DEPARTMENT: ARCHITECTURAL

STANDARD NO: 60-R400-A0/A.02d/0009

STANDARD TITLE: UMM WU'AL PHOSPHATE PROJECT

MINE MAINTENANCE AREA
SUBSTATION AND SWITCHYARD

A02 8 Mar 2013

PROJECT REFERENCE
PROJECT NO:
PROJECT LOCATION:
PROJECT TITLE:
CLIENT:
CLIENT PROJECT NO
CLIENT DOCUMENT NO
60-R400-A0
SAUDI ARABIA
UMM WU'AL PHOSPHATE PROJECT
MA'ADEN (SAUDI ARABIAN MINING COMPANY)
2-115-12-12-2-2
MD-511-0000-EG-AR-SPF-0009_A

PM Authorisation: D. EVANS

APPROVALS
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A01 22 Feb 2013 ALL ISSUED FOR CLIENT REVIEW AD DAE DAE
A02 8 Mar 2013 ALL ISSUED FOR FEED PK DAE DAE
A03 12 nov 2014 ALL New document A.Anton

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For Review For Use
For Approval For Enquiry
For FEED

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This document and the information contained herein is Ma’aden proprietary know-how. This document
or any part thereof should not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any
means,electronic or otherwise, or divulged without prior written permission of Ma’aden.
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Al Khabra Mining PMC

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PURPOSE...............................................................................................................................4
2.0 SCOPE...................................................................................................................................4
3.0 DEFINITIONS......................................................................................................................4
4.0 REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................4
4.1 Ma’aden Saudi Arabian Mining Company Standards...........................................................4
4.2 Project Specifications........................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Drawings............................................................................................................................... 4
5.0 FUNCTIONS OF SUBSTATION AND SWITCHYARD BUILDING...........................5
6.0 SUBSTATION AND SWITCHYARD BUILDING FACILITIES..................................5
7.0 BUILDING CODE OF SAUDI ARABIA...........................................................................5
8.0 CLIMATIC DESIGN CONDITIONS................................................................................6
8.1 External Design Temperatures............................................................................................. 6
8.2 Internal Design Temperatures.............................................................................................. 6
9.0 BUILDING MATERIAL.......................................................................................................6

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1.0 PURPOSE
The company has engaged Jacobs to prepare a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for the
proposed Mine Maintenance Area (MMA).

2.0 SCOPE
The scope of this document is to describe the basis of design for the Substation, Switchrooms
and Switchyard Building.

3.0 DEFINITIONS
BFS Bankable Feasibility Study
HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
MMA Mine Maintenance Area

4.0 REFERENCES
4.1 MA’ADEN SAUDI ARABIAN MINING COMPANY STANDARDS
The following standards have been referenced for the design:
Document Number Title
MD-101-SMEM-EG-ST-CRT-0002 Structural Design Criteria – Non-Process
Buildings & Structures
MD-101-1000-EG-GE-CRT-0001 Geographic, Climatic and Seismic Data
Criteria

4.2 PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Document Number Title
60-R400-00/P.02a/0006 Site and Utility Conditions
60-R400-00/C.02a/0001 Basis of Design
60-R400-00/H.02a/0012 Building Services Basis of Design for EPC
Packages
OP4.4501 Standard Loadings

4.3 DRAWINGS
Drawing Number Drawing Title
MD-511-0000-EG-CV-DLA-0002 Umm Wu’al Phosphate Project
Mine Maintenance Area
Layout Plan
MD-511-0000-EG-AR-DLA-0001 Umm Wu'al Phosphate Project
Mine Maintenance Area
34.5kV Substation and Switchyard
Layout Plan

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5.0 FUNCTIONS OF SUBSTATION AND SWITCHYARD BUILDING
The Substation and Switchyard Building incorporate facilities to provide the following servicing
activities:
 Support of Transformers and Diesel Generator
 Storage of switchboards and motor control centre
 Cable enclosure under substation floor
 Precast concrete firewalls around each transformer and diesel generator
 Bunded concrete around each transformer filled with crushed rock for hazardous fluid
leaks
 Extensions to site wide wireless radio system and telephone system
 Alarm and siren speakers

6.0 SUBSTATION AND SWITCHYARD BUILDING FACILITIES

A summary of the facilities contained within the Substation and Switchyard Building is as
follows:
 Heating and cooling (HVAC) for the entire substation building
 Lighting
 Electrical services
 Communication services

7.0 BUILDING CODE OF SAUDI ARABIA

General building classification and design characteristics:
 Hours of operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
 Occupancy: No permanent staff, maintenance only
 Floor areas: 34.5kV Substation 155m²
Switchyards N/A
 Volume: 34.5kV Substation 655m³
Switchyard N/A
 Effective Height: 34.5kV Substation 11.25m
Substations 11.25m
Switchyard Wall 5.65m

8.0 CLIMATIC DESIGN CONDITIONS

8.1 EXTERNAL DESIGN TEMPERATURES
Summer Design Conditions
 Dry Bulb Temperature 38°C
 Wet Bulb Temperature 23°C
 Relative Humidity 24%

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Winter Design Conditions

 Dry Bulb Temperature -1°C
 Relative Humidity 99%

8.2 INTERNAL DESIGN TEMPERATURES

Non-HVAC Supplied Area
 Summer Design Temperature 40°C ± 5°C

HVAC Supplied Area

 Summer Design Temperature 24°C ± 2°C
 Summer Design Humidity 50% ± 5%
 Winter Design Temperature 22°C

9.0 BUILDING MATERIAL

Substation and Switchrooms
 External Walls:
 Roof:
 Floor:
 Foundations:
 External stairs:
Switchyard
 External Walls:
 Transformers Plinths:
 Foundations:
 Roof over Diesel Generator:
25m render external face, 200m CMU block work, 50m air
gap, 100m insulation, 200m blockwork
Reinforced concrete slab with overhang and parapet.
Reinforced suspended concrete slab over ‘cable gallery’
Reinforced concrete raft slab with edge and internal
ground beams
Reinforced concrete slab
200m thick precast concrete reinforced panels,
cantilevered from foundations.
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete raft slabs with edge beams and
thickenings under transformer plinths.
Uninsulated metal cladding on steel
purlins.

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