Engineers Guide to the National Electrical Code

H. Brooke Stauffer

Learn how to comply with NEC® regulations in this instructive book!

One of the most important elements when designing a building's electrical subsystems is compliance with National Electrical Code® safety regulations. Yet, many university engineering curricula do not address this and other essential building codes.

For this reason, H. Brooke Stauffer Director of Codes and Standards at the National Electrical Contractors Association, has written this informative introduction to clearly and accessibly steer beginning electrical engineers through the often confusing NEC® regulations.

This quick guide will assist designers as they navigate the structure and organization of the NEC® and the way it relates to other codes and standards. Based upon the 2008 revisions to the NEC®, the Engineer's Guide to the National Electrical Code® is also an essential reference for established engineers looking for a refresher on the NEC® and its impact on building codes.

Key Features:

• Provides an overview of how the NEC functions as an important tool in the process of designing and specifying electrical systems
• Discusses the safety rationales underlying Code rules for installing electrical systems
• Covers how the NEC is used for regulatory purposes
• Explains how the NEC functions as one of many tools and inputs used to design electrical distributed systems for buildings and similar structures
• Design references are listed in the Appendix
• Information is intuitively arranged so different parts of the Code are assembled into logical groupings
• Useful introduction to the technical content of the NEC
• Unit 7 discusses the consensus process for developing the NEC and other NFPA documents

Contents:

Introduction

Unit 1: NEC Structure, Organization, and Language
Unit 2: General Considerations
Unit 3: Conductors, Circuits, and Wiring Methods
Unit 4: Electrical Equipment
Unit 5: Other Systems
Unit 6: How the NEC Is Related to Other Codes and Standards
Unit 7: Making the NEC

Appendix: Electrical Design Standards
Index

About the Author:

H. Brooke Stauffer is the Executive Director of Standards and Safety for the National Electrical Contactors Association (NECA) in Bethesda, MD. He is responsible for all of NECA’s regulatory activities and for developing and publishing the National Electrical installation Standards.

Stauffer is a member of the IEEE, NFPA, and IAEI, and has served on three different code-making panels. He is also a member of the ANSI Board of Standards Review (BSR), which approves all American National Standards, including the National Electrical Code®.

Softcover, 174 pages

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