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Eurocode 7. Geotechnical design Ground investigation and testing
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31-10-2010
Foreword
Section 1 - General
Section 2 - Planning of ground investigations
Section 3 - Soil and rock sampling and groundwater measurements
Section 4 - Field tests in soil and rock
Section 5 - Laboratory tests on soil and rock
Section 6 - Ground investigation report
Annex A (informative) - List of test results of geotechnical
test standards
Annex B (informative) - Planning of geotechnical investigations
Annex C (informative) - Example of groundwater pressure derivations
based on a model and long term measurements
Annex D (informative) - Cone and piezocone penetration tests
Annex E (informative) - Pressure meter test
Annex F (informative) - Standard penetration test
Annex G (informative) - Dynamic probing test
Annex H (informative) - Weight sounding test
Annex I (informative) - Field vane test
Annex J (informative) - Flat dilatometer test Example of correlations
between E[OED] and DMT results
Annex K (informative) - Plate loading test
Annex L (informative) - Detailed information on preparation of soil
specimens for testing
Annex M (informative) - Detailed information on tests for
classification, identification and description of soil
Annex N (informative) - Detailed information on chemical testing
of soil
Annex O (informative) - Detailed information on strength index
testing of soil
Annex P (informative) - Detailed information on strength testing
of soil
Annex Q (informative) - Detailed information on compressibility
testing of soil
Annex R (informative) - Detailed information on compaction testing
of soil
Annex S (informative) - Detailed information on permeability testing
of soil
Annex T (informative) - Preparation of specimen for testing on rock
material
Annex U (informative) - Classification testing of rock material
Annex V (informative) - Swelling testing of rock material
Annex W (informative) - Strength testing of rock material
Annex X (informative) - Bibliography
Gives rules supplementary to EN 1997-1 related to: (a) planning and reporting of ground investigations; (b) general requirements for a number of commonly used laboratory and field tests; (c) interpretation and evaluation of test results; (d) derivation of values of geotechnical parameters and coefficients.
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B/526/3
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes DD ENV 1997-2 and DD ENV 1997-3. Partially supersedes BS 1377-9(1990). (04/2007) National Annex of this document is also available. See BS EN 1997-2 NA. (12/2009) Also available as part of BS KIT 211. (08/2010)
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Standard
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202
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British Standards Institution
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Current
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1.1 Scope
1.1.1 Scope of Eurocode 7
(1) EN 1997 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1990:2002which 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.
(2) EN 1997 is intended to be applied to the geotechnical aspects of the design of buildings and civil engineering works. It is subdivided into various separate parts (see 1.1.2).
(3) EN 1997 is concerned with the requirements for strength, stability, serviceability and durability of structures. Other requirements, e.g. concerning thermal or sound insulation, are not considered.
(4) Numerical values of actions on buildings and civil engineering works to be taken into account in design are provided in EN 1991 for the various types of construction. Actions imposed by the ground, such as earth pressures, shall be calculated according to the rules of EN 1997 .
(5) Separate European Standards are intended to be used to treat matters of execution and workmanship. They are denoted in the relevant sections.
(6) In EN 1997 execution is covered to the extent that is necessary to conform to the assumptions of the design rules.
(7) EN 1997 does not cover the special requirements of seismic design. EN 1998 provides additional rules for geotechnical seismic design, which complete or adapt the rules of this standard.
1.1.2 Scope of EN 1997-2
(1) 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;
derivation of values of geotechnical parameters and coefficients.
In addition, examples of the application of field test results to design are given.
NOTE Establishment of characteristic values is covered in EN 1997-1 .
(2) This document gives no specific provisions for environmental ground investigations.
(3) Only commonly used geotechnical laboratory and field tests are covered in this standard. These were selected on the basis of their importance in geotechnical practice, availability in commercial geotechnical laboratories and existence of an accepted testing procedure in Europe. The laboratory tests on soils are mainly applicable to saturated soils.
NOTE It is expected that updates of the present standard will gradually include laboratory and field tests covering additional aspects of soil and rock behaviour.
(4) The provisions of this standard apply primarily to projects of geotechnical category 2, as defined in 2.1 of EN 1997-1:2004 . The ground investigation requirements for category 1 projects are normally limited as the verifications often will be based on local experience. For geotechnical category 3 projects, the amount of investigations required will normally be at least the same as indicated for geotechnical category 2 projects in the following sections. Additional investigations and more advanced tests, related to the circumstances that place a project in geotechnical category 3, may be necessary.
(5) The derivation of parameter values is dedicated primarily to the design of pile and spread foundations based on field testing, as detailed in Annexes D, E, F and G of EN 1997-1:2004 .
Standards | Relationship |
NEN EN 1997-2 : 2007 C1 2010 | Identical |
UNI EN 1997-2 : 2007 | Identical |
EN 1997-2:2007/AC:2010 | Identical |
NF EN 1997-2 : 2007 | Identical |
I.S. EN 1997-2:2007 | Identical |
DIN EN 1997-2:2010-10 | Identical |
NS EN 1997-2 : 2007 AC 2010 | Identical |
NBN EN 1997-2 : 2007 COR 2010 | Identical |
SN EN 1997-2 : 2007 | Identical |
BS 6349-1-3:2012 | Maritime works General. Code of practice for geotechnical design |
08/30145245 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 | BS EN 1990 AMD1 - UK NATIONAL ANNEX FOR EUROCODE - BASIS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN |
BS 8574:2014 | Code of practice for the management of geotechnical data for ground engineering projects |
09/30093258 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2009 | BS 8006-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS |
BS 8006-2(2011) : 2011 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS - PART 2: SOIL NAIL DESIGN |
14/30268442 DC : 0 | BS 5930 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GROUND INVESTIGATIONS |
BS 8006-1(2010) : 2010 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS |
BS 8004:2015 | Code of practice for foundations |
BS 5930:2015+A1:2020 | Code of practice for ground investigations |
BS 8002:2015 | Code of practice for earth retaining structures |
BS 5930(1999) : 1999 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SITE INVESTIGATIONS |
11/30214388 DC : 0 | BS 8103-1 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STABILITY, SITE INVESTIGATION, FOUNDATIONS AND GROUND FLOOR SLABS FOR HOUSING |
08/30189211 DC : DRAFT SEP 2008 | PD 6694-1 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC LOADING TO BS EN 1997-1:2004 |
BS 8103-1:2011 | Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for stability, site investigation, foundations, precast concrete floors and ground floor slabs for housing |
15/30301520 DC : 0 | BS 8004 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FOUNDATIONS (FORMERLY CP 2004) |
BS 6349-8:2007 | Maritime structures Code of practice for the design of Ro-Ro ramps, linkspans and walkways |
BS 6031:2009 | Code of practice for earthworks |
15/30302283 DC : 0 | BS 8081 - GROUTED ANCHORS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
12/30250709 DC : 0 | BS 6349-1-3 - MARITIME WORKS - PART 1-3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES SET IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT - GEOTECHNICS |
15/30301518 DC : 0 | BS 8002 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES |
09/30093255 DC : 0 | BS 6031 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTHWORKS |
BS EN 1997-2 NA : 2007 | UK NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING |
13/30244525 DC : 0 | BS 8574 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF GEOTECHNICAL DATA FOR GROUND ENGINEERING PROJECTS |
BS 8081:2015 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GROUTED ANCHORS |
BS PAS 8810(2016) : 2016 | TUNNEL DESIGN - DESIGN OF CONCRETE SEGMENTAL TUNNEL LININGS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
10/30190274 DC : 0 | BS 5930+A2 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SITE INVESTIGATIONS |
BIP 2205 : 2011 | CONCISE EUROCODES: GEOTECHNICS: BS EN 1997: EUROCODES 7 |
BS 5930:2015 | Code of practice for ground investigations |
DIN 4094-1:2002-06 | SUBSOIL - FIELD INVESTIGATIONS - PART 1: CONE PENETRATION TESTS |
EN ISO/TS 17892-12 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 12: DETERMINATION OF ATTERBERG LIMITS |
ASTM D 422 : 1963 : R2002 : EDT 1 | Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils |
SN 670816 : 1964 | METERIAUX PIERREUX; SEDIMENTOMETRIE PAR LA METHODE DE L'AREOMETRE |
EN ISO/TS 17892-10 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 10: DIRECT SHEAR TESTS |
EN ISO 22476-1:2012/AC:2013 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 1: Electrical cone and piezocone penetration test - Technical Corrigendum 1 (ISO 22476-1:2012/Cor 1:2013) |
NFP 94 091 : 2001 PR | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - SWELLING TEST WITH OEDOMETER - DETERMINATION OF DEFORMATIONS BY LOADING SEVERAL TEST PIECES |
NFP 94 072 : 1995 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY VANE TEST |
EN ISO 22476-2:2005/A1:2011 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - FIELD TESTING - PART 2: DYNAMIC PROBING (ISO 22476-2:2005) |
NFP 1994 071-1 : 1994 | SOIL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DIRECT SHEAR TEST WITH SHEAR BOX APPARATUS - PART 1: DIRECT SHEAR |
NFP 94 053 : 1991 | SOILS INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF FINE SOILS - CUTTING CURB, MOULD AND WATER IMMERSION METHODS |
EN ISO 22476-5:2012 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 5: Flexible dilatometer test (ISO 22476-5:2012) |
CEN ISO/TS 22476-11:2005 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 11: Flat dilatometer test (ISO 22476-11:2005) |
NFP 94 054 : 1991 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE DENSITY - PYCNOMETER METHOD |
BS 1377-7:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Shear strength tests (total stress) |
XP P94 041 : 1995 XP | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - GRANULOMETRIC DESCRIPTION - WET SIEVING METHOD |
EN ISO/TS 17892-8 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 8: UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST |
DIN 18125-1:2010-07 | SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF SOIL - PART 1: LABORATORY TESTS |
NFP 94 055 : 1993 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF THE ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT - SOIL CHEMICAL TEST |
SN 670340 : 1959 | |
NEN 6743-1 : 2006 | GEOTECHNICS - CALCULATION METHOD FOR BEARING CAPACITY OF PILE FOUNDATION - COMPRESSION PILES |
NFP 94 078 : 1997 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTS - CBR AFTER IMMERSION - IMMEDIATE CBR - IMMEDIATE BEARING RATIO - MEASUREMENT ON SAMPLE COMPACTED IN CBR MOULD |
NFP 94 051 : 1993 | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF ATTERBERG'S LIMITS - LIQUID LIMIT TEST USING CASSAGRANDE APPARATUS - PLASTIC LIMIT TEST ON ROLLED THREAD |
CEN ISO/TS 22476-10:2005 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 10: Weight sounding test (ISO/TS 22476-10:2005) |
DIN 18122-1:1997-07 | SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - CONSISTENCY LIMITS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF LIQUID LIMIT AND PLASTIC LIMIT |
DIN 18125-2:2011-03 | SOIL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF SOIL - PART 2: FIELD TESTS |
EN ISO/TS 17892-9 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 9: CONSOLIDATED TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS ON WATER SATURATED SOIL |
SN 670345 : 1959 | |
ASTM D 3080 : 2004 | Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions |
ASTM D 854 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer (Withdrawn 2023) |
BS 1377-5:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compressibility, permeability and durability tests |
BS 812-118:1988 | Testing aggregates Methods for determination of sulphate content |
CEN ISO/TS 17892-1:2004 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 1: Determination of water content (ISO/TS 17892-1:2004) |
DIN 18124:2011-04 | SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF SOLID PARTICLES - CAPILLARY PYKNOMETER, WIDE MOUTH PYCNOMETER, GAS PYCNOMETER |
EN ISO 22476-7:2012 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 7: Borehole jack test (ISO 22476-7:2012) |
XP P94 047 : 98 XP | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF THE ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT - IGNITION METHOD |
EN ISO/TS 17892-4 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 4: DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION |
DIN 18122-2:2000-09 | SOIL - INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - PART 2: DETERMINATION OF THE SHRINKAGE LIMIT |
EN ISO/TS 17892-3 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 3: DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE DENSITY - PYCNOMETER METHOD |
BS 1377-3:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Chemical and electro-chemical tests |
DIN V 1054-100:1996-04 | BAUGRUND - SICHERHEITSNACHWEISE IM ERD- UND GRUNDBAU - BERECHNUNG NACH DEM KONZEPT MIT TEILSICHERHEITSBEIWERTEN |
EN ISO 22476-4:2012 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 4: Ménard pressuremeter test (ISO 22476-4:2012) |
NFP 94 056 : 1996 | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - GRANULOMETRIC ANALYSIS - DRY SIEVING METHOD AFTER WASHING |
EN ISO 14689-1 : 2003 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROCK - PART 1: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION |
ASTM D 2974 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils |
NFP 1994 071-2 : 1994 | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DIRECT SHEAR TEST WITH SHEAR BOX APPARATUS - PART 2: CYCLIC TEST |
SN 670321 : 1994 | ESSAIS SUR LES SOLS - ESSAI DE GONFLEMENT AU GEL ET ESSAI CRB APRES DEGEL (CRB<(INDEX)F>) |
DIN 18123:2011-04 | SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION |
NFP 94 052-1 : 1995 | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - ATTERBERG LIMIT DETERMINATION - PART 1: LIQUID LIMIT - CONE PENETROMETER METHOD |
BS 1377-4:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Compaction-related tests |
EN ISO/TS 17892-5 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 5: INCREMENTAL LOADING OEDOMETER TEST |
DIN 18121-2:2012-02 | SOIL, INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - WATERCONTENT - PART 2: DETERMINATION BY RAPID METHODS |
ASTM D 2435 : 2004 | Standard Test Methods for One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Soils Using Incremental Loading |
EN ISO 22476-3:2005/A1:2011 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - FIELD TESTING - PART 3: STANDARD PENETRATION TEST (ISO 22476-3:2005) |
EN ISO/TS 17892-7 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 7: UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST ON FINE GRAINED SOILS |
NS 8017 : 1ED 1991 | GEOTECHNICAL TESTING - LABORATORY METHODS - DETERMINATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION PROPERTIES BY ODOMETER TESTING - METHOD USING INCREMENTAL LOADING |
DIN 1054:2010-12 | Subsoil - Verification of the safety of earthworks and foundations - Supplementary rules to DIN EN 1997-1 |
EN 1997-1:2004/A1:2013 | EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 1: GENERAL RULES |
NFP 94 093 : 2014 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF THE COMPACTION REFERENCE VALUES OF A SOIL TYPE - STANDARD PROCTOR TEST |
SN 670810C : 1986 | |
EN ISO/TS 17892-6 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 6: FALL CONE TEST |
EN ISO/TS 17892-11 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 11: DETERMINATION OF PERMEABILITY BY CONSTANT AND FALLING HEAD |
EN ISO 22476-12:2009 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Field testing - Part 12: Mechanical cone penetration test (CPTM) (ISO 22476-12:2009) |
NFP 94 048 : 1996 | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF THE CARBONATE CONTENT - CALCIMETER METHOD |
EN ISO 22475-1:2006 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Sampling methods and groundwater measurements - Part 1: Technical principles for execution (ISO 22475-1:2006) |
EN 1990:2002/A1:2005/AC:2010 | EUROCODE - BASIS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN |
BS 1377-8:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Shear strength tests (effective stress) |
EN ISO/TS 17892-2 : 2004 | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL - PART 2: DETERMINATION OF DENSITY OF FINE GRAINED SOIL |
BS 1377-2:1990 | Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Classification tests |
NFP 94 059 : 2000 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF MINIMAL AND MAXIMAL DENSITY OF COHESION LESS SOILS |
NFP 1994 074 : 1994 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - SHEAR STRENGTH TESTS WITH REVOLVING TRIAXIAL TEST APPARATUS - APPARATUS - PREPARATION OF TEST SPECIMENS - UNCONSOLIDATED AND UNDRAINED (UU) TEST - CONSOLIDATED AND UNDRAINED (CU+U) TEST WITH MEASUREMENT OF THE INTERSTITIAL PRESSURE - CONSOLIDATED, DRAINED (CD) TEST |
DIN 18129:2011-07 | Soil, investigation and testing - Determination of lime content |
XP P94 090-1 : 97 XP | SOIL: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - OEDOMETRIC TEST - PART 1: COMPRESSIBILITY TEST ON QUASI SATURATED FINE GRAINED SOIL WITH LOADING IN INCREMENTS |
SN 670335 : 1960 | ESSAIS; POIDS SPECIFIQUE APPARENT; METHODE 'DU SABLE' |
NFP 1994 070 : 1994 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - SHEAR STRENGTH TESTS WITH TRIAXIAL TEST APPARATUS - GENERALITIES - DEFINITIONS |
DIN 4094-3:2002-01 | SUBSOIL - FIELD TESTING - PART 3: DYNAMIC PROBING |
NFP 94 050 : 1995 | SOILS: INVESTIGATION AND TESTING - DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT - OVEN DRYING METHOD |
ASTM D 4542 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble Salt Content of Soils by Refractometer |
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