ea tees © ROALD oo 6-61-0087 Rev. 1 SS neers FRP CABLE TRAYS Page 4of 6 1.0 SCOPE 5 specification covers the minimum requirements for design. manufacture, testing, and supply of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) cable trays, necessary hardware, accessories and fitings etc. suitable for outdoor installation, required for cable laying. 2.0 CODES AND STANDARDS 2,1. The cable trays and accessories shall comply with the requirements of latest revision of following standards: 'ASTM-D149__ Standard test method for dielectric breakdown voltage and dielecirie strength of solid electrical insulating materials at commercial power frequencies ASTM-D256 Standard test methods for determining the izod pendulum impact resistance of plastics ASTM-D635__ Standard test method for rate of burning and/or extent and time of burning of plasties in a horizontal position ASTM-D638 Standard test method for tensile properties of plastics ‘ASTM.D790 Standard test methods for flexural properties of unreinforced and reinforced plastics and electrical insulating’imaterials ASTM-D2863. Standard test method for measuring the minimum oxygen Concenttation support candle-like combustion of plastics (oxygen index) ASTM-E84 Standard test method for surface burning characteristics of building materials ‘ASTM.G154 Standard practice for operating fluorescent light apparatus for UV exposure of non-metallic materials 18 6746 Unsaturated polyster resin system. for low pressure fibre glass reinforced plastic NEMA FGI National Electrical Manufacture’s Association ~ Fibre glass cable tray system UL94 Standard for safety of flammability of plastic materials for parts in devic: and appliance testing 2.2. The cable trays and accessories shall also conform to the provisions of CEA R latest amendments and other statutory regulations currently in force in the country gulations with 23 Incase of any contradiction between various referred standards/specifications/data sheet and statutory regulations, the most stringent requirement shall govern and decision of Owner/EIL in this regard shall be final & binding 3.0 SITE CONDITIONS [All the cable tray's and their accessories shall be suitable for outdoor installation and shall be designed to operate under specified site conditions. If not specifically mentioned. a design ambient of 40°C and an altitude not exceeding 1000 m above mean sea level shall be considered. 4.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 4,1. FRP cable trays shall be ladder type or perforated, channel type with solid bottom as per the job requirements. They shall be complete with installation and mounting accessories of FRP Such as bends, tees, crosses, reducers, splices, ray covers and other necessary hardware, te 4.2. FRP cable trays shall be designed and manufactured meeting the requirements of NEMA FG | IS-6746 and ASTM E-84 standards. 43. All cable trays and accessories shall be corrosion’ chemical resistant, weathies resistant Gas Grill and cut, lightweight, high strength and lame retardant (Class | Rating) in accordance with ASTM E-84/1S-6746. All the composite materials shall have UV light inhibiting chemical additives to resist degradation from ultra violet lightSRR (am ENGINEERS ‘SPECIFICA STANUARU SPECIFICATION MO ates OND UMITED: FOR 6-51-0057 Rev. 1 enna ene eee FRP CABLE TRAYS Page Sof 44° The ladder type trays shall have side runner and horizontal rungs. The rungs shall be placed at ‘a distance of 250 mm apart from each other. The side runner of the cable tray shall be FRP channel of 100mm height. Standard straight length of cable tray shall be 3 metres 45 The tray construction shall be such as to facilitate easy handling and to ensure easy laying of cables without causing damage to them. The edges shall be smooth and free from burrs or projections. 4,6 Each section of tray shall be complete with necessary connector plates and hardware The hardware shall conform to NEMA FG I and shall be able to withstand the loading as specif below. The bends, tees, reducers, crosses and droppers shall have required bending radii as per {job requirements, 4.7 For tray system design, in addition to self load and wind forces, following guidelines for design shall be considered: a) Support span 3000 mm. Cable load for: }. i) 150mm width —;———-30kg/ linear meter ii) 300 mm width 60 kg/ linear meter iii) 450 mm width 70 kg/ linear meter iv) 600 mm width 75 kg! linear meter y)_ 750 mm width 75 kg) linear meter In addition to this, 70 kg concentrated load at centre of span shall be considered. 48 ‘The side runners and all accessories shall have the oblong holes on each end for fixing the ‘connector plates. The connection between two sections of the cable trays or a section of cable tray with associated accessories shall be done by bolting only. Nuts, bolts and washers shall be of stainless steel SS 316. 5.0 INSPECTION, TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE Testing and Inspection of cable trays shall include but not be limited to the following, 51 Visual Inspection and dimension check shall be made to ensure that good workmanship and practice were maintained throughout the fabrication. 5.2 Quantitative check shall be made to assure whether all items with accessories are present according to the order and the packing list. 53 FRP cable trays shall be tested as per NEMA-FGI/ ASTM standards! 1S 6746 (most stringent ‘one to apply in case of contradiction). Following tests. as a minimum, should have been performed on each type of tray system, type test certificates for the same shall be furnished i) Destruction Load Test é ii) Deflection Test iii) Dropfimpact Test iv) Vertical burning Test 54 FRP material shall be tested for flammability as per IS 6746 (for fire retardance), ASTM E84 (for surface burning characteristics, flame spread and smoke density), ASTM-D-635 (tor rate and/or extent and time of burning) and UL 94 (vertical burning). 5.5 EIL/ Owner reserve the right to witness the final test and inspection. Prior notice of at least 15 days shall be given to enable the purchaser to depute his representative to witness the testENGINEERS: ‘SPECIFICATION a eetae SRAinind FOR 6-51-0057 Rev. 1 | eS revam ves FRP CABLE TRAYS Page 6o6 6.0 PACKING AND DESPATCH [All the equipment shall be divided into several shipping sections for protection and ease O funding during transportation ‘The equipment shall be properly packed for tramporttion bs thiptal or trailer The equipment shall be wrapped in polyethylene sheets belore Heine laced aamoden crates /cases to prevent damage to the finish. Crates cases shall have skid bottoms for handling, Special precaution notations such as Fragile, This side up. center of gia, weight, Owner's particulars, Purchase number etc, shall be clearly marked on the package together with other details as per purchase order The equipment may be stored outdoors for long periods before installation, he packing Shauld'be suitable for outdoor storage in areas with heavy rains and high ambient emperature Sena eherwise agreed. A set of instruction manuals for installation, testing and bmmmissioning, a set of operation & maintenance manuals and a set of final drawing shall be enclosed in a waterproof cover along with the shipment.