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Lightning protection

05/29/2008 2:31 AM

Is lightning protection for a building under construction required? If yes, how? Which codes (IEEE, IEC etc) to be referred? What about lightning protection for construction during monsoons?

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Re: Lightning protection

05/29/2008 5:53 AM

Hello Guest,

I thought the answer to that Question would be self-evident.

There are various criteria required:

  1. Location
  2. Materials of construction
  3. Height
  4. Soil Type
  5. Lightning days per year
  6. Other - Advise please

Building type:

  1. Hospital
  2. School
  3. Office Block
  4. Apartment Tower
  5. TV Transmitter tower
  6. General Factory
  7. Gunpowder Factory
  8. Space Vehicle Assembly Works
  9. Radioactive Materials processing plant
  10. Petrol Refinery
  11. Other - Please advise

As you can see, there are many variables, please reply, with

Kind Regards....

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Re: Lightning protection

05/31/2008 4:30 AM

Dear sir,

I want to clarify my query. I am myself a design engineer and have done enough lightning design considering all parameters and referring to indian standars IS-2309 and BS-6651.

My question is what about the lightning protection for a building, for which slab is not cast. Only columns are cast and vertical steel bars are coming out of it. Can these steel bars be used as lightning protection? If yes, how?

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Lucky
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Re: Lightning protection

06/13/2008 1:53 PM

Check with the insurrance company that underwrites the building project as their input would also have bearing on this.

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Re: Lightning protection

07/17/2008 8:57 PM

Googled and found some useful info on lightning protection

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