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03 · Installation category

Direct burial cables

Armoured cable constructions for underground routes exposed to soil pressure, moisture and mechanical risk.

Armoured Multi-Tube

Start with the route

Choose the construction around the installation.

The appropriate armour, sheath system and cable core are selected against soil conditions, installation method, crush requirement, rodent exposure and route maintenance risk.

1

Ground conditions

Review soil, moisture, flooding, rocky terrain and expected external pressure along the route.

2

Protection level

Choose the armour and single- or double-sheath construction around the mechanical risk.

3

Installation duty

Confirm trenching or ploughing method, pulling tension, bend limits and planned drum sections.

Available constructions

Explore the OFS range.

Each family is a configurable product platform. Final materials, dimensions and mechanical performance are confirmed against the approved project TDS.

Construction comparison

Understand the trade-offs before requesting a TDS.

Cable familyBest suited forProtectionConstructionView
Armoured Multi-TubeGeneral direct-buried and protected duct networksECCS tape armourSingle-sheath multi-tubeView

This comparison is selection guidance, not a contractual specification. OFS Engineering confirms the final construction and guaranteed values in the approved TDS.

Customer-specific engineering

From route requirement to approved TDS.

High-performance cable is designed around the project. The online selector prepares the requirement; the approved TDS controls production.

01

Define

Installation, fibre count and environmental duty

02

Review

OFS design and construction assessment

03

Approve

Customer review and formal TDS approval

04

Manufacture

Controlled production, testing and dispatch