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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Project :

GI EARTHING STRIPS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SL PARTICULARS PAGE

1 INTRODUCTION 2

2 SCOPE OF SUPPLY 2

3 STANDARDS 2

4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 2

DEPT : ELECTRICAL PAGE NO: 1


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Project :

GI EARTHING STRIPS

1. INTRODUCTION

M/s Ultratech Cement Limited is under expansion of its cement manufacturing capacity at various
locations
The specification covers design, testing at works, supply and commissioning of EARTH STRIP as
mentioned above.

2. SCOPE OF SUPPLY

The scope of supply of galvanized Iron earthing strips and wires as per technical
specification laid down hereunder and annexure enclosed as below:

3. STANDARDS

BS-729-1971 or Equivalent IEC for hot dip galvanizing

IS-2633 or Equivalent IEC for quality of the coating

4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

1. GI EARTH STRIPS

The hot dipped galvanized steel EARTH STRIPS having rectangular shape of different
sizes as per annexure enclosed. The earthing strips shall be supplied in length of 3.00
meter and 6.00 meter. Both the ends of the earthing strips shall be drilled with four holes
for joining purpose. The earthing strip shall be have perforation at every 300 mm with a
hole having diameter equal to thickness of the strip plus 2mm (Hole Diameter=Thickness
of earth strip+3mm).

The earth strip shall be manufactured from good commercial, high grade strength steel
trips having uniform thickness of 3mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm as per data sheet. It
shall be hot dip galvanized according to BS-729-1971 or equivalent IEC standard
suitable for indoor/out door use having high humidity (about RH-90%) and air pollution.
The zinc coating thickness shall works out by applying a 610 gm of zinc per square
meter surface with an approximate thickness of 80 micron (min) and 100 micron an
average.

The zinc coating shall be smooth, clean and uniform thickness and free from defects like
ash and dross inclusions, bare patches, black spots, pimples, lumpiness, rust stains,
blisters etc. The galvanizing shall not adversely affect on the mechanical properties of

DEPT : ELECTRICAL PAGE NO: 2


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Project :

GI EARTHING STRIPS

the coated material. The quality of the coating will be established by tests as per IS-
2633.

All manufacturing process including punching, cutting, bending and welding of perforated
cable trays shall be completed and burrs shall be removed before the application of
galvanization process is applied. Zinc conforming to at least Grade Zn-98 as specified in
IS-209-1966 shall be used for the purpose of galvanizing.

The joints of earth strips shall be overlapped construction and shall be made with the
help of GI bolts and nuts. The nuts and bolts shall also be properly hot dip galvanized.
Bidders are requested to supply strip tapping with pre-drilled holes to hook up the
earthing connections for field equipments, push buttons etc.

DEPT : ELECTRICAL PAGE NO: 3

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