f or conduct or s No. 4 AWG and l ar ger , t he Cont r act or must : i ncr ease t he conduct or s i ze t o have t he same ampaci t y as t he copper s i ze i ndi cat ed; i ncr ease t he condui t and pul l box s i zes t o accommodat e t he l ar ger s i ze al umi num conduct or s i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70; ensur e t hat t he pul l i ng t ensi on r at i ng of t he
SECTI ON 33 71 02 Page 20 al umi num conduct or i s suf f i c i ent ; r el ocat e equi pment , modi f y equi pment t er mi nat i ons, r esi ze equi pment , and r esol ve t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer pr obl ems t hat ar e di r ect r esul t s of t he use of al umi num conduct or s i n l i eu of copper . ] [ Al l conduct or s must be copper . ]
2. 2. 2 Conduct or Mat er i al
NOTE: For pr oj ect appl i cat i ons whi ch r equi r e a di f f er ent i nsul at i on t han t hose l i s t ed bel ow, r ef er ence a Gover nment or i ndust r y st andar d t hat t he cabl e or conduct or must meet . For pr oj ect s whi ch r equi r e mul t i pl e t ypes of i nsul at i ons, i ndi cat e t he t ype f or each cabl e on t he pr oj ect dr awi ngs. Ref er t o UFC 3- 550- 01, " Ext er i or El ect r i cal Power Di st r i but i on" f or f ur t her gui dance.
Unl ess speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed ot her wi se or r equi r ed by NFPA 70, wi r es i n condui t , ot her t han ser vi ce ent r ance, must be 600- vol t , [ Type THWN/ THHN conf or mi ng t o UL 83] [ or ] [ Type[ XHHW] [ or ] [ RHW] conf or mi ng t o UL 44] .
Copper conduct or s must be anneal ed copper compl yi ng wi t h ASTM B3 and ASTM B8. [ Al umi num conduct or s must be Type AA- 8000 al umi num conduct or s compl y i ng wi t h ASTM B800 and ASTM B801, and must be of an al umi num al l oy l i s t ed or l abel ed by UL as " component al umi num- wi r e st ock ( conduct or mat er i al ) . Type 1350 i s not accept abl e. I nt er mi xi ng of copper and al umi num conduct or s i n t he same r aceway i s not per mi t t ed. ]
[ 2. 2. 3 Jackets
Mul t i conduct or cabl es must have an over al l PVC out er j acket .
][ 2. 2. 4 Di r ect Bur i ed
Si ngl e- conduct or [ and mul t i - conduct or ] cabl es must be of a t ype i dent i f i ed f or di r ect bur i al .
][ 2. 2. 5 I n Duct
NOTE: For Ar my and Ai r For ce pr oj ect s onl y, coi l abl e pl ast i c duct may be used as an al t er nat i ve t o di r ect bur i al wher e ext r a physi cal pr ot ect i on i s required.
Cabl es must be s i ngl e- conduct or cabl e. [ Cabl es i n f act or y- i nst al l ed, coi l abl e- pl ast i c- duct assembl i es must conf or m t o NEMA TC 7.]
] 2. 2. 6 Cabl e Mar ki ng
I nsul at ed conduct or s must have t he dat e of manuf act ur e and ot her i dent i f i cat i on i mpr i nt ed on t he out er sur f ace of each cabl e at r egul ar i nt er val s t hr oughout t he cabl e l engt h.
I dent i f y each cabl e by means of a f i ber , l ami nat ed pl ast i c, or non- f er r ous met al t ags, or appr oved equal , i n each manhol e, handhol e, j unct i on box, and each t er mi nal . Each t ag must cont ai n t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on; cabl e t ype, conduct or s i ze, c i r cui t number , c i r cui t vol t age, cabl e dest i nat i on
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Conduct or s must be col or coded. Pr ovi de conduct or i dent i f i cat i on wi t hi n each encl osur e wher e a t ap, spl i ce, or t er mi nat i on i s made. Conduct or i dent i f i cat i on must be by col or - coded i nsul at ed conduct or s, pl ast i c- coat ed sel f - st i ck i ng pr i nt ed mar ker s, col or ed nyl on cabl e t i es and pl at es, heat shr i nk t ype s l eeves, or col or ed el ect r i cal t ape. Cont r ol c i r cui t t er mi nat i ons must be pr oper l y i dent i f i ed. Col or must be gr een f or gr oundi ng conduct or s and whi t e f or neut r al s; except wher e neut r al s of mor e t han one syst em ar e i nst al l ed i n same r aceway or box, ot her neut r al s must be whi t e wi t h a di f f er ent col or ed ( not gr een) st r i pe f or each. Col or of ungr ounded conduct or s i n di f f er ent vol t age syst ems must be as f ol l ows:
a. 208/ 120 vol t , t hr ee- phase
( 1) Phase A - bl ack
( 2) Phase B - r ed
( 3) Phase C - bl ue
b. 480/ 277 vol t , t hr ee- phase
( 1) Phase A - br own
( 2) Phase B - or ange
( 3) Phase C - yel l ow
c. 120/ 240 vol t , s i ngl e phase: Bl ack and r ed
[ d. On t hr ee- phase, f our - wi r e del t a syst em, hi gh l eg must be or ange, as r equi r ed by NFPA 70.
] 2. 3 LOW VOLTAGE WI RE CONNECTORS AND TERMI NALS
Must pr ovi de a uni f or m compr essi on over t he ent i r e conduct or cont act sur f ace. Use sol der l ess t er mi nal l ugs on st r anded conduct or s.
a. For use wi t h copper conduct or s: UL 486A- 486B.
[ b. For use wi t h al umi num conduct or s: UL 486A- 486B. For connect i ng al umi num t o copper , connect or s must be t he c i r cumf er ent i al l y compr essed, met al l ur gi cal l y bonded t ype.
] 2. 4 LOW VOLTAGE SPLI CES
Pr ovi de spl i ces i n conduct or s wi t h a compr essi on connect or on t he conduct or and by i nsul at i ng and wat er pr oof i ng usi ng one of t he f ol l owi ng met hods whi ch ar e sui t abl e f or cont i nuous submer si on i n wat er and compl y wi t h
ANSI C119. 1.
2. 4. 1 Heat Shr i nkabl e Spl i ce
Pr ovi de heat shr i nkabl e spl i ce i nsul at i on by means of a t her mopl ast i c adhesi ve seal ant mat er i al appl i ed i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s wr i t t en i nst r uct i ons.
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2. 4. 2 Col d Shr i nk Rubber Spl i ce
Pr ovi de a col d- shr i nk r ubber spl i ce whi ch consi st s of EPDM r ubber t ube whi ch has been f act or y st r et ched ont o a spi r al ed cor e whi ch i s r emoved dur i ng spl i ce i nst al l at i on. The i nst al l at i on must not r equi r e heat or f l ame, or any addi t i onal mat er i al s such as cover i ng or adhesi ve. I t must be desi gned f or use wi t h i nl i ne compr essi on t ype connect or s, or i ndoor , out door , di r ect - bur i al or submer ged l ocat i ons.
2. 5 MEDI UM VOLTAGE CABLE
Cabl e ( conduct or ) s i zes ar e desi gnat ed by Amer i can Wi r e Gauge ( AWG) and Thousand Ci r cul ar Mi l s ( Kcmi l ) . Conduct or and condui t s i zes i ndi cat ed ar e f or copper conduct or s unl ess ot her wi se not ed. I nsul at ed conduct or s must have t he dat e of manuf act ur e and ot her i dent i f i cat i on i mpr i nt ed on t he out er sur f ace of each cabl e at r egul ar i nt er val s t hr oughout cabl e l engt h.
Wi r es and cabl es manuf act ur ed mor e t han [ 24] [ 12] mont hs pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o t he s i t e ar e not accept abl e. Pr ovi de s i ngl e conduct or t ype cabl es unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed.
2. 5. 1 Cabl e Conf i gur at i on
NOTE: For Navy pr oj ect s, use t ype MV onl y and del et e r equi r ement s f or concent r i c neut r al s throughout.
NOTE: For Ar my and Ai r For ce pr oj ect s:
The t wo most commonl y pr oduced/ speci f i ed medi um vol t age cabl es ar e Type MV ( as descr i bed i n UL 1072) and under gr ound di st r i but i on ( " UD/ URD" ) , commonl y used by el ect r i cal ut i l i t i es. Type MV i s a t ype desi gnat i on r ecogni zed by NFPA 70 because i t i s UL l i s t ed. " UD/ URD" i s not a r ecogni zed t ype desi gnat i on because i t i s ut i l i zed pr i mar i l y by el ect r i cal ut i l i t i es, who ar e not gover ned by NFPA 70 and f or whom a UL l i s t ed cabl e adds unnecessar y expense. Bot h t ype MV and " UD/ URD" can be speci f i ed f or use i n duct or di r ect bur i ed. I n addi t i on t o t he st andar d MV- 90, NFPA 70 al so l i s t s an MV- 105 t emper at ur e r at i ng. However , MV- 105 i s not avai l abl e f r om al l manuf act ur er s. Pr ovi de MV- 105, onl y i f needed.
Use ei t her Type MV or " UD/ URD" i n duct s, keepi ng i n mi nd t hat t he concent r i c neut r al af f ect s bendi ng r adi us and pul l i ng t ensi ons, t her ef or e l i mi t i ng t he maxi mum pul l and di st ance bet ween manhol es. Use " UD" f or di r ect bur i ed appl i cat i ons.
Choose 133 per cent i nsul at i on l evel on 5 kV, 15 kV and 25 kV r at ed cabl es.
Pr ovi de [ Type MV cabl e, conf or mi ng t o NEMA WC 74/ I CEA S- 93- 639 and UL 1072] [ concent r i c neut r al under gr ound di st r i but i on cabl e conf or mi ng t o
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I CEA S- 94- 649] [ met al l i c ar mor ed cabl es, consi st i ng of t hr ee- conduct or , mul t i - conduct or cabl es, wi t h i nsul at i on and shi el di ng, as speci f i ed, usi ng [ a gal vani zed st eel ] [ an al umi num] i nt er l ocked t ape ar mor and t her mopl ast i c jacket] .
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