Solution and Answer Guide Electrical Wiring Commercial 18th Edition by Phil Simmons, Ray C. Mullin, Mark Ode

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Electrical Wiring Commercial
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18th Edition by Phil Simmons
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Solution and Answer Guide y y y y


SIMMONS/ODE, yELECTRICAL yWIRING yCOMMERCIAL, y18E y© y2024, y9780357767115; y
CHAPTER y1: yCOMMERCIAL yBUILDING yPLANS yAND ySPECIFICATIONS y
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Note yto yinstructor: yIt yis yrecommended ythat ystudents ybe yrequired yto yrespond, ywhere yappropriate,
ywith yanswers ythat yare ycomplete ysentences. y

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REVIEW y




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Refer yto ythe yNational yElectrical yCode yor ythe yworking ydrawings ywhen ynecessary. yWhere
applicable, yresponses yshould ybe ywritten yin ycomplete ysentences. y
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1. What ysection yof ya ycommercial ybuilding’s yspecification ycontains ya ylist yof ycontract
ydocuments? y
Answer: yA ylist yof ythe ycontract ydocuments yis ycontained yin yGeneral yClauses yand yConditions. yA
listing yof ythe yCommercial yBuilding ycontract ydocuments yis ypresented yin ythis ychapter yunder ythe
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heading y“Commercial yBuilding yPlans.” yThe yinstructor ymay ywish yto yhave ythe ystudents ycheck
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over ythis ylisting yand ycompare yit ywith ythe yplans yprovided. y
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,2. The yrequirement yfor ytemporary ylight yand ypower yat ythe yjob ysite ywill ybe yfound yin ywhat
portion yof ya ycommercial ybuilding’s yspecification? y
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Answer: yThe ySupplementary yGeneral yConditions yspecifies ythe yjob ysite yrequirements yfor
temporary ylight yand ypower. yIn ysome ycontracts, ythis yelectrical ysystem ybecomes ythe yresponsibility
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of ythe ygeneral ycontractor; yin yother ycontracts, yit yis ythe yelectrical ycontractor’s yresponsibility yto
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install yand ymaintain ythe ytemporary yelectrical ysystem. yThe yinstructor ymay ywish yto yrefer ythe
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student yto yNEC yArticle y590 yand ydiscuss ythe yrequirements yin ydetail. y
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3. The yelectrician yuses ythe ySchedule yof yWorking yDrawings yfor ywhat ypurpose? y
Answer: yThe yelectrician yuses ythe ySchedule yof yWorking yDrawings yto ydetermine ywhether yall yof
the ydrawings yare yat yhand. yThe yinformation yon y“the yother ysheets” ymay ybe yvery yimportant,
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especially yin ycoordinating ywith yother ycontractors. y
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4. Complete ythe yfollowing yitems yby yindicating ythe yletter(s) ydesignating ythe ycorrect
source(s) yof yinformation: y
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No. y Answer y Item y Information y

4. Sections y Ceiling yheight y Sections, ySheet yA6 y

5. Electrical y Electrical yreceptacle y Electrical ysymbol yschedule, yChapter ysymbol y
style y 2, yFigure y2–6 yschedule y

6. Electrical y Electrical youtlet y Electrical ylayout ydrawings, ySheets y
layout y location y El, yE2, yand yE3 ydrawings y

7. Elevations y y Exterior ywall yfinishes y Elevations, ySheets yA4 yand yA5 y

8. Site yplan y Grading yelevations y Site yplan, ySheet yA4 y

9. Electrical y Panelboard yschedules y Electrical ylayout ydrawings, ySheet yE4 ylayout
drawings y
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10. Architectural yRoom ywidth yArchitectural yfloor yplan, ySheets yAl, yfloor yplan y A2,
and yA3 y
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, 11. Architectural ySwing yof ydoor yArchitectural yfloor yplan, ySheets yAl, yfloor yplan y A2,
yand yA3 y

12. Sections y View yof yinterior ywall y Sections, ySheet yA6 y
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Match ythe yitems yon ythe yleft ywith ythose yon ythe yright yby ywriting ythe yletter ydesignation yof
y the yappropriate yorganization yfrom ythe ylist yon ythe yright. y
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13. NEC y Electrical yCode y National yElectrical yCode y(NEC) y

14. IAEI y Electrical yinspectors y International yAssociation yof y
Electrical yInspectors y(IAEI) y
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15. NFPA y Fire ycodes y National yFire yProtection yAssociation y
(NFPA) y

16. IESNA y Lighting yinformation y Illuminating yEngineering y
Society yof yNorth yAmerica y
(IESNA) y

17. UL y Listing yservice y Underwriters yLaboratories, yInc. y
(UL) y

18. NEMA y Manufacturers’ y National yElectrical ystandards yManufacturers
yAssociation y
(NEMA) y

19. PE ySeal y Professional yEngineer y(PE) y
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Match ythe yitems yon ythe yleft ywith ythose yon ythe yright yby ywriting ythe yletter
designation yof ythe yproper ylevel yof yNEC yinterpretation yfrom ythe ylist yon ythe
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right. y
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20. with yAllowed yby ythe yCode yShall ybe ypermitted, yor yShall ynot yspecial y be yrequired,
yNEC ypermission y

21. with y May ybe ydone y Shall ybe ypermitted, yor yShall ynot y

, special y be yrequired, yNEC ypermission y

22. shall y Must ybe ydone y Shall, yNational yElectrical yCode y

23. shall y Required yby ythe yCode y Shall, yNational yElectrical yCode y

24. never yUp yto ythe yelectrician yShall ybe ypermitted, yor yShall ynot ybe yrequired, yNEC y
25. Find yNEC y250.52(A)(5) yand yrecord ythe yfirst yfour ywords. y

Answer: yThe yfirst yfour ywords yof yNEC y250.52(A)(5) yare yRod yand ypipe yelectrodes. y

Show yrequired yconversion ycalculations yfor yproblem y26 yand yproblem y27. y

26. Luminaire ystyle yF yis yfour yfeet ylong. yThe ylength yin ySI yunits, yas yspecified yby ythe yNEC,
yis y




Answer: yThe ylength yin ySI yunits yis y1.22 ym; y4 yft y× y0.3048 ym/ft y= y1.2192 ym. yAs ywill ybe ydiscussed
ylater, ythis yluminaire yis ynow ycalled ya y4 yby y2 yor ythe yequivalent y1200 yby y600 yin ymetric yterms. yThis


yquestion yassumes ythat ythe yluminaire yis yexactly y4 yft ylong. y




27. The ygross yarea yof ythe ydrugstore ybasement yis y1395 ysquare yfeet. yThe yarea yin ysquare

ymeters yis yAnswer: yThe yarea yin ySI yunits yis y129.7 ysq. ym; y1395 ysq. yft y× y0.093 ysq.

ym/sq. yft y= y129.7 ysq. ym. y
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To yanswer yQuestions y28–31, yrefer yto ythe yPlans yincluded ywith ythis ybook. yDetermine ythe
yFollowing ydimensions. yWrite ythe ydimensions yusing yunit ynames, ynot ysymbols y(for yexample, y1


yfoot, ynot y1’), yand yindicate ythe ysource yof ythe yinformation. y




28. What yis ythe yinside yclear ydistance yof ythe yinterior ystairway yto ythe ydrugstore ybasement? y

Answer: yThe yinside yclear ydistance yof ythe yinterior ystairway yto ythe yDrugstore ybasement yis y4 yft y0
yin. y(1.22 ym), yas yscaled yfrom ySheet yA2. y




29. What yis ythe ygross ysquare yfootage yof yeach yfloor yof ythe ybuilding? y

Answer: yThe ygross yarea yof yeach yfloor yof ythe ybuilding yis y60 yft y× y43 yft y= y2580 ysq. yft y(18.82 ym y×
y13.1 ym y= y246.5 ysq. ym), yas ytaken yfrom ySheets yAl, yA2, yand yA3. y




30. What yis ythe ydistance yin ythe ydrugstore yfrom ythe yexterior yblock ywall yto ythe yblock ywall
yseparating ythe ydrugstore yfrom ythe ybakery? y