EN 1997 (EC 7): Geotechnical Design

The structural Eurocodes are a set of unified international codes of practice for designing buildings and civil engineering works, and will replace National Codes. They are linked de-facto with EU legislation e.g. the Construction Products Directive and Public Procurement Directives, and their adoption will provide opportunities and benefits to the profession. There are ten Eurocodes with a total of 58 parts covering Basis of Structural Design, actions, the main structural materials, and geotechnical and seismic design. The rules for geotechnical design are given in Eurocode 7 (Parts 1 & 2). In these parts necessary information is given for the calculation of the geotechnical actions on structures and of the geotechnical resistances (bearing capacity, earth pressure resistance, sliding resistance, etc.).

18 hours
2 days
Greek
6 - 25

code:KEE-EC7

Date and Time Purpose Objectives Topics Participants Methodology Other Details

  • Date and Time

    Day 1
    Session 1
    Introduction to Eurocode system &
    Basics of EN 1990 and EN 1997 (Parts 1 and 2)

    Session 2
    Specific aspects of EC 7
    Associated standards

    Session 3
    Design of spread foundations

    Session 4
    Design examples of spread foundations

    Day 2
    Session 5
    Design of pile foundations

    Session 6
    Design examples of pile foundations

    Session 7
    Design of retaining structures

    Session 8
    Design examples of retaining structures

  • Purpose

    The structural Eurocodes are a set of unified international codes of practice for designing buildings and civil engineering works, and will replace National Codes. They are linked de-facto with EU legislation e.g. the Construction Products Directive and Public Procurement Directives, and their adoption will provide opportunities and benefits to the profession. There are ten Eurocodes with a total of 58 parts covering Basis of Structural Design, actions, the main structural materials, and geotechnical and seismic design. The rules for geotechnical design are given in Eurocode 7 (Parts 1 & 2). In these parts necessary information is given for the calculation of the geotechnical actions on structures and of the geotechnical resistances (bearing capacity, earth pressure resistance, sliding resistance, etc.).

  • Objectives

    Upon completion of the course the participants should:
     

    • Become familiar with the philosophy and provisions of Eurocode 7 part 1 and part 2
    • Become aware of the Cyprus National Annex for Eurocode 7 part 1 and the Nationally Determined Parameters
    • Be able to apply the provisions of the code to engineering problems

  • Topics

    • Introduction to Eurocode system &
    • Basics of EN 1990 and EN 1997 (Parts 1 and 2)
    • Specific aspects of EC 7
    • Associated standards
    • Design of spread foundations
    • Design examples of spread foundations
    • Design of pile foundations
    • Design examples of pile foundations
    • Design of retaining structures
    • Design examples of retaining structures

  • Participants

    The candidates should be civil engineers and fulfill one of the following criteria:

    • Designers
    • Contractors
    • Resident/Site engineers
    • Employees of Technical Services Departments
    • Consultants

  • Methodology

    • Lectures
    • Discussion
    • Design examples

  • Other Details

    None.