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Thomas and Betts Saudi Arabia

Limited Liability Company
By Engr. B. M. Rashad at 4:39 pm, Oct 05, 2016 Building 128, Dammam 2nd Industrial City
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Telephone No. + 966 13 812 1222

Engr. B. M. Rashad Fax No. + 966 13 812 1175

Project Name : NCMS Tower Electrical Section Head

To : M/SAD Engineering Co. B.Sc.(pk.), B.Sc.Engg.(phil.), M.Sc.Engg.(phil.)
Subject : Earthing Calculation for LV&LPS . Sr. Electrical Design Engineer
Date : Tuesday, October 4, 2016 For Building Services & Infrastructure Networks
Dear Sir,
This is in reference to the above project. Please find below a calculation for Earth Resistance as per the soil resistivity report received from your side
The desired resistance to earth value should be less than or equal to 3 as per Project specification. Please see below the calculation that is used to achieve the
same.

1) The grid shall be buried under the waterproof layer by 0.6-0.8 mtr in the soil .
Notes :
2)

As per BS 7430:2011+A_1:2015 recommendations, the calculation for resistance to earth is done below using this

Rr () 162.9875

1)
Where :

is the resistivity of soil, in ohm metres (m); 500

L is the length of the electrode, in metres (m); 3
d is the diameter of the rod, in metres (m). 0.019

The resistance RTOT of rods set out in a hollow square may be calculated from:

RTOT = 10.251

Total number of ground driven

rods are 25 nos. connected to
a ring conductor of 120mm2 buried in
raft foundation then why 7 number of
rods are required? It is not understood.
Where : Pls. elaborate it.
is the resistivity of soil, in ohm metres (m); 500
Rr is the resistance of one rod, in oms (); 162.9875
2)
is the number of rods used as electrodes (see the note to
N 25
Table 2);
S is the spacing of rods, in metres (m); 6
is the factor in Table 2; 7.03
n Number of Rods side of the square. 7
0.081415

No. of ground driven

rods are 25 not 7?
Pls. confirm.
 The resistance of a mesh (grid) Rm ohms () may be calculated from: ( IN BASEMENT )

Rm = 10.8247

3) where: How did you get

these values?
is the resistivity of soil, in ohm metres (m); 500

A is the actual area covered by the mesh, in square metres (m2); 650

L is the total length of strip used in the mesh, in metres (m). 234

The Total Parallel Resistance :

4) 1/Rtotal = 1/RTOT + 1/RM Rtotal = 5.265

It is important to note that the soil characteristics vary from each other from one location to another on the same site. Actual resistivity calculation should be under taken on
different locations on site in order to verify the calculation after installation of Earth Rods. Also the achieved resistance is based on assumptions of regular maintenance of the
earthing system as per the BS EN 62305 standard ensuring that the loop conductor is not broken or disconnected at any point within
the network. We hope the above is in line with the requirement and should you need any clarification, please do contact us.

Thanks & regards,

Mohammad Ziad