Cable Tray Support Spacing: Key Guidelines Explained
Understanding Cable Tray Systems Cable trays are used for supporting insulated electrical cables for power and communication applications.
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Cable Tray Support Spacing: Key Guidelines Explained
The NEC requires that cable trays must be supported by members at an interval specified by the cable tray manufacturer, but not more than 5 feet for horizontal runs to support the weight of
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In our example (with the blue background), a span of 2.25 m for the cable tray produces a maxi-mum load capacity of 0.75 kN for each running metre of cable tray.
An In-depth Analysis for Optimal Cable Tray Support Span
The constructability for the longer span obtained from finite element analysis has been validated in view of manual handling of the cable tray.
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As per the NEC, the maximum allowable rung spacing is 9 inches (230 mm) when cable tray carries sin-gle-conductor cables of 1/0 to 4/0 AWG (American Wire Gauge) (Appendix I).
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I could not find the clause in NEMA VE-2 that states the maximum support interval (spacing) for vertical straight cable tray runs. Can anyone refer me to any reference that may help
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Consideration should be given to the loads associated with future cable additions (see section 6.3) or any other additional loads applied to the cable tray system or the cable trays support system.
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Although BS 7671 touches on the subject of cable supports, it does not detail specifically what these support distances should be. Section 522.8 (Other Mechanical Stresses (AJ)) in that document
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Cable tray must be capable of supporting not just the weight of the cable, but also the weight of any equipment or materials attached to the cable tray. Additionally, dynamic environmental elements
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With a support span of 20'' and a total working load of 80 lbs/ft, a NEMA Class 20B tray rated at 75 lbs/ft will not be adequate. A NEMA Class 20C tray, rated at 100 lbs/ft, will be required.
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Typically, cable trays can span anywhere from 6 to 24 feet without additional support. Several factors influence the maximum span length of a cable