EC7 – implications for UK practice Eurocode 7 Geotechnical design

Abstract

The introduction of the Eurocodes represents for most civil and structural engineers a significant challenge in adapting to a very extensive set of new design and construction requirements. This is particularly so for geotechnical engineers in that Eurocode 7 and its associated new standards present some profound departures from traditional practice. The aim of this publication is to provide geotechnical engineers with an understanding of how the new documents will affect their day-to-day activities. Much information on the detail of the new Eurocode system already exists, so this book focuses on changes to common practice and their implications. The book takes the reader through a logical sequence of activities, from site and ground investigation to geotechnical element design, to construction practices introduced by the new European Execution Standards. It then concludes with an indication of the likely timing of full implementation and a prediction of the effect that the changes will have on geotechnical practice in the UK.