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Illustrated Guide to the National Electrical Code, 8th Edition

Charles R. Miller

  • Published May 2020
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Illustrated Guide to the National Electrical Code 8th Edition by Charles R. Miller

Overview

Charles R. Miller

For 18 years, Charles R. Miller owned and operated a successful commercial electrical contracting company (Lighthouse Electric) in Nashville, Tennessee. Now an accomplished author and educator, Mr. Miller specializes in leading customized seminars on the National Electrical Code® (NEC®), as well as National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E. Class and seminar attendees have included employees of companies such as Suez Water, Lockheed Martin and McKee Foods, as well as academic institutions such as Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University and Purdue University. Mr. Miller also wrote and illustrated the monthly "Code In Focus" column in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR magazine for 19 years, and he co-hosted a home improvement radio talk show in Nashville for over three years.
  • Throughout the text, unit objectives have been revised and updated to make learning goals more actionable for students and measurable for instructors.
  • Carefully updated to reflect the 2020 National Electric Code®, the Eighth Edition of this trusted text provides detailed, accurate coverage of essential guidelines and current requirements that today's electrical professionals need to know.
  • The text is now available in MindTap, an online learning platform that incorporates the chapter contents and includes learning activities like quizzing, videos, simulations and more, empowering you to engage your students in course materials like never before.
  • Calculation Worksheets included in the text provide readers with straightforward, error-proof methods to perform complex calculations that are essential for success as an electrical professional.
  • Unit objectives are provided for each section to introduce new concepts, identify key learning goals and prepare readers to master the material more effectively.
  • Each chapter features a summary of key content, as well as a competency test to help readers review more effectively, assess their understanding of the material and identify any areas that need additional study.
  • A visually appealing, full-color layout helps bring even difficult concepts to life vividly, making it easier to absorb and apply essential electrical concepts--and master the details of the 2020 NEC®.
  • Digital Instructor Resources include electronic lecture slides, an Instructor's Guide with answers to the questions in the text and several comprehensive final exams, additional test banks and the individual images from each unit.
Part I: FOUNDATIONAL PROVISIONS.
1. Introduction to the National Electrical Code®.
2. Definitions.
3. Boxes and Enclosures.
4. Cables.
5. Raceways and Conductors.
Part II: ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
6. General Provisions.
7. Specific Provisions.
8. Load Calculations.
9. Services and Electrical Equipment.
Part III: MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.
10. Comprehensive Provisions.
11. Load Calculations.
Part IV: COMMERCIAL LOCATIONS.
12. General Provisions.
13. Non-dwelling Load Calculations.
14. Services, Feeders and Equipment.
Part V: SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, AREAS AND EQUIPMENT.
15. Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
16. Health Care.
17. Industrial Locations.
18. Special Occupancies.
19. Specific Equipment.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357708520
  • ISBN-13: 9780357708521
  • RETAIL £53.00

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  • ISBN-13: 9780357371527
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