2005 Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding
International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)

Seldom do design, engineering, installation and enforcement perspectives come together in one book, especially on the controversial topics of grounding and bonding. This, however, is exactly what IAEI has achieved with this 9th edition of Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding.

If you've ever gotten red tagged for grounding or bonding situations, you'll be pleased to know that this book authoritatively reviews each topic from the perspectives of the enforcers. That's like having a free pass handed to you.

Among other requirements this book deals with the grounding electrode--its new definition and the requirements, tied to that definition, which emphasize functionality. It also explains the new requirements of static protection through grounding and bonding. Additionally, it points out the revisions to the grounding requirements for separately derived systems and for information technology and limited energy systems.

In accordance with IAEI's hallmark of step-by-step explanations, the illustrations have greater detail and there are more photos of actual installations.

Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding, a long-time classic, is believed to be the most authoritative book on this subject. This 9th edition has been meticulously updated to the 2005 National Electrical Code.

Why get your information piecemeal, when you can see design, engineering, installation and enforcement perspectives dovetail together in this one book? Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding is the only book on the market that helps you see all the perspectives before you do the job.

This book is dedicated to the memory of Eustace C. Soares, P.E., one of the most renowned experts in the history of the National Electrical Code in the area of grounding electrical systems. A wonderful teacher and man of great vision, Eustace foresaw the need for better definitions to clear up to the great mystery of grounding of electrical systems. Eustace Soares’ book, Grounding Electrical Distribution Systems for Safety was originally published in 1966 and was based upon the 1965 edition of the National Electrical Code. Over the years, this book has become a classic.

A great majority of the recommendations contained in the original edition of his book have been accepted as part of Article 250 of the National Electrical Code. The grounding philosophies represented in the original edition are just as relevant today as they were then. To say that Eustace contributed more than any other man to solving some of the mysteries of grounding of electrical systems would not be an overstatement of fact. Previous editions have been extensively revised both in format and in information. An effort has been made to bring this work into harmony with the 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code and retain the integrity of the technical information for which this work has been well known, at the same time adding additional information which may be more recent on the subject of grounding and bonding.

Table of Contents:

1. General Fundamentals

2. To Ground or Not To Ground

3. Grounding Electrical Systems

4. Grounding Electrical Services

5. Service and Main Bonding Jumpers

6. The Grounding Electrode System

7. Grounding Electrode Conductors

8. Bonding Enclosures and Equipment

9. Equipment Grounding Conductors

10. Enclosure and Equipment Grounding

11. Clearing Ground Faults and Short Circuits

12. Grounding Separately Derived Systems

13. Grounding at More Than One Building or Structure

14. Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters

15. Ground-Fault Protection for Equipment

16. Grounding and Bonding for Special Locations and Conditions

17. Grounding and Bonding for Electronic Equipment

18. Low-Voltage and Intersystem Grounding and Bonding

19. Grounding of Systems or Circuits of 1kV and Over

20. Tables

Appendix A — Origin of Concrete-Encased Electrode (Ufer Ground)

Appendix B — Why Measure Soil Resistivity?

Index

View Appendix A - History and Mystery of Grounding

400 Pages, Softcover

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