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Date: JUNE
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CONTE
ENTS

PART 1 – GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 3

1.01 NCLUDES ...................................................................................................................... 3
SECTION IN
1.02 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.03 LS ................................................................................................................................... 4
SUBMITTAL
1.04 QUALITY AS
SSURANCE .................................................................................................................. 4
PART 2 - PRODUCTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5
2.01 MANUFACTURERS ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.02 S ..................................................................................................................................... 5
MATERIALS
PART 3 - EXECUTION
N .................................................................................................................................... 7
3.01 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................ 7
3.02 TESTING .......................................................................................................................................... 9

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PART 1 – GENERAL

1.01 SECTION INCLUDES

A. This Specificatio
on covers the technical req
quirements forr the design, furnishing, m manufacturing,,
inspection, packkaging, storag
ge and handlin and installation of the follow
ng, delivery a wing:
1. Earth
E Continuuity Conductors
2. Main
M Earth Lo
oops
3. Rod
R Electrode es
4. Earth
E Pit Coveers

1.02 REFERENCE
ES

A. SASO – Saudi Arabian

A Stand
dards Organiz
zation
SASO 981-986 Electrical in
nstallations off buildings (al l parts).
SASO 1270 Electrical in
nstallations off buildings: Pa
art 5: Selectio
on and erectio
on of
electrical eq
quipment - Ch hapter 54: Ea arthing arranggements and protective
conductors.
SASO 1486 Earthing ele
ectrodes.
SASO 1487 Methods off testing earth
hing electrode
es.
SASO 1357 Electrical in
nstallations off buildings - P
Part 7: Require
ements for sp pecial installa
ation
or locationss - Section 7007: Earthing re equirements ffor the installa
ation of data.
B. IEC
C - Internation
nal Electro-tec
chnical Comm
mission
IEC
C 60364 Electrical in
nstallations off buildings (al l parts)
IEC nd protective conductors
C 60364-5-54 Earthing arrrangement an
IEC
C 60079-32-1 Explosive atmospheres:
a electrostatic hazards
C. NFPA - Nationall Fire Protectiion Associatio
on
NFPA 70 National Ele
ectrical Code
e
D. UL - Underwriterrs Laboratorie
es, Inc.
UL 467 Electrical Grounding
G and
d Bonding Eq
quipment
UL 486A Wiring conn
nectors and Soldering
S Lug
gs for With Co
opper Conducctors
UL 486B Wire Conne
ectors for Use
e with Alumin um Conducto
ors
UL 869 Service Equipment
E. IEE
EE - Institute of
o Electrical and
a Electronic
cs Engineers
IEE
EE 81 Guide for Measuring
M Earth Resistivityy, Ground Imp
pedance, and
d Earth Surfacce

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1.03 SUBMITTALS

A. Pro
oduct Data: Fo
or each type of product ind
dicated.
B. Othher Informatio
onal Submittals: Plans show
wing dimensi oned as-builtt locations of g
grounding fea
atures
including the folllowing:
1. Earth continu
uity conductoors
2. Main Earth Loops
L
3. Rod Electroddes
4. Earth Inspecction Pits
5. Grounding Bus
B bars
6. Grounding arrangements and connections
7. Grounding foor sensitive ellectronic equiipment
C. Field quality-con
ntrol test reports.

1.04 QU
UALITY ASSU
URANCE

A. Materials and eq
quipment togeether with me
ethod of installlation shall co
omply in all re
espects with
SASO, IEC and IEE Regulations for Electrrical Installatio
ons, latest eddition and othe
er applicable
Cod
des and Stan ndards specified herein.
B. Only products manufactured
m in Europe (CE stamped) o or the United S States (UL sttamped) are
appproved. Produ ucts made in China, Taiwa an or any otheer similar Orig gin are not acccepted. Certifficate
of Country
C of Orrigin shall be submitted
s with the productt at delivery to o the site for iinspection byy the
Enggineer. Failingg to submit th
he Certificate of Origin, willl result in reje
ecting the delivery and refu using
the installation, and
a the Contrractor or his Sub-Contracto
S ors shall be h held solely ressponsible for all
cosst and delays to the projectt associated with
w the produ uct delivery. In exceptional cases,
Contractor shall submit the ne ecessary pap perwork and d documents to the Engineerr and Client fo or
appproval prior to
o shipment.
C. Third party asse
emblers who purchase
p vendors compon nents and asssemblies in lie
eu of on-site
manufacturing shall not be cla
assified as Original Equipm
ment Manufaccturer.
D. All products shall be rated to work under 50-55
5 degreess Celsius amb
bient conditio
ons without an
ny
derrating to the capacity.
c
E. The
e above condditions (B,C an
nd D items), shall
s supersed
ded all other statements, sspecificationss,
con
nditions mentioned anywhe ere else in the
e BoQ, Drawiings, or Spec ification docu
uments.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS
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2.01 MA
ANUFACTUR
RERS

A. Sub
bject to comppliance with th
he requiremen
nts of the Con
ntract Documents, provide products from
m the
app
proved list of manufacturerrs only.

2.02 MA
ATERIALS

A. General
1. Products use
ed in the earthing system shall
s be copp er or an apprroved copper alloy, unless
otherwise sp
pecified, and specifically
s manufactured ffor the purposse.
B. Earrth Continuity
y Conductors
1. Sizes shall be
b as specified by local pow wer-supply au uthorities, unlless otherwisee indicated, b
but in
no case shall size be lesss than half tha
at of the assocciated phase conductors.
2. Insulation sh
hall be of the same
s materiaal as insulatio n in associateed sub-circuitts.
C. Main Earth Loop
ps
1. Bare copper wire, Size as
s indicated on
n drawings.
D. d Electrodes
Rod
1. Shall be the earth rod electrode type, unless
u impraccticable to drivve deep into tthe particularr soil.
2. Earth rod ele
ectrodes: 16 or
o 19mm diam meter pure coopper, comprissing a high sttrength core w with a
molten welde ed copper covvering.
3. Shall be a minimum
m of 3 m long, or in 3 m sections coupled by sttrong bronze couplers.
4. Rods for triangular earthin
ng rods shall be a minimumm of 1.2m lon ng and spaced d by the rod
length.
E. Earrth Connectorrs
1. For connection of rod elec
ctrodes: bolte
ed type.
F. Earrthing Bus Ba
ars for Electric
cal System
1. Shall comprise a bolted copper link fixe
ed on porcelaain insulators and complete e with studs, nuts
and washers s to take the earth
e tape and
d a bolted lug
g adequately ssized for the ffinal connectiion of
the earth ele
ectrode.
G. Bollts, Washers and
a Nuts in Bolted
B Connec
ctions
1. High copper alloy or silico
one bronze. Ferrous
F hardw
ware is not acceptable.
H. Earrth Pit
1. Shall be SEAL
S earth piit or SEAL ea
arth Rod for in e penetration of the
nstallations th at require the
waterprooof layer.
I. Earrth Inspection
n Pit Cover
1. Shall be of medium
m duty cast
c iron cove
er.
2. Shall have a recessed lifting hook.

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 3. Shall have a brass plate, engraved "Electrical Earth
h Below".
J. Tru
uck earthing clamp
c
1. Truck earrthing clamp shall
s be provid
ded near the loading dock and near thee filling point o
of fuel
tanks.
2. The clamp p earthing and connection to truck shalll comply with IEC 60079-3
32-1.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION
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3.01 INS
STALLATION
N

A. Circ
cuit Wiring
1. Shall have a green/yellow w colored insuulated earth coontinuity cablle connectingg the earth bus or
earth termina
al in switchbo oards, switchggears, motor ccontrol centerrs and panel boards to the e
motor, equip
pment, outlet anda other dev vice by earthi ng lugs. All h and rails and other metal w
works
within 2 m off a potentially
y live metal su
urface shall be
e earthed.
B. Main Earth Loop
ps
1. Fix in mecha anical equipm ment rooms annd other areass indicated onn the drawinggs, in convenient
locations, allowing two retturn paths to earth.
2. Fix copper taape to structuure with coppe
er or brass saaddles and/orr screws. Makke tees and
straight joints
s by riveting and
a seating, welding
w or bra
azing.
3. Make copper tape joints by b exothermicc-weld processs particularlyy at the expossed and wet
locations.
4. Make branch h connections s between maain loop and m major equipm
ment, such as switchboardss,
large motors s and motor co ontrol boards
s, with copperr tape of samee size as main loop tape.
5. Make other branch
b conneections to equ
uipment with ccopper condu uctors of size not less than half
that of the re
elative phase conductor.
6. For buried co onnections us se exothermicc weld.
C. Removable Eartth Links
1. Fix in every main
m earth lead to enable the electrode
e system to be
e disconnecte ed for testing.
2. Install in an accessible
a po
osition, above
e ground as cllose as possible to the earrth electrode.
D. Exp
posed Earth Cables
C
1. Install and lo
ocate to provid
de maximum mechanical p
protection, utiilizing ceiling corners,
suspended ceiling
c and weebs of beams
s as much as possible.
E. Bollted Connections
1. Multiple bolt type.
2. Where bare copper has bolted
b in connections conta
act surfaces sshall be silverr electroplated
d.
F. Bra
azed Connecttions
1. Where earthing terminal connections
c are
a to be brazzed to equipm ment, thorough
hly clean mettal
prior to braziing and repaint impaired su
urfaces to pre
event corrosio
on.
G. Connections Between Dissim
milar Metals
1. Protect by pa
ainting with a moisture resistant bitumin
nous paint or compound, o
or
2. Protect by wrapping
w pe to exclude moisture.
with protective tap
H. Spllices and Tap
ps:
1. Conductors shall
s contain a minimum number of spliices throughoout each run. Grounding
conductor sp
plices and tap ade by the exxothermic weld process. W
ps shall be ma Where an X

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 connection iss required, suuch connectioons shall also be exothermic welded. A All ground cable
shall be thoroughly cleane ed with wire brush
b at conn
nections beforre welding. A
All concealed
welded jointss will be checcked and inspected by the Company forr good fusion of joints and that
ss sectional area has not been
the joint cros b reduced , before being
g covered. MMolds shall no
ot be
used to make joints when n three conseccutive unsuita
able connectioons are madee by the mold
d.
Unsuitable welds
w shall be
e corrected in accordance wwith Company’s instructionns.
I. Equ
uipment Earth
hing
1. Connect all non-current
n carrying metallic parts of th e electrical/m
mechanical insstallation to th
he
earthing systtem.
2. Non-current carrying metaallic parts of the
t electrical installation include:
a. Metal conduit cable armor (steel anda aluminum m) raceways, outlet boxes,, cabinets, and the
like.
b. Expose ed metal parts s of apparatuus.
c. Enclosuures, doors, grilles,
g barriers
s and the like
e protecting or shielding ele
ectrical equip
pment
from dirrect access.
5. Series earthing of one pie
ece of equipm
ment to anothe
er is not acce
eptable.
J. Generators and Transformers
s Earthing
1. Each generator and tra
ansformer sha all be grounde ed separatelyy.
2. Proper grounding of ge
enerators and d transformerss is by using tthe method o
of triangle ground
electrode.
3. Electrode spacing shalll be equal to the rod lengtth with a minim
mum of 1.2 m rod length.
K. Main Switchboards, Switchge
ears, Motor Control Centerrs Earthing
1. Connect the special earth s bars inside the cabinet to
hing lug or bus o the main eaarth copper ta
ape.
2. Connect all parts
p of the swwitchboards, switchgears aand motor co ontrol centers other than "live"
parts, to the earth bar in the board in an
a approved m manner.
L. e Fighting Equipment Earth
Fire hing
1. Earth on a se
eparate ring system.
s
M. Motors Earthing
1. Connect the motor terminnal box to the relative earthh loop. The te
erminal must bbe mechanica ally
connected too the frame orr, where this is
i not feasible
e.
2. Extend the earthing
e conductor through h an insulated
d bushed open ning in the co
onnection boxx and
connect to th
he frame.
N. stribution Boards Earthing
Dis
1. Connect an earthing
e condductor from th
he main distrib
bution earth b
bus bar to an earth connecctor
welded to the
e cabinet and shings on the incoming and outgoing fe
d earthing bus eeder conduitss.
O. Bus
s Bar Trunkin
ng (Bus Ways) Feeders Ea
arthing
1. Connect the green/yelloww coded earth bus bar direcctly to the earrth busbar in m
main switchbo
oard
with earth co
opper tape.

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P. Cable Armor Earthing
1. Connect stee num armor to the earthing ssystem.
el and alumin
Q. Cable Tray/Cablle Trunking
1. Connect eacch piece of ca
able trays/cab
ble trunking an
nd accessorie
es to the earth
hing system w
with
couplings an
nd copper link
ks.
2. Comply with the manufac cturer’s recom
mmendations, Local Regula ations and thee BS 7671.
R. Earrth Rod Electrrodes
1. Drive extenssible rods of th
he same diam meter into the ground, eithe er manually o
or by power drriven
hammer, to a suitable dep pth to obtain low
l resistivelyy in the particcular soil.
2. Bolt earth co
onnectors to thhe top of the rods, in sufficcient number to make conn nection with a
all
incoming cab bles.
S. Earrth Inspection
n Pit
1. Construct a small
s concrette pit, complete with removvable heavy g gauge cast iro
on cover with
recessed liftiing hook, at th
he head of the earth rod, to
o protect the rod and allow
w access to
connections for testing.
T. Cla
adding supporrt grounding is mandatory to minimize sside strike pottential during a lightning sttorm.

3.02 TES
STING

A. All testing shall be

b done in ac
ccordance witth the specificcations listed in 01 00 00 “T
Testing and
Commissioning of Electrical Systems”
S
B. Contractor shall measure the ground resis stance of the g
ground well o
of the complettely driven gro
ound
rod
d at each location before co
onnecting it to
o the ground g
grid. Upon co
ompletion of the entire
gro
ounding system of the site, including all necessary co
onnections annd backfilling, Contractor shall
measure the groound resistancce at a locatio
on designatedd by the Engineer,

C. Measurement sh hall be made with ground tester.

t All meaasurements a and tests shall be witnesse ed by
the Engineer. Ann acceptable grounding res sistance shal l not be more
e than 1 ohm for computer
equ
uipment and 2 ohms for ge g grounding. If test measurements exce
eneral building eed this valuee, the
Contractor shall install and co
onnect additioonal ground ro
ods as directeed by the Eng gineer until th
his
valu
ue is obtained
d, unless otheerwise approv ved by local e
electrical pow
wer authority.

EN
ND OF SECT
TION

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