Electric wiring systems (for power, lighting and heating circuits) in buildings
Maker and role
The Codes of Practice Committee for Civil Engineering, Public Works and Building, Author
British Standards Institution, Other contributor
Production date
1949
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Object detail
Accession number
15-2507
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Description
Code of Practice for the choice, installation and maintenance of electric wiring systems (for power, lighting or heating circuits) in buildings.
Contents:
Scope / definitions / exchange of information / time schedule / workmanship / related codes / materials, appliances and components: british standards / cables for use in conduits / soldering fluxes / design considerations: general / installations for small houses to be built or under construction / installations or extensions of installations in existing small houses / installations in large houses / installations in flats / exterior wiring to private garages and similar outbuildings / interior wiring in private garages and similar detached buildings / installations in glasshouses or similar outbuildings / installations in communal buildings employing water supplies / installations for schools to be built or under construction / installations or extensions of installations in existing school buildings / installations in chemical laboratories / installations in administrative buildings and department stores / installations in office buildings / installations in institutions and hospitals / installations in places of public entertainment / installations in factories / lift shafts / medium-voltage supplies / effect of the type of installations on radio interference / non-metallic conduit systems / work off site / work on site: general considerations / cable connections / cable terminations / installations of metal conduits / installations of non-metallic conduits / installations of cables in conduits / vulcanized-rubber- or pvc-insulated cables / paper-, varnished-cambric- and jute-insulated cables / cable duct systems / care conductor systems / cleated wiring systems / tough-rubber- or pvc-sheathed and vulcanized-rubber or pvc-insulated cable systems / mineral-insulated, metal-sheathed cable systems / earthed concentric wiring systems / high-voltage type electric discharge tube installations / temporary installations / inspection and testing: general / maintenance: general / temporary installations / appendices: maximum capacity of conduits / maximum spacing of clips, saddles, etc / selection of systems for use in factories / installation of aluminium or zinc-based allow conduit and fittings / tables: capacity of conduits for 250-volt grade gcables / capacity of conduits for 660-volt grade cables / spacing of cable supports / cable systems for factory installations
Contents:
Scope / definitions / exchange of information / time schedule / workmanship / related codes / materials, appliances and components: british standards / cables for use in conduits / soldering fluxes / design considerations: general / installations for small houses to be built or under construction / installations or extensions of installations in existing small houses / installations in large houses / installations in flats / exterior wiring to private garages and similar outbuildings / interior wiring in private garages and similar detached buildings / installations in glasshouses or similar outbuildings / installations in communal buildings employing water supplies / installations for schools to be built or under construction / installations or extensions of installations in existing school buildings / installations in chemical laboratories / installations in administrative buildings and department stores / installations in office buildings / installations in institutions and hospitals / installations in places of public entertainment / installations in factories / lift shafts / medium-voltage supplies / effect of the type of installations on radio interference / non-metallic conduit systems / work off site / work on site: general considerations / cable connections / cable terminations / installations of metal conduits / installations of non-metallic conduits / installations of cables in conduits / vulcanized-rubber- or pvc-insulated cables / paper-, varnished-cambric- and jute-insulated cables / cable duct systems / care conductor systems / cleated wiring systems / tough-rubber- or pvc-sheathed and vulcanized-rubber or pvc-insulated cable systems / mineral-insulated, metal-sheathed cable systems / earthed concentric wiring systems / high-voltage type electric discharge tube installations / temporary installations / inspection and testing: general / maintenance: general / temporary installations / appendices: maximum capacity of conduits / maximum spacing of clips, saddles, etc / selection of systems for use in factories / installation of aluminium or zinc-based allow conduit and fittings / tables: capacity of conduits for 250-volt grade gcables / capacity of conduits for 660-volt grade cables / spacing of cable supports / cable systems for factory installations
Signature/Marks and Type
On title page list of publication numbers and dates of entry Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
41 pages ; 22 cm
Credit line
The Codes of Practice Committee for Civil Engineering, Public Works and Building et al. 1949. Electric wiring systems (for power, lighting and heating circuits) in buildings, 15-2507. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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