About the Book
Table of Contents:
Glossary, 1.0 Introduction, 1.1 Purpose of this report, 1.2 The status of Eurocode documents, 1.3 Important features of EC7-1, 1.4 The content of this report, 1.5 The style of this report, 1.6 Consultation, 2.0 Site characterisation and determination of ground property design values, 2.1 Summary, 2.2 Ground investigation and testing, 2.3 Ground identification and classification, 2.4 Determining the design values of geotechnical parameters, 3.0 The new principles of design in Eurocode 7, 3.1 Summary, 3.2 Introduction, 3.3 Design by prescriptive measures, 3.4 Design using load tests and tests on experimental models, 3.5 Design using the Observational Method, 3.6 Eurocode 7 - General design principles, 3.7 Design by calculation, 3.8 The differences between DA-1 and traditional design calculations, 4.0 Specific changes in design principles, with examples, 4.1 Summary, 4.2 Introduction, 4.3 Spread foundations, 4.4 Piles, 4.1 - Design of a vertical pile in clay, 4.2 - Design of a vertical pile subject to downdrag forces, 4.5 Retaining walls, 4.3 - The design of a cantilever retaining wall without ground water pressures acting, 4.5.3 Example 4.4 - The design of a cantilever retaining wall with ground water pressures acting, 4.5 - The design of a cantilever retaining wall with elevated ground water pressures acting, 4.6 - The design of an embedded retaining wall with ground water pressures acting, 4.6 Embankments and slopes, 4.7 - The design of a stable slope, 4.7 Hydraulic failure, 5.0 Carrying out the construction, 5.1 Summary, 5.2 Construction requirements in EC7-1, 5.3 BS EN "Execution" Standards discussed and compared with relevant BSs, 6.0 Implementing the new Codes and Standards in the UK, 6.1 Summary, 6.2 Introduction, 6.3 "National choice" and the National Annexes, 6.4 The retention of valuable National Code and Standards material, 6.5 Time-scale and processes for change, 6.6 Guidance material, 7.0 The impact of the geotechnical Eurocode system on UK practice, 7.1 Summary, 7.2 The impact of EC7-1 on design practice, 7.3 The impact of EC7-2 and associated documents on site investigation practice, 7.4 The impact on geotechnical construction practice, 7.5 Overall impact, 8.0 References and Bibliography, Appendix 1 Examples of the selection of characteristic ground property values using all available site information, Appendix 2 Statistical methods, Appendix 3 Design Approach 1 for GEO and STR limit state calculations, Appendix 4 Any conflicts and how they will be dealt with, Appendix 5 Case histories using EC7-1, Appendix 6 The provenance of BS EN Standards
