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Method of Statement Cable Laying

The document provides instructions for laying cables underground. It describes preparing the trench, laying the cable in a sand bed, backfilling, and warning signs. Cable routes should follow drawings, avoiding obstacles. Cables are drawn through pipes gently to prevent damage and bent to a minimum radius. Protections include danger tape above cables and concrete covering. Road crossings require deeper sleeves and marker ends. Joints are marked and cable routes are indicated every 100 meters.

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Method of Statement Cable Laying

The document provides instructions for laying cables underground. It describes preparing the trench, laying the cable in a sand bed, backfilling, and warning signs. Cable routes should follow drawings, avoiding obstacles. Cables are drawn through pipes gently to prevent damage and bent to a minimum radius. Protections include danger tape above cables and concrete covering. Road crossings require deeper sleeves and marker ends. Joints are marked and cable routes are indicated every 100 meters.

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United Orient Myanmar Engineering

No-47, Moe Kaung Road, 14 Ward, Yankin Township, Yangon.


Ph : 09 450 887737, 09 450 887747 , 09 450 887757 , 09 450 887767
Web : www.orientmyanmar.com , Email : [email protected]

Fire Alarm Power & Lightning Access Plumbing &


CCTV & IPCAM PABX
/Suppression Lighting Protection Control Sanitary

METHOD OF STATEMENT FOR


CABLE LAYING

After taking trench keep clean the trench for the following steps:

 Make a sand bed or fine riddled soil bed as per the measurements given in tender specification.
 Lay the cable in the middle of the trench.
 Provide sand bed on top of the cable.
 Lay the protective tile just above the sand bed.
 Backfill the excavated soil leaving 300 mm from the ground level.
 Lay the Cable warning tape and again back-fill the remaining portion of the trench upto the ground level.

All the materials should be as per the relevant section of the project specification and standards.

CABLE ROUTE AND POSITIONING

 The contractor shall follow the routes indicated on the specification drawings as accurately as possible.
Deviations from the routes laid down shall not be made without the Main Contractor’s approval.
 The final position of cable relative to kerbs, boundaries, and other services shall, where necessary, be
indicated to the contractor by the engineer on site and shall be strictly adhered to.
 In general, where obstacles not provided for in the specification drawings are encountered, cables shall
circumvent such obstacles by being laid in as smooth a path as possible around the obstacles and by
retaining maximum separation between cables.
 Laying depths of cables specified are to final levels of the streets and sidewalks. All levels shall be
obtained by the contractor from the Local Authority.

HANDLING AND LAYING OF CABLES

 The levels of the trenches excavated are suitable and are wide enough to enable workers to carry out the
work.
 The contractor shall be responsible to draw in, lay, thread through pipes, circumvent obstacles, fix in
position clamp and saddle where required to walls, poles or switch gear all cables set out in the contract.
 The work shall be carried out as following:
 Cable drums shall not be dropped off transport vehicles but shall be hoisted off with approved
equipment.
 Cable shall be rolled off drums in the indicated direction, the drums being supported on
approved equipment.
 When cables are laid out, it shall be supported at points at such a distance apart that the cable is
not dragged along the ground and that it is not kinked.
 Cables shall be drawn into position or laid, using a sufficient number of rollers and suitable
equipment, for negotiating corners to avoid excess bending or damage to the cable.
 Cables shall be drawn through cable pipe sleeves so as to ensure minimum dam age to cables.
Approved equipment, including suitable cable harnesses, shall be used.
 Cables shall not be bent in any event to radii smaller than 15 times the overall diameter of the
cable.
 Cables shall be rolled off drums in the same direction, to prevent corresponding phase cores
being crossed at joints.
 Cable shall be removed from the drum in such a way that no twisting, tension or mechanical
damage is caused, and must be adequately supported at short intervals during the whole
operation.
 Particular care must be exercised where it is necessary to draw cables through pipes and ducts,
to avoid abrasion, elongation or distortion of any kind. The ends of such pipes and ducts shall be
sealed to approval after the drawing in of the cables.

PROTECTION OF CABLES

 Danger tape to specification shall be placed 400mm above all MV and main feeder cables along the entire
length of the trench. Where so directed by the Main Contractor, a concrete layer shall be placed over the
bedding layer in order to give the cable additional protection.
 At road crossings, cable sleeves shall be installed at a minimum depth of 1000mm, and as instructed by
the Main Contractor.
 The danger tape shall be 150mm wide yellow plastic with lightning flash printed onto the tape at
intervals.

ROAD CROSSINGS

 Cable sleeves for road crossings shall not be installed less than 1000mm below the final street level.
Unless otherwise specified two additional sleeves all of the same size shall be installed for future use at
each road crossing. Galvanized steel draw wire, 2.0mm in diameter shall be installed in all sleeves and
shall protrude 1500mm on each side of the sleeve.
 On completion of the installation of sleeves all ends shall be sealed to prevent the ingress of dirt and
moisture, after installation of the cables the sleeves shall be resealed.
 Sleeve end positions shall be marked with an approved cable marker, a letter “E” shall be cut on either
side of the road on the kerbstones where these are in existence.

SEALING OF ENDS

 Where cables are cut and not immediately made off, the ends are to be sealed without delay.

CABLE MARKERS

 Cable route markers shall be provided at each end of an underground cable route and at all points where
such routes deviate from a straight line.
 Joints in the cable shall be marked and the maximum distance between route markers shall not exceed
100m.
 The cable markers shall be tapered blocks cast from concrete in accordance with approved detail
drawings
 Each cable marker shall be buried with its upper face 100mm above the natural ground level. Marking of
cable markers shall also be in accordance with approved detail drawings.

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