Solutions Manual for Electrical Wiring Commercial
18th Edition by Phil Simmons A+
Solution and Answer Guide 43 43 43
SIMMONS/ODE,4 3 ELECTRICAL4 3 WIRING4 3 COMMERCIAL,4 3 18E4 3 ©4 3 2024,4397803577671
15;43CHAPTER4 3 1:COMMERCIAL4 3 BUILDING43PLANS43AND43SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE4 3 OF4 3 CONTENTS
Review .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Note43to43instructor:43It43is43recommended43that43students4 3 be43required43to43respond,4
3where43appropriate,4 3 with4 3 answers4 3 that4 3 are4 3 complete43sentences.
REVIEW
Refer43to43the43National43Electrical43Code43or43the43working43drawings43when43necessary.43W
here43applicable,43responses43should43be43written43in43complete43sentences.
1. What43section43of43a43commercial43building’s43specification43contains43a43list43o
f43contract43documents?
Answer:43A43list43of43the43contract43documents43is43contained43in43General43Clauses43and43Con
ditions.43A43listing43of43the43Commercial43Building43contract43documents43is43presented43in43thi
s43chapter43under43the43heading43“Commercial43Building43Plans.”43The43instructor43may43wish43t
o43have43the43students43check43over43this43listing43and43compare43it43with43the43plans43provided.
2. The43requirement43for43temporary43light43and43power43at43the43job43site43will43be43f
ound43in43what43portion43of43a43commercial43building’s43specification?
Answer:43The43Supplementary43General43Conditions43specifies43the43job43site43requirements43f
or43temporary43light43and43power.43In43some43contracts,43this43electrical43system43becomes43the4
3responsibility43of43the43general43contractor;43in43other43contracts,43it43is43the43electrical43contra
ctor’s43responsibility43to43install43and43maintain43the43temporary43electrical43system.43The43instr
uctor43may43wish43to43refer43the43student43to43NEC43Article4359043and43discuss43the43requireme
nts43in43detail.
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,3. The43electrician43uses43the43Schedule43of43Working43Drawings43for43what43purpose?
Answer:43The43electrician43uses43the43Schedule43of43Working43Drawings43to43determine43wheth
er43all43of43the43drawings43are43at43hand.43The43information43on43“the43other43sheets”43may43be43
very43important,43especially43in43coordinating43with43other43contractors.
4. Complete43the43following43items43by43indicating43the43letter(s)43designating43the43correct
43source(s)43of43information:
No. Answer Item Information
4. Sections Ceiling43 height Sections,43Sheet43A6
5. Electrical43sym Electrical43receptacle43s Electrical43symbol43schedule,43Chapt
bol43schedule tyle er432,Figure432–6
6. Electrical Electrical43outlet43locat Electrical43layout43drawings,43Sheets4
43layout4 ion 3El,E2,43and43E3
3drawing
s
7. Elevations Exterior43wall43finishes Elevations,43Sheets43A443and43A5
8. Site43plan Grading4 3 elevations Site43plan,43Sheet43A4
9. Electrical Panelboard43schedules Electrical43layout43drawings,43Sheet4
3E4
43layout4
3drawing
s
10. Architectural43fl Room43width Architectural43floor43plan,43Sheets43A
oor43plan l,43A2,and43A3
11. Architectural43fl Swing43of43door Architectural43floor43plan,43Sheets43A
oor43plan l,43A2,and43A3
12. Sections View43of43 interior43 wal Sections,43Sheet43A6
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, Match43the43items43on43the43left43with43those43on43the43right43by43writing43the43
letter4 3 designation43ofthe43appropriate43organization43from43the43list43on43the43
right.
13. NEC Electrical43Code National43 Electrical43 Code43 (N
EC)
14. IAEI Electrical43inspectors International43Association43
of43ElectricalInspectors43(I
AEI)
15. NFPA Fire43codes National43Fire43Protection43Associati
on43(NFPA)
16. IESNA Lighting4 3 information Illuminating43Engineerin
g43Society43ofNorth43Am
erica43(IESNA)
17. UL Listing43service Underwriters43Laboratories,43Inc.43(
UL)
18. NEMA Manufacturers’43standar National43Electrical43Manufacture
ds rsAssociation43(NEMA)
19. PE Seal Professional43Engineer43(PE)
Match43the43items43on43the43left43with43those43on43the43right43by43writin
g43the43letter43designation43ofthe43proper43level43of43NEC43interpretation
43from43the43list43on43the43right.
20. with43speci Allowed43by43the43Cod Shall43be43permitted,43or43Shall4
e
al43permis 3not43berequired,43NEC
sion
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18th Edition by Phil Simmons A+
Solution and Answer Guide 43 43 43
SIMMONS/ODE,4 3 ELECTRICAL4 3 WIRING4 3 COMMERCIAL,4 3 18E4 3 ©4 3 2024,4397803577671
15;43CHAPTER4 3 1:COMMERCIAL4 3 BUILDING43PLANS43AND43SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE4 3 OF4 3 CONTENTS
Review .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Note43to43instructor:43It43is43recommended43that43students4 3 be43required43to43respond,4
3where43appropriate,4 3 with4 3 answers4 3 that4 3 are4 3 complete43sentences.
REVIEW
Refer43to43the43National43Electrical43Code43or43the43working43drawings43when43necessary.43W
here43applicable,43responses43should43be43written43in43complete43sentences.
1. What43section43of43a43commercial43building’s43specification43contains43a43list43o
f43contract43documents?
Answer:43A43list43of43the43contract43documents43is43contained43in43General43Clauses43and43Con
ditions.43A43listing43of43the43Commercial43Building43contract43documents43is43presented43in43thi
s43chapter43under43the43heading43“Commercial43Building43Plans.”43The43instructor43may43wish43t
o43have43the43students43check43over43this43listing43and43compare43it43with43the43plans43provided.
2. The43requirement43for43temporary43light43and43power43at43the43job43site43will43be43f
ound43in43what43portion43of43a43commercial43building’s43specification?
Answer:43The43Supplementary43General43Conditions43specifies43the43job43site43requirements43f
or43temporary43light43and43power.43In43some43contracts,43this43electrical43system43becomes43the4
3responsibility43of43the43general43contractor;43in43other43contracts,43it43is43the43electrical43contra
ctor’s43responsibility43to43install43and43maintain43the43temporary43electrical43system.43The43instr
uctor43may43wish43to43refer43the43student43to43NEC43Article4359043and43discuss43the43requireme
nts43in43detail.
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,3. The43electrician43uses43the43Schedule43of43Working43Drawings43for43what43purpose?
Answer:43The43electrician43uses43the43Schedule43of43Working43Drawings43to43determine43wheth
er43all43of43the43drawings43are43at43hand.43The43information43on43“the43other43sheets”43may43be43
very43important,43especially43in43coordinating43with43other43contractors.
4. Complete43the43following43items43by43indicating43the43letter(s)43designating43the43correct
43source(s)43of43information:
No. Answer Item Information
4. Sections Ceiling43 height Sections,43Sheet43A6
5. Electrical43sym Electrical43receptacle43s Electrical43symbol43schedule,43Chapt
bol43schedule tyle er432,Figure432–6
6. Electrical Electrical43outlet43locat Electrical43layout43drawings,43Sheets4
43layout4 ion 3El,E2,43and43E3
3drawing
s
7. Elevations Exterior43wall43finishes Elevations,43Sheets43A443and43A5
8. Site43plan Grading4 3 elevations Site43plan,43Sheet43A4
9. Electrical Panelboard43schedules Electrical43layout43drawings,43Sheet4
3E4
43layout4
3drawing
s
10. Architectural43fl Room43width Architectural43floor43plan,43Sheets43A
oor43plan l,43A2,and43A3
11. Architectural43fl Swing43of43door Architectural43floor43plan,43Sheets43A
oor43plan l,43A2,and43A3
12. Sections View43of43 interior43 wal Sections,43Sheet43A6
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, Match43the43items43on43the43left43with43those43on43the43right43by43writing43the43
letter4 3 designation43ofthe43appropriate43organization43from43the43list43on43the43
right.
13. NEC Electrical43Code National43 Electrical43 Code43 (N
EC)
14. IAEI Electrical43inspectors International43Association43
of43ElectricalInspectors43(I
AEI)
15. NFPA Fire43codes National43Fire43Protection43Associati
on43(NFPA)
16. IESNA Lighting4 3 information Illuminating43Engineerin
g43Society43ofNorth43Am
erica43(IESNA)
17. UL Listing43service Underwriters43Laboratories,43Inc.43(
UL)
18. NEMA Manufacturers’43standar National43Electrical43Manufacture
ds rsAssociation43(NEMA)
19. PE Seal Professional43Engineer43(PE)
Match43the43items43on43the43left43with43those43on43the43right43by43writin
g43the43letter43designation43ofthe43proper43level43of43NEC43interpretation
43from43the43list43on43the43right.
20. with43speci Allowed43by43the43Cod Shall43be43permitted,43or43Shall4
e
al43permis 3not43berequired,43NEC
sion
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