UFC 3-501-03N Electrical Engineering Preliminary C

UFC3-501-03N16January2004UNIFIEDFACILITIESCRITERIA(UFC)ELECTRICALENGINEERINGPRELIMINARYCONSIDERATIONSAPPROVEDFORPUBLICRELEASE;DISTRIBUTIONUNLIMITEDUFC3-501-03N16January2004UNIFIEDFACILITIESCRITERIA(UFC)ELECTRICALENGINEERINGPRELIMINARYCONSIDERATIONSAnycopyrightedmaterialincludedinthisUFCisidentifiedatitspointofuse.UseofthecopyrightedmaterialapartfromthisUFCmusthavethepermissionofthecopyrightholder.U.S.ARMYCORPSOFENGINEERSNAVALFACILITIESENGINEERINGCOMMAND(PreparingActivity)AIRFORCECIVILENGINEERINGSUPPORTAGENCYRecordofChanges(changesindicatedby\1\.../1/)ChangeNo.DateLocationUFC3-501-03N16January2004FOREWORDTheUnifiedFacilitiesCriteria(UFC)systemisprescribedbyMIL-STD3007andprovidesplanning,design,construction,sustainment,restoration,andmodernizationcriteria,andappliestotheMilitaryDepartments,theDefenseAgencies,andtheDoDFieldActivitiesinaccordancewithUSD(AT&L)Memorandumdated29May2002.UFCwillbeusedforallDoDprojectsandworkforothercustomerswhereappropriate.AllconstructionoutsideoftheUnitedStatesisalsogovernedbyStatusofforcesAgreements(SOFA),HostNationFundedConstructionAgreements(HNFA),andinsomeinstances,BilateralInfrastructureAgreements(BIA.)Therefore,theacquisitionteammustensurecompliancewiththemorestringentoftheUFC,theSOFA,theHNFA,andtheBIA,asapplicable.UFCarelivingdocumentsandwillbeperiodicallyreviewed,updated,andmadeavailabletousersaspartoftheServices’responsibilityforprovidingtechnicalcriteriaformilitaryconstruction.Headquarters,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers(HQUSACE),NavalFacilitiesEngineeringCommand(NAVFAC),andAirForceCivilEngineerSupportAgency(AFCESA)areresponsibleforadministrationoftheUFCsystem.Defenseagenciesshouldcontactthepreparingservicefordocumentinterpretationandimprovements.TechnicalcontentofUFCistheresponsibilityofthecognizantDoDworkinggroup.Recommendedchangeswithsupportingrationaleshouldbesenttotherespectiveserviceproponentofficebythefollowingelectronicform:CriteriaChangeRequest(CCR).TheformisalsoaccessiblefromtheInternetsiteslistedbelow.UFCareeffectiveuponissuanceandaredistributedonlyinelectronicmediafromthefollowingsource:•WholeBuildingDesignGuidewebsite:______________________________________DONALDL.BASHAM,P.E.Chief,EngineeringandConstructionU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers______________________________________DR.JAMESWWRIGHT,P.E.ChiefEngineerNavalFacilitiesEngineeringCommand______________________________________KATHLEENI.FERGUSON,P.E.TheDeputyCivilEngineerDCS/Installations&LogisticsDepartmentoftheAirForce______________________________________Dr.GETW.MOY,P.E.Director,InstallationsRequirementsandManagementOfficeoftheDeputyUnderSecretaryofDefense(InstallationsandEnvironment)UFC3-501-03N16January2004iCONTENTSPageCHAPTER1INTRODUCTIONParagraph1-1PURPOSEANDSCOPE.......................................................1-11-2APPLICABILITY.....................................................................1-11-2.1GeneralBuildingRequirements.............................................1-11-2.2Safety....................................................................................1-11-2.3FireProtection.......................................................................1-11-2.4Antiterrorism/ForceProtection...............................................1-11-3REFERENCES......................................................................1-2APPENDIXAMIL-HDBK1004/1,MAY1988…..……….....……………………A-1UFC3-501-03N16January20041-1CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION1-1PURPOSEANDSCOPE.ThisUFCiscomprisedoftwosections.Chapter1introducesthisUFCandprovidesalistingofreferencestootherTri-Servicedocumentscloselyrelatedtothesubject.AppendixAcontainsthefulltextcopyofthepreviouslyreleasedMilitaryHandbook(MIL-HDBK)onthissubject.ThisUFCservesascriteriauntilsuchtimeasthefulltextUFCisdevelopedfromtheMIL-HDBKandothersources.ThisUFCprovidesgeneralcriteriaforpreliminarydesignconsiderationsforelectricalengineering.Notethatthisdocumentdoesnotconstituteadetailedtechnicaldesign,maintenanceoroperationsmanual,andisissuedasageneralguidetotheconsiderationsassociatedwithdesignofeconomical,efficientandenvironmentallyacceptableheatingplants.1-2APPLICABILITY.ThisUFCappliestoallNavyserviceelementsandNavycontractors;Armyserviceelementsshouldusethereferencescitedinparagraph1-3below;allotherDoDagenciesmayuseeitherdocumentunlessexplicitlydirectedotherwise.1-2.1GENERALBUILDINGREQUIREMENTS.AllDoDfacilitiesmustcomplywithUFC1-200-01,Design:GeneralBuildingRequirements.IfanyconflictoccursbetweenthisUFCandUFC1-200-01,therequirementsofUFC1-200-01takeprecedence.1-2.2SAFETY.AllDoDfacilitiesmustcomplywithDODINST6055.1andapplicableOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)safetyandhealthstandards.NOTE:AllNAVYprojects,mustcomplywithOPNAVINST5100.23(series),NavyOccupationalSafetyandHealthProgramManual.ThemostrecentpublicationinthisseriescanbeaccessedattheNAVFACSafetywebsite: