SHUBAILY GRAND MALL, AL KHOBAR

SECTION 16110
RACEWAYS

PART - 1 GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. General:
1. Furnish all labour, materials, tools, equipment, and services for raceways as
indicated in the drawings and in accord with provisions of Contract Documents.
2. Completely coordinate with work of all other trades.
3. Although such work is not specifically indicated, furnish and install all
supplementary or miscellaneous items, appurtenances and devices incidental to or
necessary for a sound, secure and complete installation.
B. Related work specified elsewhere
1. Division 1, General Requirements.
2. Section 16010, Electrical General Requirements.
3. Section 16130, Boxes and Fittings.
4. Section 16375, Underground Distribution.
C. Conduit runs are diagrammatic. Verify locations in field.

1.02 SUBMITTALS (SEE SECTION 01340)

A. Shop drawings:
Cable trays and wiring channels.
B. Product data:
Sealers.
C. Samples: Required for Client and/or Engineer's review.
D. Project information: Required for Client and/or Engineer's review.
E. Contract closeout information: Required for Client and/or Engineer's review.

PART - 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS
A. Local Saudi products are preferable if these are conforming with the requirements of
specifications. All types of employed conduits for electrical installations shall conform
to IEC 614/78
B. Conduit:
1. Rigid steel conduit: Hot dipped, sherardized or galvanized.
2. Intermediate metal conduit (IMC): Galvanized steel.
3. Thin wall electrical metallic tubing (EMT): Galvanized steel.
4. Flexible steel conduit for motor and equipment connections: Galvanized with
continuous length of helically wound and interlocked strip steel, with fused zinc
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coating on inside and outside.

Neoprene-coated type: With approved liquid-tight connectors; Anaconda seal-tile
type LIA.
5. Rigid PVC conduit: High impact polyvinyl chloride with high temperature
resistance, flame retardant, non-hygroscopic and non-porous.
a. Direct burial type: Schedule 40 or equivalent
b. Concrete encased burial type: Carlon electric products, type EB. or
equivalent.
c. Mark each length clearly and durably with nominal trade size, type of
material.
d. Fittings: unbreakable, inflammable, self extinguishing, heavy moulded
plastic. Expansion couplings are to be telescoping double tube type, with at
least two inner water tight neoprene rings.
6. Stamp each length with name or trade mark of manufacturer.
7. PVC coated steel conduit: Galvanized rigid steel conduit with 40 mils minimum
coating of PVC.
C. Surface raceway: Include all couplings, elbows, and boxes. Size to accommodate
required number of conductors.
D. Cable tray: Heavy gauge perforated sheet steel, hot dip galvanized 300 mm wide x 75
mm high unless otherwise indicated with ventilated bottom, minimum 1.5 mm thick,
with cross struts at approximately 750 mm OC.
1. Allow no sharp edges protruding inward or outward from tray to damage cables
or injure workmen.
2. Provide with full width top opening, complete with all required cable drop-outs,
fitting, supports, and vertical covers for a continuous system.
3. All hardware hot-dip galvanized. Galvanizing is to be in accordance with BS 729,
applied after fabrication.
4. Earthing connector for plastic coated trays or ladders is to be provided on each
coupling between adjacent sections.
E. Wireway: Cables of different voltages are not to be mixed within the same wire way,
not shown on the drawings, are to be selected in accordance with the regulations.
1. Arrange wireway cover for removal, hinging and locking closed by captive type
fasteners.
2. Finish: Grey baked-enamel, over phosphatized surfaces.
3. With necessary fittings, with or without knockouts, with solid cover where
passing through partitions. with manufacturer's name or trademark visible after
installation.
4. Designed for continuous grounding.
F. Wall and floor trench ducts: waterproof, with gaskets, removable covers and suitable
fittings.
1. Provide of sizes shown in floors & walls and other rooms as indicated.
2. Provide wiring barriers as shown.

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2.02 SUPPORTS, SLEEVES AND SEALS

A. Conduit hangers - general: Shall be hot dip galvanized cast iron malleable straps or
steel with hot dip galvanized bolts and nuts..
1. Do not use perforated strap hangers or iron baling wire.
2. Use trapeze assemblies for multiple conduits.
3. Provide sufficient hangers for support of electrical work and equipment to limit
load on single hanger as per IEC-requirements.
4. Hangers in metal roof deck: Do not extend above tops of ribs, or otherwise
interfere with vapor barrier, insulation or roofing.
B. Expansion joints for steel conduits shall consist of a sleeve with fittings to provide
telescoping of one of the conduit ends into the sleeve. All joints shall be weather proof.
Joints shall be made of malleable iron with a corrosion reinstant gasket.
C. Hanger fasteners: Provide inserts or fasteners to attach hangers to structure.
1. Do not use drilled or explosive driven inserts in precast-prestressed concrete
construction.
2. Drilled or explosive driven inserts may not extend more than 25 mm into post-
tensioned concrete construction.
3. Attachment to metal roof deck may be by means of prepunched tabs, prepunched
holes, or with screws in sides of ribs or toggle bolts in bottom of ribs.
4. Do not use concrete nails in masonry walls.
D. Sleeves: Black iron pipe sized to accommodate work passing through. Do not use
plastic conduits in fire rated walls. Sleeves for conduits passing through outside walls
shall be of cast iron with intermediate integral flange with internal diameters 50 mm
larger than the outside diameter of the conduit. Sleeve length shall correspond to the
wall thickness. Space between sleeve and conduit is to be packed with oakum to within
50 mm of both faces of wall, remainder of sleeve placed with plastic compound or lead,
held in place by heavy escutcheon plates holted at both ends to flanged ends of sleeve.
E. All penetrations of floor slab at mechanical rooms above grade shall be sealed off and
water-proofed.

2.03 SECHEDULE OF CONDUIT APPLICATIONS

Unless otherwise shown on the drawings or described in the specifications, conduits are
to be as described below:
A. Rigid heavy gauge steel conduit: Is to be used for all exposed installations comprising
lighting, power, low current, communication and signal system wiring, including plant
rooms & service areas. Use rigid steel conduit in areas classified as hazardous
explosive area. Flexible conduit is not acceptable.
Conduit termination in sheet metal enclosures is to be festened by lock nuts and
terminate with bushing. Install locknuts inside and outside enclosure.
B. Rigid heavy gauge PVC conduit: Is to be used for lighting and power circuits, low
current, communication and signal system wiring, where embedded in concrete
masonry, under floor & above false ceilings when the false ceiling is not used as return
plenum and in furred walls. Use flexible PVC conduits from outlet boxes to fixtures in
conjunction with the use of PVC conduits.
C. Flexible conduit: Of same material as corresponding conduit system is to be used for

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connection to motors, vibrating and non-rigidly fixed equipment and to fixtures

installed in false ceilings.
Flexible steel conduit is to be used in movable position and from outlet boxes to
fixtures over false ceilings when used as a return plenum. Conduits are to be liquid tight
in damp areas.
D. Liguid tight flexible steel galvanized conduit is to be used in one or more of the
following conditions:
Exterior location: Moist or humid atmosphres where condensate can be expected to
accumulate.
Corrosive atmosphere: Subjected to water spray or dripping oil, water or grease.

PART - 3 EXECUTION

3.01 INSTALLATION - GENERAL

A. Install all branch circuits concealed within finished areas of building.
B. Exposed overhead wiring may be used in switchgear room, mechanical equipment
rooms, electric closets, and unfinished storage and equipment rooms.
C. Run exposed condiut in straight lines at right angles to or parallel with walls, beams or
columns.
D. Keep conduit away from waterlines or heating duct lines. Where crossings are
unavoidable, leave minimum 150 mm clearance.
E. Do not cross conduit in front of access door in HVAC duct, pipe shafts vents or
openings.
F. Install no conduit larger than 20 mm DIA in floor slabs or concrete columns. Do not
install multiple conduits in a single concrete column without Architects approval.
1. Where installed in composite floors, conduit runs shall have no crossovers.
2. Do not install conduit under pads for fans, pumps, boilers, or other machinery.

3.02 UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS

A. Encase underground PVC conduits (50 mm DIA minimum)in concrete where passing
under roadways.
B. Steel conduits in contact with earth or a vapor barrier, that are not completely encased
in concrete: Coat with 2 coats asphaltum before installation, or use PVC coated steel
conduits.
C. Install underground conduit 750 mm minimum below grade (unless otherwise shown
on drawing). Do not backfill before inspection by the Client and/or Engineer.
Concrete encasements: Provide 750 mm minimum below grade (Unless otherwise
shown on drawing).
D. Where direct burial cable is specified for outdoor circuits, use underground rigid
conduit for entering buildings. Extend conduit 600 mm minimum beyond building.

3.03 CONDUIT INSTALLATION

A. Support all conduit systems from building structure or walls with approved hangers.
1. Do not support from piping, ducts or support systems for piping or ducts.

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2. Do not install to prevent ready removal of piping, ducts or ceiling tiles.

3. Do not support from ceiling or ceiling support system.
B. Do not install more than three 90 degree bends in any conduit run.
1. Where more bends are necessary; install condulet or pullbox.
2. Make all bends (up to 25 mm) with a conduit bender.
3. Use machine bends for larger sizes bends.
C. Make joints in threaded conduit watertight with white nonleaded compound applied to
male threads only.
1. Cut square, ream smooth, and properly thread field joints to receive couplings.
2. Do not use running threads.
D. Fit all conduit ends at switch and outlet boxes with approved lock nuts and bushing
forming approved tight bond with box when screwed tightly in place.
E. Remove moisture and debris from conduit before wire is drawn into place. Tightly plug
ends of conduit with tapered wood plugs or plastic inserts until wire is pulled.
F. Neatly seal openings around conduits, etc., where they pass through fire rated
construction or exterior walls or roof.

3.04 CONNECTIONS AND FITTINGS

A. Above lay-in tile ceilings, make connections to lay-in type fixtures with 12.5 mm × 2
metre long flexible steel conduit.
1. Include No. 18 branch and grounding conductors.
2. Arrange conduit and box systems for easy removal of lay-in ceiling.
B. Connect switch legs for narrow switches in hollow metal jamb posts using 12.5 mm
flexible steel conduit.
C. Make motor and equipment connections with flexible steel conduit not exceeding 600
mm length
1. Use neoprene coated type with liquid tight connectors in damp locations.
2. Damp locations include: Mechanical equipment pumps on or below grade and
exterior applications.
D. Install expansion joint fittings on conduit at all building expansion joints where conduit
is in slab or rigidly attached to structure.
E. Use sealing fittings on rigid galvanized conduit in hazardous areas.
F. Install conduit to roof exhaust fans through fan housing with no conduit exposed.
G. Install conduit stub-ups terminating 150 mm above corridor lift out ceiling. Terminate
conduit with insulating bushing.

END OF SECTION

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