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Eurocode 7 Introduction

Eurocode 7 is a European standard for geotechnical design that describes how to design geotechnical structures using limit state design philosophy. It is published in two parts, with Part 1 covering general rules for geotechnical aspects of building and civil engineering design. Part 2 provides supplementary rules for ground investigation and testing to be used with Part 1. Eurocode 7 aims to establish common design rules across Europe and became mandatory for member states to adopt in 2010.

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Eurocode 7 Introduction

Eurocode 7 is a European standard for geotechnical design that describes how to design geotechnical structures using limit state design philosophy. It is published in two parts, with Part 1 covering general rules for geotechnical aspects of building and civil engineering design. Part 2 provides supplementary rules for ground investigation and testing to be used with Part 1. Eurocode 7 aims to establish common design rules across Europe and became mandatory for member states to adopt in 2010.

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Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design

In the eurocode series of European standards (EN) related to construction, Eurocode 7: Geotechnical
design (abbreviated EN 1997 or, informally, EC 7) describes how to design geotechnical structures,
using the limit state design philosophy. It is published in two parts; "General rules" and "Ground
investigation and testing". It was approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) on
12 June 2006. Like other Eurocodes, it became mandatory in member states in March 2010.[1]

Eurocode 7 is intended to:

be used in conjunction with EN 1990, which 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,

be applied to the geotechnical aspects of the design of buildings and civil engineering works and it is
concerned with the requirements for strength, stability, serviceability and durability of structures.

Part 1: General rules

EN 1997-1 is intended to be used as a general basis for the geotechnical aspects of the design of
buildings and civil engineering works.

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General

Basis of design

Geotechnical data

Supervision of construction, monitoring and maintenance

Fill, dewatering, ground improvement and reinforcement

Spread foundations

Deep foundation (pile foundations)

Anchorages

Retaining structures

Hydraulic failure

Overall stability

Embankments

EN 1997-1 is accompanied by Annexes A to J, which provide:

Annex A Recommended partial safety factor values; different values of the partial factors may be set
by the National annex.

Annexes B to J Supplementary informative guidance such as internationally applied calculation


methods.

Part 2: Ground investigation and testing


EN 1997-2 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1997-1 and provides rules supplementary
to EN 1997-1 related to, planning and reporting of ground investigations, general requirements for a
number of commonly used laboratory and field tests, interpretation and evaluation of test results
and derivation of values of geotechnical parameters and coefficients.

Part 3: Design assisted by field testing

There is no longer a Part 3. It was amalgamated into EN 1997-2

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