Where Underground Service Cables Exit the Trench and Run Up

question 7

Multiple Choice

Where underground service cables exit the trench and run up a utility pole to the transformer, the conductors must be protected from physical damage to a height of __________ feet above final grade.

• A) 3
• B) 8
• C) 10
• D) 12

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