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General Notes on Cable Trays

Cable trays are of two types. - Perforated Type in M.S. and Aluminium. - Ladder Type Cable Trays

PERFORATED CABLE TRAYS: Perforated Cable Trays are fabricated out of Single Sheet Steel Confirming to I.S. 1079 : 1973 / I.S. 513: 1994 in various thickness of 1.6mm, 2.0mm & 2.5mm. Perforated Cable Trays are available in standard widths of 50mm, 100mm, 150mm, 300mm, 450mm and 600mm and in standard Length of 2500mm. If other than the above mentioned widths are required the Trays are fabricated as per the specifications of Customers/ Customer Consultants.

TYPICAL SPECIFICATION OF PERFORATED CABLE TRAY (M.S. & ALUMINIUM)

1. 2. Standard Length Perforations : : 2.5 Mtrs. Slots 10mm x 20mm Width Wise: 10mm gap Length Wise: 20mm, 30mm, 40mmCC 3. Tray Width (W) : 50mm 75mm 100mm 150mm 200mm 300mm 450mm 600mm (or any size as per the requirement) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tray Height (H) Tray Collar ( C ) Tray Thickness (TH) Types of Raw Material Finish : : : : : 20mm 25mm 40mm 50mm 75mm 100mm (or any height as per the requirement) 15mm 20mm 25mm 1.6mm-2mm-2.5mm-3mm Mild Steel Aluminium Hot Dip Galvanized Electroplated Powder Coated Epoxy coated, Enamel Painted Aluminium Painted.

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Dividers and Covers are available as per the Drawings shown and the specification will be in line with that of perforated Cable Trays.

ACCESSORIES Types of Bends: Horizontal, Vertical (Inside / Outside), Tees, (Equal & Un-equal), Crosses, Reducers. Radius: 300 / 450 / 600 / 1000 mm or as per the choice of customers Degrees: 30 45 - 60 90 for Bends.

LADDER TYPE Ladder Type Cable Trays are fabricated in three methods: - with Steel Sheets - with Angles - Aluminium Sheets Ladder type cable trays are fabricated out of steel sheets conforming to I.S. 1079: 1973 & I.S. 513: 1994 with a thickness of 1.6mm 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3mm. All cable trays are of standard lengths of 2500mm for various widthsminimum being 150mm wide and maximum 1200 wide. Slotted rungs are welded to the side runners at every 250mm or 300m interval. At both the ends of the cable trays three or four circular holes are provided for connecting the adjacent cable trays or accessories/by coupler plates.

ALUMINIUM LADDER TYPE CABLE TRAYS Aluminium ladder type cable trays are fabricated out of Aluminium sheets conforming to I.S.737:1986 with thickness varying from 2mm, 2.5mm to 3 mm.

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TYPICAL SPECIFICATION OF LADDER TYPE CABLE TRAYS (M.S./ ALUMINIUM)

1. 2. 3. 4. Standard Length Runner Height (H) Runner Collar (C) Rung Size(s) : : : : 2.5 Mtrs. 50mm 60mm 75mm 100mm 120mm 15mm 20mm 25mm 30mm 25mm x 15mm / 35mm x 15mm / 40mm x 20mm / 50mm x 20mm as per choice. 1.6mm 2 mm 2.5mm 3 mm C type Arc / welding C-type tig welding 10mm x 20mm 10mm x 30mm with spacing 10mm, 15mm or as per choice. 9. 10. Rung Spacing Finish : : 250mm / 300mm interval For M.S.: Hot Dip Galvanized , Electroplated, Powder Coated, Epoxy painted, Enamel Painted , Aluminium Painted. For Aluminium : Caustic Soda Wash 11. Models : C-type, Z-type & L-type

5. 6. 7. 8.

Thickness (TH) Welding (M.S.) Welding (Aluminium) Rung slot size

: : : :

All the slots and coupler holes on the trays are machine punched.

LADDER TYPE WITH ANGLES Ladder type cable trays are fabricated of M.S. Angles confirming to I.S. 2062, 1992. M.S. angles are used as Runners and 25 x 0.6mm M.S. Flats as rungs. Rung spacing is 250mm for 2500mm length cable trays and 300mm for 3000mm lengths. Rungs can be provided single/double, as per the customer choice; Double rungs are provided with a cap of 10mm, for clamping the cables.
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TYPICAL SPECIFICATION FOR ANGULAR LADDER TYPE CABLE TRAY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Length (L) : 2.5mtrs / 3mtrs 150mm 300mm 450mm 600mm 1000mm (or as per customers requirement) 50mm x 50mm x 6mm 65mm x 65mm x 6mm 25mm x 3mm 25mm x 6mm 32mm x 6mm 250mm, 300mm interval (double rung for bolting as per customer specification). Hot dip galvanized, Painted (colour as per choice), powder coated, epoxy painted.

Widths (W) : Runners (R) : Rungs :

Rung spacing: Finish :

CABLE TRAY SUPPORTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Type Tier Centre Support : : : Single, Double Available in 1-Tier to 6-Tier Angle:50 x 50 x 6mm, Channel:10mm x 50mm x 6mm 50mm x 60mm x 6mm or as per customer choice. Hot dip galvanized or painted Rawal plug, or expansion bolt for grounding Arc welding

Horizontal Support : Finish Accessories Welding : : :

Slots (machine punched): 10mm x 15mm (or as per customers choice)

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CABLE RACKS: These are used to support the cable trays at specified centre distanced to lay the cable tray at different levels. The horizontal members which act as support to the cable trays, are fixed on it by means of bolts and nuts and are welded to the vertical member that is fixed to the wall by means of expansion bolts. These are generally fabricated out of structural steel (M.S. Angles) conforming to I.S. 2062: 1992. While floating enquiry the following details are required:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Perforated type / ladder type. For perforated type the width, flange and collar. The ladder type, size of the runner i.e., the height, collar and also the rungs size, the height of the rung and width of the rung. Whether with cover Whether cover provision to be made to cable trays for future necessity. Gauge of cable trays Radius of accessories i.e., 300, 450, 600 Whether accessories required are 3 piece welded or in a semicircular form delivery of welded accessories will be faster Vertical bends whether up or down. Horizontal bends : Left/Right is common Reducers left or right Tees and crosses whether equal or unequal. Whether link plates are required or not. If required, the quantity to be specified. With or without bolts and nuts. Delivery time.

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FINISHING REQUIRED (AS PER COST PRIORITY) Epoxy coated 50 microns (colors available Grey, Black) Powder coated 50 microns (colors available, elegant to look at and good for indoor using) Hot dip galvanizing as per IS : 4759 and IS : 2629 (very useful for all outdoor and indoor uses and for coastal areas) Electro plating 15mic. Elegant looks good for indoor use. Enamel painted all colours. Aluminium painted.

HOT DIP GALVANIZING: The cable trays and accessories shall be not dip galvanized after fabrication as per I.S.: 2629 1985 & I.S. 4759: 1984. Amount of Zinc deposit for trays and coupler plates shall be maintained as per the I.S. Table mentioned below.

COATING REQUIREMENTS: Mass of Zinc Coating Requirement for the mass of zinc coating for different classes of materials are given below:

Mass of zinc Coating

Sl. No. (1) (2) Fabricated steel articles: 1 2 3 a) 5 mm thick and over b) Under 5 mm, but not less than 2mm c) Under 2 mm, but not less than 1.2mm 610 460 340 86 64 49 Product Minimum value of Average of Mass of coatings g/m2 (3) (4) In Microns

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Note 1: The requirements for the minimum mass of coating are for normal or rural atmospheres. In case of special atmosphere like marine and industrial atmospheres, the minimum mass of coating shall be increased as agreed between the galvanizer and the purchaser. Note 2: In case of fabricated steel structures, plates, etc. the coating mass is defined in terms of grams per square meter of the total surface area. The galvanizing shall be uniform, clean smooth, continuous and free from acid spots. Fasteners like screws, nuts and washers shall be electroplated.

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SCHEDULE OF PERMISSIBLE LOADS

All figures given represent the maximum permissible uniformly distributed load in kgs. per running meter

UNSUPPORTED FREE SPAN

W Size H 600mm 1430 1458 1498 1540 1955 1958 1964 2680 2685 2689 2698 2707 2716 1200mm 355 362 371 380 483 483 481 664 664 664 664 666 667 1800mm 2500mm 156 159 160 162 210 210 208 290 290 289 289 287 287 377 377 378 87 88 89.4 91.3 116.7 110.7 110.4 161 161.3 158.9 157.7 153.7 206.5 206.5 205.02 205.02

100mm x 1.6mm x 50mm 150mm x 1.6mm x 50mm 225mm x 1.6mm x 50mm 300mm x 1.6mm x 50mm 375mm x 2 mm 450mm x 2 mm 600mm x 2 mm 300mm x 2 mm 375mm x 2 mm 450mm x 2 mm 600mm x 2 mm 750mm x 2 mm 900mm x 2 mm 600mm x 2 mm 750mm x 2 mm 900mm x 2 mm Formula x 50mm x 50mm x 50mm x 62.5 mm x 62.5 mm x 62.5 mm x 62.5 mm x 62.5 mm x 62.5 mm x 75mm x 75mm x 75mm

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3491 3513 3535

M E
861 868 874

The maximum permissible point load at-mid-span may be obtained from the formula P =xUxS Where P Maximum permissible point load in Kgs. at mid-span. U Maximum permissible uniformly distributed load in kg per running meter. S - The particular free span in meter Free Span Exceeding 16ft. are not recommended

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