Sr. No. Dessription of Materials & Work
Sr. No. Dessription of Materials & Work
Sr. No. Dessription of Materials & Work
Supply & Installation of maintanance free earth consisting as per RDSO specificaton No.
RDSO/Spn/197/2008 consisting of single earth pit which includes supply of 35 Sq. mm / 16
Sq.mm / 10 Sq.mm multistrand single core PVC insulated copper cable as per IS 694 for connecting
main earth electrode to MEEB in the equipment room in duplicate as per manufacturers recomendation
and as per RDSO specification as follows:
a) Copper bonded staeel electrode of 3.0Meter long, 17mm dia with copper bonding thickness of
minimum 250 microns and UL listed and marked - 1No.
b) Earth enhancement compound of RDSO approved brand supplied in sealed bag of minimum 10Kg. 3Nos.
c) Copper strip of 150 x 25 x 6 mm to terminate earth rod 1 No.
d) Copper strip of 300 x 25 x 6 mm (MEEB) - 1No.
e) Copper strip of 150 x 25 x 6 mm (SEEB) - 1No.
f) Digging/Auguring/Borring of single earth pit of 100mm to 125mm dia to the depth of approximate
2.8M
g) Insertion of 3 Mtr electrode and penetrating it at least 0.2 Mtr. By pushing gently with sledge
hammer where the neutral soil is assumed.
h) Filling of earth pit with earth enhancement compound (EEC) in slurry form and back filling.
i) Carrying out exothermic weld connection of single earth electrode to a copper tape of 150 x 25 x 600
mm
j) Carying out exothermal weld connection on the copper tape
of 150 x 25 x 6 mm on earthe electrode for connecting two 35 Sq.mm cable for redundancy k) The
exothermal welding
material for bonding the earth system shall be procurred from RDSO approved firms which include
graphite moulds, clamps, weld metal powder.
l) 300 x 300 x 300 mm (inside dimensions) concrete earth pit
with a concrete lid approximately 50mm thich with pulling hooks shall be provided to cover the pit.
Back side of the cover will be painted in black and date of testing and average resistance value shall be
written.