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al bonding......................................................................
......353.15 Summary............................................................
...................................374 Lightning, its effect on buildings and el
ectrical systems and protectionagainst lightning................................
..................................................................384.1 Introduc
tion............................................................................
................384.2 Incidence of lightning....................................
.........................................414.3 Probability of lightning strike..
................................................................454.4 Method of
lightning protection............................................................
....474.5 Planning for lightning protection.....................................
........................504.6 Improvements to lightning protection..............
.......................................514.7 Factors governing decision whether
or not to protect.............................524.8 Effect of lightning strike o
n electrical lines..............................................534.9 Summary...
................................................................................
............545 Static electricity and protection...............................
............................................555.1 Introduction..................
..........................................................................555.2
What is static electricity?.....................................................
...................555.3 Generation of charge...................................
..........................................565.4 Some common examples of static b
uildup.............................................565.5 Energy of spark and its
ignition capability..............................................575.6 Dangers
of static electricity buildup...................................................
.....585.7 Control of static electricity........................................
..............................585.8 Assessment of static risks and planning prev
ention...............................615.9 Summary..............................
.................................................................616 Ground elec
trode system....................................................................
................626.1 Introduction..............................................
..............................................626.2 Grounding electrodes........
.....................................................................626.3 Soil
resistance......................................................................
.................636.4 Measurement of soil resistivity..........................
.....................................646.5 Resistance of a single rod electrode.
.....................................................686.6 Current-carrying capa
city of an electrode..............................................706.7 Use of m
ultiple ground rods in parallel.................................................
..716.8 Measurement of ground resistance of an electrode........................
.......716.9 Concrete-encased electrodes........................................
........................736.10 Corrosion problems in electrical grounding system
s..............................756.11 Maintenance of grounding system...........
..............................................766.12 Chemical electrodes........
......................................................................766.13 Sum
mary.....................