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1 UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC). ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED. UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC). UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. Any copyrighted material included in this UFC is identified at its point of use. Use of the copyrighted material apart from this UFC must have the permission of the copyright holder. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (Preparing Activity). AIR FORCE CIVIL ENGINEER CENTER. Record of Changes (changes are indicated by \1\ .. /1/). Change No. Date Location This UFC supersedes UFC 3-501-01, dated 3 February 2010, with Changes 1-3. UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. FOREWORD. The UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD 3007 and provides planning , design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization CRITERIA , and applies to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with USD (AT&L) Memorandum dated 29 May 2002.

2 UFC will be used for all DoD projects and work for other customers where appropriate. All construction outside of the United States is also governed by Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA), Host Nation Funded Construction Agreements (HNFA), and in some instances, Bilateral Infrastructure Agreements (BIA.). Therefore, the acquisition team must ensure compliance with the most stringent of the UFC, the SOFA, the HNFA, and the BIA, as applicable. UFC are living documents and will be periodically reviewed, updated, and made available to users as part of the Services' responsibility for providing technical CRITERIA for military construction. Headquarters, Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval FACILITIES Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) are responsible for administration of the UFC system. Defense agencies should contact the preparing service for document interpretation and improvements.

3 Technical content of UFC is the responsibility of the cognizant DoD working group. Recommended changes with supporting rationale should be sent to the respective service proponent office by the following electronic form: CRITERIA Change Request. The form is also accessible from the Internet sites listed below. UFC are effective upon issuance and are distributed only in electronic media from the following source: Whole Building Design Guide web site Refer to UFC 1-200-01, General Building Requirements, for implementation of new issuances on projects. AUTHORIZED BY: JAMES C. DALTON, JOSEPH E. GOTT, Chief, Engineering and Construction Chief Engineer Army Corps of Engineers Naval FACILITIES Engineering Command RANDY E. BROWN, SES MICHAEL McANDREW. Director (DASD) FACILITIES Investment and Management Air Force Civil Engineer Center Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations, and Environment).

4 UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC). NEW DOCUMENT SUMMARY SHEET. Document: UFC 3-501-01, ELECTRICAL Engineering Superseding: UFC 3-501-01, ELECTRICAL Engineering, with Change 3, 1 July 2012. Description: This UFC 3-501-01 provides ELECTRICAL engineering design and analysis CRITERIA for design-build and design-bid-build projects. It is organized to provide the top- level minimum mandatory ELECTRICAL requirements and refers to other UFCs as appropriate. Reasons for Document: Provides technical requirements for ELECTRICAL system design CRITERIA . Establishes design analysis requirements in support of design activities. Defines minimum requirements for design drawings in terms of drawing types and content. Provides links to related material in other UFCs. Impact: There are negligible cost impacts associated with this UFC. However, the following benefits should be realized.

5 Standardized guidance has been prepared to assist ELECTRICAL engineers in the development of the plans, specifications, calculations, and Design/Build Request for Proposals (RFP). This UFC coordinates with all ELECTRICAL -related UFCs and provides requirements consistent with the other ELECTRICAL -related UFCs Unification Issues Section : The Army and Navy allow hot capping of conductors during construction to maintain an energized circuit. Section : For cathodic protection systems, comply with UFC 3-570-02N. for the Navy and UFC 3-570-02A for the Army. The UNIFIED UFC is under development and is at the 90% review level. Section 3-3: For the Navy, additionally comply with FC 1-300-09N for specific drawing requirements and drawing phases. UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .. 1. 1-1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.. 1. UFC Hierarchy .. 1. Upgrades and Modifications to Existing Systems.

6 1. 1-2 APPLICABILITY.. 1. 1-3 GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.. 2. 1-4 WAIVER AND EXEMPTION PROCESS.. 4. 1-5 REFERENCES.. 4. 1-6 DESIGN 4. 1-7 CYBERSECURITY.. 5. 1-8 PERMITS CONSTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND OTHER.. 5. CHAPTER 2 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS .. 7. 2-1 GENERAL.. 7. Hazardous Materials and Waste, and Controlled Materials.. 7. Removal of Existing Cables and Conductors.. 8. Hot Caps and Removal of T-Splices Inside Manholes.. 8. Modification to Existing ELECTRICAL 8. Salvaged Materials and Equipment.. 8. Scheduling and Sequencing Outages.. 9. Calculations.. 9. Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design.. 9. Antiterrorism and Physical Security.. 9. Facility Systems Safety.. 10. Corrosive and High Humidity Areas.. 10. Arc Flash Warning Labels.. 11. NFPA 70 (NEC) / IEEE C2 (NESC) Design Interface Points.. 11. Utility Interactive Systems (Microgrids).. 13. 2-2 SITE EXTERIOR POWER DISTRIBUTION 13.

7 Exterior Power Distribution Systems, Including Housing.. 13. Dockside Utilities for Ship Service.. 13. Exterior Lighting Systems.. 13. Airfield Lighting.. 13. i UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. Cathodic Protection Systems.. 13. High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Shielded Systems . Exterior.. 14. Generators.. 14. 2-3 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.. 14. Interior ELECTRICAL Systems.. 14. Interior Lighting Systems.. 14. Emergency and Standby Systems.. 14. Sensitive Compartmented Information FACILITIES (SCIF).. 14. Hazardous Locations.. 14. Battery Areas and Battery Racks.. 14. HEMP Shielded Systems Interior.. 15. 2-4 COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY.. 15. Telecommunication Systems.. 15. Television Systems.. 15. Community Antenna Television (CATV) 15. Electronic Security Systems (ESS).. 16. Mass Notification Systems.. 16. CHAPTER 3 DESIGN ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION .. 17. 3-1 GENERAL.. 17. 3-2 DESIGN ANALYSIS.

8 17. Basis of Design.. 17. ELECTRICAL Calculations Overview.. 20. Load Analysis.. 22. Short Circuit Analysis.. 25. Protective Device Time-Current Coordination Study.. 26. Arc Flash Analysis.. 28. Voltage Drop.. 29. Motor Starting/Flicker Analysis.. 30. Lighting.. 30. Underground Structures Design.. 30. Cable Pulling Tension Calculations.. 30. Calculations for Directional Boring.. 30. Sag, Tension, and Guying Analysis.. 30. ii UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. Cathodic Protection Calculations.. 30. Lightning Protection 31. CATV Network Loss Calculations.. 31. ESS Calculations.. 31. Renewable Energy System Calculations.. 31. 3-3 DRAWING REQUIREMENTS.. 31. Legends and Abbreviations.. 32. Site 33. Demolition Plans.. 35. Lighting Plans and Details.. 36. Power 36. Communication Plans.. 36. Grounding Plan.. 37. Roof Plan.. 37. Lightning Protection Plan.. 37. Hazardous Location Plan.. 37. Power One-Line/Riser Diagrams.

9 37. Telecommunications Riser Diagram.. 39. Intercommunication/Paging Riser 40. Fire Alarm Riser Diagram.. 40. Special Systems Riser Diagrams.. 40. Schedules and 40. Details/Diagrams.. 41. Grounding Diagrams.. 41. Cathodic Protection Plans and Details.. 42. APPENDIX A REFERENCES .. 43. APPENDIX B ELECTRICAL UFCS .. 47. APPENDIX C TRI-SERVICE ELECTRICAL WORKING GROUP TECHNICAL. PAPERS .. 51. APPENDIX D DESIGN DATA TABLES .. 53. APPENDIX E ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS .. 57. APPENDIX F GLOSSARY .. 79. F-1 ACRONYMS .. 79. F-2 DEFINITION OF TERMS .. 83. iii UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. FIGURES. Figure 1-1 ELECTRICAL UFC Delineation .. 3. Figure 2-1 Illustration of NFPA 70 Service Point and NFPA 70 / IEEE C2. Demarcation .. 12. Figure B-1 Additional ELECTRICAL -Related 48. Figure B-2 Additional ELECTRICAL -Related 49. TABLES. Table D-1 Typical Loading For Personal Computer 53.

10 Table D-2 Load Data For Preliminary Demand Calculations .. 53. Table D-3 Dwelling Demand kVA per A/C Size .. 54. Table D-4 Typical A/C Size for Dwelling Units .. 54. Table D-5 Demand for Electric Strip Heat .. 54. iv UFC 3-501-01. October 6, 2015. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION. 1-1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE. The purpose of this UFC is to provide technical requirements for general aspects of the ELECTRICAL design of projects. Apply the CRITERIA provided in this UFC for the development of the plans, specifications, calculations, and Design/Build Request for Proposals (RFP). It serves as the minimum ELECTRICAL design requirements for design-build and design-bid-build projects. Project conditions may dictate the need for a design that exceeds these minimum requirements. UFC Hierarchy This UFC provides the top-tier baseline requirements for ELECTRICAL UFCs and is intended as a reference for all ELECTRICAL work on projects.