SECTION 26 05 36

CABL
LE TR
RAYS FOR ELEC
CTRIC
CAL SY
YSTE
EMS
Technic
cal Speciification

Revision: A

UNE 2015
Date: JU 5
CONTEN
NTS

ENERAL ............................................................................................................................................. 3
PART 1 - GE
1.01 SECTION IN
NCLUDES ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.02 RE S...................................................................................................................................... 3
EFERENCES
1.03 SU
UBMITTALS........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.04 QU
UALITY ASS
SURANCE........................................................................................................................ 4
1.05 DE
ELIVERY, ST
TORAGE, AN
ND HANDLIN
NG ............................................................................................ 4
PART 2 - PR
RODUCTS .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.01 MANUFACT
TURERS .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.02 GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.03 CA
ABLE TRAYS
S MATERIAL
LS AND FINISHES ...................................................................................... 6
2.04 CA
ABLE TRAY ACCESSOR
RIES ............................................................................................................. 6
2.05 WIRE BASKET
T CABLE TR
RAYS ............................................................................................................ 6
2.06 ACK ................................................................................................................................. 7
LADDER RA
XECUTION ......................................................................................................................................... 8
PART 3 - EX
3.01 CA
ABLE TRAY// LADDER RACK
R INSTA
ALLATION .................................................................................. 8
3.02 CA
ABLE INSTA
ALLATION ........................................................................................................................ 8
3.03 FIELD QUALIT
TY CONTRO
OL ................................................................................................................. 8
3.04 PR
ROTECTION
N....................................................................................................................................... 9

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PART 1 - GE
ENERAL

1.01 SECT
TION INCLUD
DES

A. This S
Section to incclude the sup
pply, installattion and com
mmissioning of
o Cable trayys, Ladder ra
acks, Wire
baskeet cable Trayys, and accesssories work in accordance with the Project
P Docu umentation.
1. Cable trayys and accesssories
2. Wire baskket cable trayys and acces
ssories
3. Ladder raccks and acce essories

ERENCES
1.02 REFE

A. The laatest edition and publishing addenda of the follow wing publications in effectt on the date of Contract
Award d are a part of
o this Speciffication and, where refere enced to by title
t or basic designation only, are
appliccable to the extent
e indicatted by the sp
pecific refere
ence:
1.. American Society for Testing
T and Materials (ASTM):
a. A 123, “Standarrd Specificattion for Zinc (Hot-Dip
( Gallvanized) Co
oatings on Iroon and Steel
Pro
oducts.”
b. A 1008, “Standa ard Specificaation for Stee
el, Sheet, Co
old-Rolled, Carbon,
C Strucctural, High-
Stre
ength Low-A Alloy, High-Sttrength Low--Alloy with Im
mproved Form mability, Solu
ution
Harrdened, and Bake Harde enable.”
c. A 1011, “Standa ard Specificaation for Stee
el, Sheet and
d Strip, Hot-R
Rolled, Carbo on,
Stru
uctural, High
h-Strength Lo ow-Alloy, Higgh-Strength Low-Alloy
L witth Improved Formability,
and
d Ultra-High Strength.”
d. B 633,
6 “Specificcations for Electrodepositted Coatingss of Zinc on Iron and Steeel.”
e. B 766,
7 “Specificcations for Electrodepositted Coatingss of Cadmium m.”

2.. American Welding Society (AWS)::

a. D1..1/D1.1M, “S
Structural We
elding Code-S
Steel.”
3.. National Electrical
E Ma
anufacturers Association
A (NEMA):
a. VE1, “Metal Cable Tray Sysstems.”
4.. National Fire
F Protectio
on Associatio
on (NFPA):
a. 70, “National Ellectrical Code.”
B. Where e the above referenced codes
c and sttandards con
ntain recomm
mendations in
n addition to the
requirrements, the recommend dations shall be considere
ed requireme
ents and sha
all be followed unless
stated b this Specification.
d otherwise by
C. In the event of anyy conflict bettween codes, or Specifica
ations and co
odes, the mo
ore stringent regulation
shall a
apply.

1.03 SUBM
MITTALS

A. Produuct Data: Incllude data ind

dicating dime
ensions and finishes
f for each
e type of cable tray/ la
adder racks
indica
ated.
B. Shop Drawings: For
F each type
e of cable tra
ay/ ladder raccks.

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 1.. Show fabrrication and installation details
d of cab
ble tray/ ladde
er racks, including plans,, elevations,
and sectio
ons of compoonents and attachments
a to other consstruction elements. Desig gnate
componen nts and acceessories to innclude clamp ps, brackets, hanger rods s, splice-plate
e connectorss,
expansionn-joint assem
mblies, straight lengths, aand fittings.
C. Coorddination Draw
wings: Floor plans and se
ections, draw
wn to scale. Include scale
ed cable tray// ladder
racks layout and relationships
r between components an nd adjacent structural,
s ectrical, and mechanical
ele
elemeents. Show th
he following:
1.. Vertical annd horizontaal offsets and transitions.
2.. Clearance es for accesss above and to side of ca able trays/ lad
dder racks.
3.. Vertical ellevation of ca
able trays/ la
adder racks aabove the flo
oor or bottom
m of ceiling sttructure.

1.04 QUAL
LITY ASSUR
RANCE

A. Comp
ply with the re
equirements of the local Electrical po
ower Authoritty.
B. Sourcce Limitations
s:
1.. Obtain cable tray/ ladd
der racks com
mponents through one so
ource from a single manu
ufacturer.
C. Manufacturer Quaalifications: Select
S a firm experienced in manufactturing cable trays/
t ladderr racks,
which
h has a record of successsful in-servicee performancce.
D. Only pproducts manufactured in n Europe (CE E stamped) or o the United d States (UL stamped) arre approved.
Produucts made in China, Taiw wan or any otther similar O Origin are nott accepted. Certificate
C off Country of
Origin
n shall be subbmitted with the product at delivery to o the site for inspection by
b the Engine eer. Failing
to sub
bmit the Certtificate of Origin, will resu
ult in rejecting
g the deliveryy and refusin
ng the installa ation, and
the Coontractor or his Sub-Contractors shalll be held sollely responsible for all co ost and delayys to the
projecct associated
d with the prooduct deliverry. In exceptional cases, Contractor
C shall submit the
necesssary paperw work and doccuments to th he Engineer and Client fo or approval prior
p to shipm
ment.
E. Third party assem
mblers who pu urchase vend dors compon nents and asssemblies in lieu of on-sitte
manufacturing shaall not be cla
assified as Orriginal Equipment Manufa acturer.
F. oducts shall be rated to work
All pro w under 50-55
5 degree
es Celsius am
mbient condittions withoutt any
derating to the cappacity.
G. The above
a conditions (D,E and
d F items), shall
s superse
eded all otherr statements, specificatio
ons,
condittions mentioned anywhere else in thee BoQ, Draw wings, or Spe
ecification doc
cuments.

VERY, STOR
1.05 DELIV RAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Store indoors to prevent

p waterr or other fore
eign materia
als from stain
ning or adherring of cable tray/ ladder
racks.

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PART 2 - PR
RODUCTS

2.01 MANU
UFACTURERS

A. Subje
ect to compliaance with the
e requiremen
nts of the Contract Docum
ments, provid
de products from
f the
appro
oved list of manufacturerss only.

2.02 GENE
ERAL

A. The cable
c tray lad
dder racks syystem shall in
nclude factorry-made trays/ladders, tra
ay/ladders fitttings,
conne
ectors and neecessary acccessories and supports to o form a com
mplete cable support systtem.
B. The cable
c tray/lad
dders system
m shall include the followin
ng factory-made tray elem
ments:
1.. Straight cable trays, laadder racks
2.. Fittings ass horizontal and
a vertical bends
b of various angles, crosses, tee
es, wyes, red
ducers,
vertical ris
ser elementss
3.. Connectors
4.. All necesssary fixing acccessories.
C. Manufacturer’s sta
andard accesssories shalll be used and
d site fabrica
ation shall no
ot be permitte
ed.
D. Horizo ontal run of cables
c ed to direct sunlight shall be provided
laid on cable tray//ladder rackss and expose
with ccovering at higher level too allow for ve
entilation.
E. Determine the size es of the powwer cable tra
ays based onn the numberr and size of cables laid o
on the cable
trays plus 20% sp pace for futurre growth. Ca
ables laid on cable trays shall be spac
ced by one ddiameter
considdering the largest cable diameter
d as reference.
r
F. Desig
gn calculation
ns to validate
e suitability of
o selected tra
ays to suppo
ort permissible cables loa
ads (weight)
over a continuous span in accordance with h the recommmendations of
o the manufa acturer. Submit
manufacturers loaading graphs.
G. The trray and supp
port systems for covered trays shall be
b designed considering
c t effect of ice, snow,
the
and w
wind loadingss, as applicab
ble.
H. Conne ect the fitting
gs to the trayys in a manne
er that provid
des a smooth
h interior for the tray; boltt ends to be
of the convex head type. Use lock-washerrs with bolts and nuts.
I. e trays are no
Cable ot to be used
d in place of copper
c conductors as an
n equipment grounding co
onductor.
J. Unlesss otherwise specified, su
upport trays on
o 10 foot (33 meter) maxximum interva
als; provide additional
a
tray supports at ch
hanges in tra
ay direction and
a at fittingss in accordan
nce with NEM
MA VE1.
K. Additional bracing
g shall be pro
ovided for the
e hangers wh
here necessa
ary to ensure
e rigidity.
L. ers for cable trays shall be the same height
Barrie h as the
e inside loadiing depth. The
T barriers sshall be
securely anchored d to the trayss with smooth
h head bolts, nuts, and lo
ock-washers. Where trayy changes
direction, care sha
all be exercissed in bendin
ng the barrier to maintain
n width of patth in the tray.
M. de dropout fittings wherever cables must
Provid m exit the bottom of the
e tray; mainttain the minim
mum cable
bending radius. Cable
C openings exiting the top of cove
ered trays to have protecction against cable
damage from sharp edges.
N. nding of Trayy System: In
Groun n accordance
e with the Specification 26
6 05 26 and as follows:
1. Provide co
ontinuity betw
ween tray co
omponents.
2. Connectioons to tray ma
ay be made using mechaanical connectors.

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 3. Install a bo
onding jumpe
er across ga
aps in tray run
ns to provide
e continuity.

LE TRAYS MATERIALS
2.03 CABL M AND FINISH
HES

A. Materrials and finisshes:

1. The cable tray materia al shall be ho ot rolled steell sheet. The whole of the e tray work, trrays, fittings,
and suppo orts shall be of mild steel hot dipped galvanized
g after. The thicckness of the
e protective
sheath on any element shall not be e less than 555 microns.
2. Cable trayys shall be co onstructed fro om mild stee el hot dip galvvanized.
3. Insert elemments, bolts, screws, pinss, etc., shall be mild stee el cadmium plated.
p
4. Tray work shall have oval
o perforations.
straight and fittings)
5. All trays (s f shall be welded construction
c and be a heavy duty retu urned
flanged, perforated typ pe, unless sp pecified otherrwise. The minimum
m thickkness of heaavy duty
returned fllanged cable e trays shall beb 1.5mm for trays up to 300mm wide e and 2.0mm m for trays up p
to 1000mm m wide.
6. Tray comp ponents shall be accurate ely rolled or formed
f to clo
ose tolerance es and all ed
dges
rounded. Flanges
F shalll have full ro
ound smooth edges.
7. For all trayys, flanges shall be a min nimum of 50 mm deep, unless otherw wise specifiedd.
8. Cable trayy width and ra adius of curvved sections shall be sele ected to suit the number of cables as
shown on drawings an nd to the app proval of the Engineer.
E
9. Cable trayys and accesssories installed in hazard dous and exttremely corro osive environ
nments shall
be heavy duty
d GRP orr stainless ste eel.
B. Sizes and Configu
urations: As shown
s on the
e Drawings.

LE TRAY AC
2.04 CABL CCESSORIES

A. Fitting
gs: Tees, cro
osses, risers, elbows, and
d other fitting
gs as indicate
ed, of same materials
m and
d finishes as
s
cable tray.
B. Coverrs: Same ma
aterials and finishes as ca
able tray to b
be used for outdoor
o installations.
C. Barrie
er Strips: Sam
me materialss and finishes
s as cable tra
ay.
D. Cable
e tray supporrts and conne
ectors, includ
ding bonding
g jumpers, as
s recommend
ded by cable
e tray
manufacturer.

E BASKET CABLE TRAY

2.05 WIRE YS

A. Cable
e Tray Materiials:
1. Carbon ste
eel wire. Wirre welded, be
ent, and surfa
ace treated after
a manufa
acture.
B. e Tray Finishes:
Cable
1. Hot-Dip Galvanizing affter fabricatio
on.
C. Cablee tray shall co
onsist of continuous, rigid
d, welded steeel wire mesh cable management sysstem, to
allow continuous ventilation
v off cables and maximum diissipation of heat, with UL Classified splices
wheree tray acts ass Equipment Grounding Conductor
C (E
EGC). Providde splices, suupports, and other fittings
s
necesssary for a coomplete, con ntinuously gro
ounded syste em. Wire meesh cable trayy shall have continuous
Safe-TT-Edge T-we elded top side wire to prootect cable in
nsulation and
d installers.
1. Mesh: 2 x 4 inches (50
0 x 100 mm)..
2. Straight Section Lengtths: 118 inches (3,000 mm).

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 3. Wire Diam meter: Patentted design includes varying wire sizes s to meet application loadd
requireme ents; to optim
mize tray strength; and to allow tray to o remain lighttweight.
4. Safety Edg d Safety Edge technologyy on side wire to protect cable
ge: Patented c insulattion and
installers’ hands.
5. Fittings: Wire
W mesh ca able tray fittin
ngs are field-ffabricated fro
om straight tray sections, in
accordancce with manu ufacturer’s instructions.
D. e Tray Size:
Cable
1. As shown on the draw
wings
E. a:
Load Span Criteria
1. Install and
d support cab
ble managem
ment system in accordancce with one of
o the following:

2.06 LADD
DER RACK

A. Ladde
er rack shall be supplied and installed
d in the locattions indicate
ed on the dra
awings.
B. The cable
c ladder system
s shall be based on n two longitu
udinal outwarrd facing sidee members withw returned d
edge flanges to im mprove safetyy during handling, installa ation and cable pulling acctivities. The
e longitudinal
side members
m sha
all form the main
m structurral elements of the cable ladder syste em and shall be
longitu
udinally ribbe
ed for enhan nced stiffnesss and rigidityy.
C. The profile
p of the side
s members shall rema
ain constant for the straig
ght cable ladder and the cable ladderr
fittingss.
D. ongitudinal side memberss shall have a height of 125mm
The lo 1 and a flange widtth of 25mm.
E. The lo
ongitudinal side member shall have a wall thickne
ess of 2.0mm
m.
F. The twwo longitudin
nal side mem mbers shall be connected d by individua
al transverse
e members (rrungs) which
shall b
be welded att low level to the inside fa
ace of the sid
de members.
G. The trransverse me
embers shall be evenly spaced
s at 300mm centers
s along the le
ength of the straight
cable ladder.
H. The trransverse me
embers shall have a walll thickness of 1.5mm.
I. Ladde
er racks shall be manufacctured from Steel
S and shall be deep galvanized
g a
after manufaccture and
capab
ble of carrying cables in a single layerr formation with
w a maximum deflectio on of 14mm (between
suppo
orts) when thhe rack is fully loaded.
J. Rackss, unless otherwise stated, shall be of heavy dutyy.
K. The couplers
c shall be profiled to match the
e profile of th
he cable laddder. The coup plers shall be
e secured
using M10 square e-shouldered bolts with ro ounded head ds. The bolts shall be seccured with M10 hex nuts
and MM10 shake-prroof washerss as standard d. The couple ers shall havve a slot pattern which prrevents slip
betweeen adjacent straight ladd a between cable ladder fittings. The
der lengths and e couplers shhall have a
slot pa
attern which allows for ea asy connectiion to cut lenngths of straigght cable lad
dder without the need for
onsite
e drilling.

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PART 3 - EX
XECUTION

3.01 CABL
LE TRAY/ LA CK INSTALLATION
ADDER RAC

A. Installl as a comple
ete system, including
i all necessary fa
asteners, holld-down clipss, splice-plate support
systemms, barrier strips,
s hinged a vertical ssplice plates, elbows, reducers, tees, and
d horizontal and
crosse es.
B. Remo
ove burrs and
d sharp edge
es from cable
e trays/ ladde
er rack.
C. Fasten cable tray// ladder rack supports to building stru
ucture.
D. Make connectionss to equipme ent with flanged fittings fastened to ca able tray/ ladd
der rack andd to
equipment. Suppo ort cable trayy/ ladder rack
k independen nt of fittings. Do not carryy weight of ca
able tray/
ladder rack on equ
uipment enclosure.
E. Installl expansion connectors
c w
where cable tray/
t ladder rack
r crossess building exp
pansion jointt. Space
conneectors and se et gaps acco
ording to applicable stand
dard.
F. Make changes in direction and
d elevation using
u standarrd fittings.
G. Make cable tray/ ladder rack connections
c using
u standa
ard fittings.
H. Seal p
penetrations through fire and smoke.
I. Worksspace: Installl cable trayss/ ladder rackk with enough
h space to permit accesss for installing
g cables.

3.02 CABL
LE INSTALL
LATION

A. Installl cables only

y when cable tray/ ladder rack installa
ation has bee
en completed
d and inspectted.
B. Fasten cables on horizontal ruuns with cable clamps or cable ties. Tighten
T clamp
ps only enou
ugh to secure
e
able, without indenting the cable jacke
the ca et.
C. On ve
ertical runs, fasten
f cabless to tray everry 450 mm. Install intermediate suppo
orts when ca
able weight
excee
eds the load--carrying cappacity of the tray/
t rungs.
D. In exissting constru
uction, removve inactive or dead cable
es from cable
e tray/ ladderr rack.
E. Installl covers (whe
ere indicated
d) after installation of cab
ble is completed.

3.03 FIELD
D QUALITY CONTROL
C

A. After iinstalling cab

ble trays/ ladder racks an
nd after electtrical circuitryy has been energized,
e su
urvey for
compliance with re equirements. Perform the e following field quality-co ontrol surveyy:
1. Visually in
nspect cable insulation for damage. Correct
C sharpp corners, pro
otuberances in cable
tray/ ladde
er rack, vibraation, and the ermal expanssion and con ntraction condditions, which may causee
or have caaused damag ge.
2. Verify thatt there is no intrusion
i of such
s items ass pipe, hangers, or otherr equipment that
t could
damage cables.
3. Remove deposits
d of du
ust, industriaal process maaterials, trash of any description, andd any
blockage ofo tray/ ladde er rack ventilation.
4. Visually in
nspect each cable
c tray/ la
adder rack joint and each ground conn nection for mechanical
m
continuity. Check bolte ed connections between sections for corrosion. CleanC and re-torque in
suspect arreas.
5. Check for missing or damaged
d bolts, bolt heads, or nuts. When
W found, replace
r with specified
hardware.

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 6. Perform viisual and me echanical che
ecks for adeq quacy of cab ble tray/ ladder rack earth
hing; verify
that all takkeoff racewayys are bonde
ed to cable trray/ ladder ra
ack.
B. Reporrt results in writing.
w

3.04 PROT
TECTION

C. Protecct installed cable

c trays.
1. Repair dam mage to galvvanized finishhes with zincc-rich paint re
ecommended by cable trray/ ladder
rack manu ufacturer.
2. Install tem
mporary proteection for cab
bles in open ttrays/ ladderr racks to pro otect exposedd cables
from falling
g objects or debris during
g constructioon. Temporarry protection for cables and a cable
tray/ laddeer rack can be
b constructe ed of wood or metal mate erials until the
e risk of dam
mage is over.

END OF SECTION

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