5/17/2018 Minimum Cable Bending Radii

MINIMUM CABLE BENDING

RADII

The following are the minimum values for the radii to which insulated cables may be bent for permanent training during installation. Larger radii bends may be req

such conditions to limit sidewall pressure. In all cases the minimum radii specified refers to the inner surface of the cable and not to the axis of the cable.

The minimum bending radii for both single and multiple-conductor cable with or without lead sheath and without metallic shielding or armor are as follows:

Power and control cables without

metallic shielding or armor

Thickness of Overall Diameter of Cable,  Inches

Conductor 1.000 and 1.001 to 2.001 and

Insulation Less 2.000 over

Inches Minimum Bending Radius as

a Multiple of Cable Diameter

.156 and less 4 5 6

.157 to .315 5 6 7

.316 and over   7 8

Twisted pair instrumentation cable

Minimum Bending

Radius as a

Type of Cable Multiple of

Cable Diameter

Armored, wire type or corrugated sheath or interlocked type   7*

Non-armored, without shielded conductors 6

Non-armored, metallized-polyester or braid shielded 8

Non-armored, flat or corrugated tape shielded   12**

*With shielded Conductors 8

**For longitudinally applied corrugated shield with PVC jacket 15

Power and control cables with

metallic shielding or armor

Minimum Bending

Radius as a Multiple

of Cable Diameter

Type of Cable Power Control

Armored, flat tape or wire type 12... 12...

Armored, smooth aluminum sheath, up to; . .

...0.75 inches cable diameter 10*. 10*.

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...0.76 to 1.5 inches cable diameter 12... 12...

...over 1.5 inches cable diameter 15... 15...

Armored, corrugated sheath or . .

...interlocked type 7... 7...

...with shielded single conductor 12... 12...

...with shielded multi-conductor **... **...

Non-armored, flat or corrugated . .

...tape shielded single conductor 12... 12...

...tape shielded multi-conductor **... **...

...multi-conductor overall tape shield 12... 12...

...LCS with PVC jacket 15... 15...

Non-armored, concentric neutral

8... �...

Non-armored, flat strap shielded 8... �...

Non-armored, wire shielded ***.. —...

* with shielded conductors 12

** 12 times single conductor diameter

      or 7 times overall cable diameter — whichever is greater

*** See Power and control cables without metallic shielding above

LCS = longitudinally applied corrugated shield

Rubber jacketed flexible portable

power and control cables used on

take-up reels and sheaves

Minimum Bending

Radius as a Multiple

Type of Cable of Cable Diameter

0 - 5 kV 6

Over 5 kV 8

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