Product Description
"Protection Against Lightning - UK Guide to the Practical Application of BS EN 62305:2006" is a comprehensive companion guide that applies practical application interpretations to the academic approach of the standards in order to achieve a consistent approach to its use and application in the field.It offers a unique level of expertise and insight into the standards and how best to work to their requirements and recommendations, provided by Michael Henshaw, a practicing and experienced engineer who was a member of the committee which drew up the standard.The book includes topics such as risk assessment; damage due to lightning and overvoltages; protection measures; design for structural protection; requirements for structures with risk of explosion; and inspection, testing, maintenance and records, plus many more. It also includes terms and definitions, FAQs and handy tables, diagrams and graphs to assist in assessments and calculations.It can be used by Clients, Architects, Consultants, Building and other contractors and practitioners specializing in the design, installation, testing and maintenance of systems of protection against lightning, in order to make the best use of the standards.
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Who should read this book?
This guide has been written for architects, consultants, building contractors and practitioners, and anyone specializing in the design, installation, testing and maintenance of systems of protection against lightning.