COUNTING TO SEVEN

This article explains the progress of the new Eurocode 7 on geotechnical design, and how it will integrate with and replace British standards. Part 2, concerning ground investigation and testing, covers planning, sampling and measurements, field and laboratory tests, and reports. This is closely aligned to the British standards BS 5930 and BS 1377 and may necessitate the removal of some parts of these. A number of guidance documents are being prepared to help engineers to adapt to the new Eurocodes. Each country is required to implement the Eurocodes unaltered, although permitted local changes can be implemented as a national annex. The British National Annex will address aspects of alternative values or classes, alternative procedures, country-specific data on ground and climate conditions, and decisions on the application of informative annexes. Co-existence of European and national standards should not exceed three years.

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  EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED

  151 ROSEBERY AVENUE
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  EC1R 4QX
• Authors:
  • DRISCOLL, R
• Publication Date: 2004-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 42-3
• Serial:
  • GROUND ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0017-4653

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Rock mechanics; Soil mechanics; Standards
• Geographic Terms: Europe; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8034: Europe; 5757: Rock mechanics; 5755: Soil mechanics; 187: Specification (standard); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976956
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 4 2004 12:00AM