AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2017
Table 24
Grouping factors for multicore cables on trays, ladder supports, racks and cleats in air
The cable size and correction factors tools read the factor for multicore cables on a tray, a ladder, a rack or cleats. The factor depends on the support, the tiers, and whether the cables touch.
Verified: read against the printed standard, pages 82. Checked 26 Sept 2026.
Units: Tiers count, Count cables per tier or row
These are the values AmpSize encodes. No text of the standard is reproduced. Verify against the current standard.
22 rows
| Item | Installation | Spacing | Tiers (count) | Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unperforated-trays | touching | 1 | 0.97, 0.85, 0.78, 0.75, 0.71, 0.68 |
| 2 | unperforated-trays | touching | 2 | 0.97, 0.84, 0.76, 0.73, 0.68, 0.63 |
| 3 | unperforated-trays | touching | 3 | 0.97, 0.83, 0.75, 0.72, 0.66, 0.61 |
| 4 | unperforated-trays | spaced | 1 | 0.97, 0.96, 0.94, 0.93, 0.9, — |
| 5 | unperforated-trays | spaced | 2 | 0.97, 0.95, 0.92, 0.9, 0.86, — |
| 6 | unperforated-trays | spaced | 3 | 0.97, 0.94, 0.91, 0.89, 0.84, — |
| 7 | perforated-trays | touching | 1 | 1, 0.88, 0.82, 0.78, 0.76, 0.73 |
| 8 | perforated-trays | touching | 2 | 1, 0.87, 0.8, 0.76, 0.73, 0.68 |
| 9 | perforated-trays | touching | 3 | 1, 0.86, 0.79, 0.75, 0.71, 0.66 |
| 10 | perforated-trays | spaced | 1 | 1, 1, 0.98, 0.95, 0.91, — |
| 11 | perforated-trays | spaced | 2 | 1, 0.99, 0.96, 0.92, 0.87, — |
| 12 | perforated-trays | spaced | 3 | 1, 0.98, 0.95, 0.91, 0.85, — |
| 13 | ladder-supports-racks-cleats | touching | 1 | 1, 0.87, 0.82, 0.8, 0.79, 0.78 |
| 14 | ladder-supports-racks-cleats | touching | 2 | 1, 0.86, 0.8, 0.78, 0.76, 0.73 |
| 15 | ladder-supports-racks-cleats | touching | 3 | 1, 0.85, 0.79, 0.76, 0.73, 0.7 |
| 16 | ladder-supports-racks-cleats | spaced | 1 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, — |
| 17 | ladder-supports-racks-cleats | spaced | 2 | 1, 0.99, 0.98, 0.97, 0.96, — |
| 18 | ladder-supports-racks-cleats | spaced | 3 | 1, 0.98, 0.97, 0.96, 0.93, — |
| 19 | vertical-perforated-trays | touching | 1 | 1, 0.88, 0.82, 0.77, 0.73, 0.72 |
| 20 | vertical-perforated-trays | touching | 2 | 1, 0.88, 0.81, 0.76, 0.72, 0.7 |
| 21 | vertical-perforated-trays | spaced | 1 | 1, 0.91, 0.89, 0.88, 0.87, — |
| 22 | vertical-perforated-trays | spaced | 2 | 1, 0.91, 0.88, 0.87, 0.86, — |