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SIMMONS/ODE, ELECTRICAL WIRING COMMERCIAL, 18E © 2024, 9780357767115;

CHAPTER 1: COMMERCIAL BUILDING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

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Note to instructor: It is recommended that students be required to respond, where appropriate, with answers that are complete sentences.

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Refer to the National Electrical Code or the working drawings when necessary.Where applicable, responses should be written in complete sentences.

• What section of a commercial building’s specification contains a list of

contract documents?

Answer: A list of the contract documents is contained in General Clauses and

Conditions. A listing of the Commercial Building contract documents is presented in this chapter under the heading “Commercial Building Plans.” The instructor may wish to have the students check over this listing and compare it with the plans provided.

• The requirement for temporary light and power at the job site will be found in

what portion of a commercial building’s specification?

Answer: The Supplementary General Conditions specifies the job site

requirements for temporary light and power. In some contracts, this electrical system becomes the responsibility of the general contractor; in other contracts, it is the electrical contractor’s responsibility to install and maintain the temporary electrical system. The instructor may wish to refer the student to NEC Article 590 and discuss the requirements in detail.

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• The electrician uses the Schedule of Working Drawings for what purpose?

Answer: The electrician uses the Schedule of Working Drawings to determine

whether all of the drawings are at hand. The information on “the other sheets” may be very important, especially in coordinating with other contractors.

• Complete the following items by indicating the letter(s) designating the

correct source(s) of information:

No. Answer Item Information

• Sections Ceiling height Sections, Sheet A6
• Electrical

symbol schedule Electrical receptacle style Electrical symbol schedule, Chapter 2, Figure 2–6

• Electrical

layout drawings Electrical outlet location Electrical layout drawings, Sheets El, E2, and E3

• Elevations Exterior wall finishes Elevations, Sheets A4 and A5
• Site plan Grading elevations Site plan, Sheet A4
• Electrical

layout drawings Panelboard schedules Electrical layout drawings, Sheet E4

• Architectural

floor plan Room width Architectural floor plan, Sheets Al, A2, and A3

• Architectural

floor plan Swing of door Architectural floor plan, Sheets Al, A2, and A3

• Sections View of interior wall Sections, Sheet A6

Match the items on the left with those on the right by writing the letter designation of the appropriate organization from the list on the right.

• NEC Electrical Code National Electrical Code (NEC)
• IAEI Electrical inspectors International Association of

Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)

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• NFPA Fire codes National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA)

• IESNA Lighting information Illuminating Engineering Society

of North America (IESNA)

• UL Listing service Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

(UL)

• NEMA Manufacturers’

standards National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

• PE Seal Professional Engineer (PE)

Match the items on the left with those on the right by writing the letter designation of the proper level of NEC interpretation from the list on the right.

• with

special permission Allowed by the Code Shall be permitted, or Shall not be required, NEC

• with

special permission May be done Shall be permitted, or Shall not be required, NEC

• shall Must be done Shall, National Electrical Code
• shall Required by the Code Shall, National Electrical Code
• never Up to the electrician Shall be permitted, or Shall not be

required, NEC

• Find NEC 250.52(A)(5) and record the first four words.

Answer: The first four words of NEC 250.52(A)(5) are Rod and pipe electrodes.

Show required conversion calculations for problem 26 and problem 27.

• Luminaire style F is four feet long. The length in SI units, as specified by the NEC, is

Answer: The length in SI units is 1.22 m; 4 ft × 0.3048 m/ft = 1.2192 m. As will be discussed later, this luminaire is now called a 4 by 2 or the equivalent 1200 by 600 in metric terms. This question assumes that the luminaire is exactly 4 ft long.

• The gross area of the drugstore basement is 1395 square feet. The area in

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