Book Description
Keep your electrical construction projects running smoothly
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK is the all-in-one power tool you need to minimize construction risks and problems, avoid costly mistakes, work more efficiently, handle more projects without outside help, reduce waste, cut cost, and maximize profits. Applications expert Bob Hickey provides the exact data that lets you keep any commercial, industrial, or institutional electrical design and construction project on track and within budget. In this detail-by-detail, quick-reference sourcebook, Bob focuses on easy-to-understand electrical system concepts, calculations, and code requirements that are most frequently encountered in a typical electrical system installation. You get a wealth of practical advice backed by hundreds of tables, sample calculations, charts, diagrams, and illustrations that will enable you to quickly and easily:
* Plan and design projects
* Determine space requirements for equipment installations
* Properly size equipment and distribution components
* Ensure adequate short-circuit protection
* Provide proper over-current protection and coordination
* Comply with building codes and industry standards
Book Info
The all-in-one power tool you need to minimize construction risks and problems, avoid costly mistakes, work more efficiently, handle more projects without outside help, reduce waste, cut cost, and maximize profits.
From the Back Cover
Here's the power tool electrical construction professionals need to stay on top of the latest industry practices and details--all in one convenient place!
Applications expert Bob Hickey provides electrical contractors, electrical engineers, designers, facilities managers, and other electrical construction professionals the exact data they need to make any commercial, industrial, and institutional electrical design and construction project run smoothly, safety, and within budget!
In this detail-by-detail, quick-reference sourcebook, Bob focuses on easy-to-understand electrical system concepts, calculations, and code requirements that are most frequently encountered in a typical electrical system installation. ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK gives a wealth of practical advice backed by hundreds of tables, sample calculations, charts, diagrams, and illustrations that will enable you to quickly and easily:
* Plan and design projects
* Determine space requirements for equipment installations
* Properly size equipment and distribution components
* Ensure adequate short-circuit protection
* Provide proper over-current protection and coordination
* Comply with building codes and industry standards
You'll even find key excerpts from the National Electrical Code(R) to make sure your project stays in full compliance.
With ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK, you'll be able to minimize construction risks and problems, avoid costly mistakes, work more efficiently, handle more projects without outside help, reduce waste, cut cost, and maximize profits.
About the Author
Bob Hickey, a licensed professional engineer, is President and CEO of vanZelm, Heywood and Shadford, Inc., a leading northeast United States mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firm. His almost 40 years of experience spans the electric utility, contracting, and consulting engineering areas of the industry spectrum. He has taught electrical engineering technology as an adjunct faculty member in Connecticut's community/technical college system. Mr. Hickey is the author of McGraw-Hill's ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S PORTABLE HANDBOOK
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