2005 Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding

Published by 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.

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
21. Appendix A — Origin of Concrete-Encased Electrode (Ufer Ground)
22. Appendix B — Why Measure Soil Resistivity?
23. Index

400 Pages, Soft-cover   ISBN: 1-890659-36-3