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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCESA
UFGS-16120A (May 2005)
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Preparing Activity: USACE (CW)
Superseding
UFGS-16120A (November 1991)
UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS
References are in agreement with UMRL dated 23 June 2005
Latest change indicated by CHG tags
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SECTION 16120A
INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE
05/05
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NOTE: This guide specification covers the
requirements for all insulated wire and cable for
use on Civil Works hydraulic structures of the Corps
of Engineers, except for wire and cable for special
applications, such as low-level circuits for analog
signals, data and supervisory control, communication
and telemetering systems.
Comments and suggestions on this guide specification
are welcome and should be directed to the technical
proponent of the specification. A listing of
technical proponents, including their organization
designation and telephone number, is on the Internet.
Recommended changes to a UFGS should be submitted as
a Criteria Change Request (CCR).
Use of electronic communication is encouraged.
Brackets are used in the text to indicate designer
choices or locations where text must be supplied by
the designer.
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PART 1
GENERAL
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NOTE: Procurement documents, including
specifications, plans, and wire tables, should be
prepared to include relevant portions of the
information checklists stated below. The first
list, "Characteristics of Systems on Which Cable Is
To Be Used," would be applicable where insulated
wire and cable are to be procured via a construction
contract, particularly where the contractor is
expected to decide details such as wire size, etc.
It may be used in a supply contract for those
purchases where all the characteristics are known in
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