EN 1997 Eurocode 7 shall be applied to the geotechnical aspects OF the design of buildings and other civil engineering works and shall be used in conjunction with EN 1990:2002 that establishes the principles and requirements for safety and serviceability, describes the basis of design and verification and gives guidelines for related aspects of structural reliability
Parts
| EN 1997-1:2004 | Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design - Part 1: General rules |
| EN 1997-2:2007 | Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design - Part 2: Ground investigation and testing |
Numerical values of actions on buildings and other civil engineering works to be taken into account in design are provided in EN 1991 for the various types of construction, whereas actions imposed by the ground, such as earth pressures and by ground water, shall be calculated according to the rules of EN 1997.
Separate European Standards shall be used to treat matters of execution and workmanship. In EN 1997 execution is covered to the extent that is necessary to comply with the assumptions of the design rules. EN 1997 does not cover the special requirements of seismic design. EN 1998 provides additional rules for geotechnical seismic design, which complete or adapt the rules of this Standard.
News
Book your agenda for the second generation Eurocodes workshop - Registration now open!
A free online workshop full of practical examples, provided by CEN Technical Committee 250 'Structural Eurocodes' and organised by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
JRC Technical report: Determination of representative values from derived values for verification with limit states with EN 1997
This guideline is an essential tool for designers to understand how to determine representative values for the design and verification of geotechnical structures, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the second generation of Eurocode 7.
JRC Technical report: Assembling the ground model and the derived values
This guideline addresses the process of assembling the Ground Model, highlighting the importance of progressively upgrading it with an increase in knowledge of the ground within the zone of influence of the specific structure.
Publications
Determination of representative values from derived values for verification with limit states with EN 1997
This guideline is an essential tool for designers to understand how to determine representative values for the design and verification of geotechnical structures, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the second generation of Eurocode 7.
Assembling the ground model and the derived values
This guideline addresses the process of assembling the Ground Model, highlighting the importance of progressively upgrading it with an increase in knowledge of the ground within the zone of influence of the specific structure.
Implementation of Design during Execution & Service Life
This guideline provides advice on the content to consider into plans for design implementation, with examples for different geotechnical structures; it indicates methods to align the design code requirements with the practical considerations of the execution phase of the project.
Workshops
Bridge Design to Eurocodes with worked examples
The workshop on "Bridge Design to Eurocodes" with worked examples was held on October 4-6, 2010 in the Austrian Federal Ministry
Worked examples on "BRIDGE DESIGN" WITH Eurocodes
The Workshop is organized in the framework of the EU-Russia Regulatory Dialogue: Construction Sector Subgroup and intends to
GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN Workshop with worked examples
This workshop (Level 2/3) with emphasis on worked examples intends to contribute towards the transfer of background knowledge
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