PROPOSED TWO-STOREY COMMERCIAL BUILDING

GENERAL T. DE LEON ROAD, VALENZUELA CITY.

DIVISION 16: ELECTRICAL

SECTION 16040
GROUNDING SYSTEM

PART 1.00 – GENERAL

A. The Contractor shall furnish and install complete grounding system as shown in the drawings.
B. Grounding system shall include building perimeter ground wires, ground rods, and clamps,
connectors, grounding buses, ground wells and auxiliary ground wire taps as shown in the
drawings.
C. Equipment Grounding:
The grounded neutrals of the secondary distribution system although grounded at the source,
must not be used for equipment grounding. It should be supplemented by equipment
grounding system to properly safeguard the equipment and personnel. The equipment
grounding system shall be installed so that all metallic structures, enclosures, raceways,
junction boxes, outlet boxes, cabinets, machine frames, portable equipment and other
conductive items in close proximity with electrical circuits operate continuously at ground
potential and provide a low impedance path for possible ground fault currents. The system
shall comply with the Philippines Electrical Code, modified as indicated on the drawings
and/or as specified.

1.01 SUBMITTAL:

A. MANUCATURER’S DATA FOR:

1. Ground Rods
2. Ground Clamps
3. Ground Wires
4. Connectors

PART 2.00 – PRODUCTS

2.01 GROUND WIRE:

Shall be bare copper stranded, with sizes as shown in the drawings and shall be of cylindrical
form and variation shall be within 1% of the actual size called for.
2.02 GROUND BUS:
Ground bus shall be solid copper with size as indicated in the drawing.
2.03 GROUND RODS:
Shall be copperclad steel with a diameter of 25mm by 3m. long unless otherwise specified.
2.04 GROUND CLAMPS AND CONNECTORS:
Shall be terminated using Exothermic Process (Cadweld).

PART 3.00 – EXECUTION

A. The building perimeter ground wire and electrode shall be installed as shown in the drawings.
B. Locations of ground wells are as shown on the plans.
C. The main substation and switchgears shall be connected to the grounding system through the
ground bus installed as shown on the plans.
D. Test the grounding system to assure continuity and the resistance to ground is not excessive.
Make resistance measurements in normally dry weather, not less than 48 hours after rainfall.
Submit written results of each test to the Engineer for approval.

END OF SECTION
JOSE L. SERRANILLA, PEE SECTION 16040
GROUNDING SYSTEM
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