Cable Route Design and Drawings

The calculations only become buildable when they are drawn. We produce the drawing set that carries the design onto site, and because the same people did the calculations, the trench section matches the rating that was claimed for it.

When You Need It

  • · A cable system has been calculated but there is no drawing set to construct from
  • · A civils package needs cable trench details, depths and separations it can price and build
  • · Joint bay and sealing end arrangements have to be fixed before land or access is agreed
  • · A bonding arrangement has been designed and needs a schematic with link box positions

Standards Applied

Street Works UK Volume 1ENA TS 12-24CIGRE TB 194

The report states the clause and the edition it works to, so the calculation can be reproduced by whoever reviews it.

What You Get

Cable route layouts and longitudinal profiles
Trench cross sections with depths, separations, bedding, backfill and marker arrangements
Joint bay and sealing end layouts
Duct and chamber design, fibre duct routing and fibre schedules
Bonding line diagrams and link box arrangements
Cable schedules for procurement and for the operations and maintenance file, developed from the ratings rather than transcribed

Drafting is brought in as the work requires it. We do not claim a standing in-house CAD department, and the engineering judgement on the drawings is ours.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you work to our CAD standards and title blocks?

Yes. Say what layering, sheet sizes and title blocks you want and the set will be issued that way.

Do the depths and separations follow a particular document?

Street Works UK Volume 1 governs depths and proximity for work in the highway, and it is the separation of the asset being laid that the figures belong to, not its neighbour. That distinction gets confused often enough to be worth stating.

Request a Cable Sizing Study

A free calculator answers one question at standard conditions. A study takes the actual route, burial depth, soil resistivity, grouping and load profile, and gives you a signed report you can issue to the DNO or the client. We take single calculations as readily as full cable system designs.

Or call 07951 651 013 or email enquiries@stardeltapower.co.uk