This is a good point to bring up. For a ”dig-in” situation where the raceway wall has been breeched, probably the most important considerations are, 1.) Is the cable jacket/insulation undamaged? 2.) Are the conductors also unscarred?
For cable-jacket penetration, there are also materials like Raychem CRSM “wraparound” or “zipper” sleeves. energy.tycoelectronics.com/rrg/raychem_rrg/391941.pdf
Telecomm folks have a wonderfully descriptive term for subsurface cable damage resulting in signal impairment—backhoe fade.
[This message has been edited by Bjarney (edited 09-13-2003).]
