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    EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - GENERAL RULES

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    Superseded date:  01-11-2004

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    Published date:  01-01-1994

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    1 GENERAL
      1.1 Scope
           1.1.1 Scope of Eurocode 7
           1.1.2 Scope of Part 1 of Eurocode 7
           1.1.3 Further Parts of Eurocode 7
      1.2 References
      1.3 Distinction between Principles and Application
           Rules
      1.4 Assumptions
      1.5 Definitions
           1.5.1 Terms common to all Eurocodes
           1.5.2 Special terms used in Eurocode 7
      1.6 S.I. units
      1.7 Symbols common to all Eurocodes
      1.8 Symbols used in Eurocode 7
           1.8.1 Latin upper case letters
           1.8.2 Latin lower case letters
           1.8.3 Greek lower case letters
           1.8.4 Subscripts
    2 BASIS OF GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
      2.1 Design requirements
      2.2 Design situations
      2.3 Durability
      2.4 Geotechnical design by calculation
           2.4.1 Introduction
           2.4.2 Actions in geotechnical design
           2.4.3 Ground properties
           2.4.4 Design strength of structural materials
           2.4.5 Geometrical data
           2.4.6 Limiting values for movements
      2.5 Design by prescriptive measures
      2.6 Load tests and tests an experimental models
      2.7 The observational method
      2.8 The Geotechnical Design Report
    3 GEOTECHNICAL DATA
      3.1 General
      3.2 Geotechnical investigations
           3.2.1 Introduction
           3.2.2 Preliminary investigations
           3.2.3 Design investigations
      3.3 Evaluation of geotechnical parameters
           3.3.1 General
           3.3.2 Characterization of soil and rock type
           3.3.3 Unit weight
           3.3.4 Relative density
           3.3.5 Degree of compaction
           3.3.6 Undrained shear strength of cohesive soils
           3.3.7 Effective shear strength parameters for soils
           3.3.8 Soil stiffness
           3.3.9 Quality and properties of rocks and rock masses
           3.3.10 Permeability and consolidation parameters
           3.3.11 Cone parameters
           3.3.12 Blow count from standard penetration tests and
                  dynamic probing
           3.3.13 Pressuremeter parameters
           3.3.14 Dilatometer parameters
           3.3.15 Compactibility
      3.4 Ground Investigation Report
           3.4.1 Presentation of geotechnical information
           3.4.2 Evaluation of geotechnical information
    4 SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION, MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE
      4.1 General requirements
      4.2 Supervision
           4.2.1 Plan of supervision
           4.2.2 Inspection and control
           4.2.3 Assessment of the design
      4.3 Checking ground conditions
           4.3.1 Soil and rock
           4.3.2 Groundwater
      4.4 Checking construction
      4.5 Monitoring
      4.6 Maintenance
    5 FILL, DEWATERING, GROUND IMPROVEMENT
      5.1 General
      5.2 Fundamental requirements
      5.3 Fill construction
           5.3.1 Principles
           5.3.2 Selection of fill material
           5.3.3 Selection of fill placement and compaction
                  procedures
           5.3.4 Checking the fill
      5.4 Dewatering
      5.5 Ground improvement and reinforcement
    6 SPREAD FOUNDATIONS
      6.1 General
      6.2 Limit states
      6.3 Actions and design situations
      6.4 Design and construction considerations
      6.5 Ultimate limit state design
           6.5.1 Overall stability
           6.5.2 Bearing resistance failure
           6.5.3 Failure by sliding
           6.5.4 Loads with large eccentricities
           6.5.5 Structural failure due to foundation movement
      6.6 Serviceability limit state design
           6.6.1 Settlement
           6.6.2 Vibration analysis
      6.7 Foundations an rock: Additional design considerations
      6.8 Structural design
    7 PILE FOUNDATIONS
      7.1 General
      7.2 Limit states
      7.3 Actions and design situations
           7.3.1 General
           7.3.2 Actions due to ground displacement
      7.4 Design methods and design considerations
           7.4.1 Design methods
           7.4.2 Design considerations
      7.5 Pile load tests
           7.5.1 General
           7.5.2 Static load tests
           7.5.3 Dynamic load tests
           7.5.4 Load test report
      7.6 Piles in compression
           7.6.1 Limit state design
           7.6.2 Overall stability
           7.6.3 Bearing resistance
           7.6.4 Settlement of pile foundations
      7.7 Piles in tension
           7.7.1 General
           7.7.2 Ultimate tensile resistance
           7.7.3 Vertical displacement
      7.8 Transversely loaded piles
           7.8.1 General
           7.8.2 Ultimate transverse load resistance
           7.8.3 Transverse displacement
      7.9 Structural design of piles
      7.10 Supervision of construction
    8 RETAINING STRUCTURES
      8.1 General
      8.2 Limit states
      8.3 Actions, geometrical data and design situations
           8.3.1 Actions
           8.3.2 Geometrical data
           8.3.3 Design situations
      8.4 Design and construction considerations
      8.5 Determination of earth and water pressures
           8.5.1 Design earth pressures
           8.5.2 At rest values of earth pressure
           8.5.3 Limit values of earth pressure
           8.5.4 Intermediate values of earth pressure
           8.5.5 Compaction effects
           8.5.6 Water pressures
      8.6 Ultimate limit state design
           8.6.1 General
           8.6.2 Overall stability
           8.6.3 Foundation failure of gravity walls
           8.6.4 Rotational failure of embedded walls
           8.6.5 Vertical failure of embedded walls
           8.6.6 Structural failure
           8.6.7 Failure by pull-out of anchors
      8.7 Serviceability limit state
           8.7.1 General
           8.7.2 Displacements
           8.7.3 Vibrations
           8.7.4 Structural serviceability limit states
      8.8 Anchorages
           8.8.1 Scope
           8.8.2 Anchorage design
           8.8.3 Construction considerations
           8.8.4 Anchorage testing
           8.8.5 Assessment tests
           8.8.6 Acceptance tests
           8.8.7 Supervision of construction and monitoring
    9 EMBANKMENTS AND SLOPES
      9.1 General
      9.2 Limit states
      9.3 Actions and design situations
      9.4 Design and construction considerations
      9.5 Ultimate limit state design
           9.5.1 Loss of overall stability
           9.5.2 Deformations
           9.5.3 Superficial erosion, internal erosion and
                  hydraulic uplift
           9.5.4 Rockslides
           9.5.5 Rockfalls
           9.5.6 Creep
      9.6 Serviceability limit state design
      9.7 Monitoring
    ANNEXES
    ANNEX A: CHECK LIST FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION AND
             PERFORMANCE MONITORING
      A.1 Construction supervision
           A.1.1 General items to be checked
           A.1.2 Water flow and pore pressures
      A.2 Performance monitoring
    ANNEX B: A SAMPLE ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR BEARING
             RESISTANCE CALCULATION
      B.1 General
      B.2 Undrained conditions
      B.3 Drained conditions
    ANNEX C: A SAMPLE SEMI-EMPIRICAL METHOD FOR BEARING
             RESISTANCE ESTIMATION
    ANNEX D: SAMPLE METHODS FOR SETTLEMENT EVALUATION
      D.1 Stress-strain method
      D.2 Adjusted elasticity method
      D.3 Settlements without drainage
      D.4 Settlements caused by consolidation
      D.5 Time-settlement behaviour
    ANNEX E: A SAMPLE METHOD FOR DERIVING PRESUMED BEARING
             RESISTANCE FOR SPREAD FOUNDATIONS ON ROCK
    ANNEX F: A SAMPLE CALCULATION MODEL FOR THE TENSILE
             RESISTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL OR GROUPED PILES
    ANNEX G: SAMPLE PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE LIMIT VALUES OF
             EARTH PRESSURE

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    Committee TC 250
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
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