Eurocode 7 - geotechnical design

Eurocode 7 - geotechnical design

TC250 SC7 Future development of Eurocode 7


	Please provide your contact details (required) Name Email 1. Add new Part to Eurocode 7 covering rock mechanics 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2. Add new Part to Eurocode 7 covering tunnelling 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3. Add new Part to Eurocode 7 covering reinforced soil 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4. Add new Parts to Eurocode 7 covering detailed design (e.g. of footings, walls, piles, and slopes) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5. Add normative calculation models (i.e. to main text) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6. Add informative calculation models (i.e. in Annex) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7. Add partial factors for transient/accidental design situations 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8. Add partial factors for joint SLS/ULS verifications (e.g. using simplified procedures) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9. Add partial factors for different consequence/reliability classes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10. Add guidance on use of numerical models (e.g. finite element, finite difference , boundary element methods) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. Add guidance on design of structures in Geotechnical Category 1, for use by non-geotechnical specialists (e.g. structural engineers) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12. Add discussion of reliability based design 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13. Improve guidance on selection of water pressures 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14. Improve general guidance on selecting characteristic soil parameters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15. Improve guidance on interpretation of field tests for selection of characteristic values (Eurocode 7 Part 2) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16. Improve guidance on limit state EQU 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 17. Improve treatment of Equations 6.10a and b from EN 1990 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 18. Improve guidance on buoyancy and hydraulic failure 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 19. Improve treatment of structural design of foundations 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20. Improve connection to Eurocode 8 for seismic design 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21. Improve coverage of ‘alternative’ method of pile design based on calculation (not using correlation factors) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 22. Improve distinction between actions and resistance 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 23. Improve definitions of Quality Classes in Eurocode 7 Part 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 24. Revise/harmonize NDPs following review of different countries’ National Annexes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 25. Simplify/reduce number of Design Approaches 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 26. Revise correlation factors for pile design 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 27. Revise Eurocode 7 Part 2 to remove material readily found in text books 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 28. Revise/simplify text of Eurocode 7 Part 1 to make it more readable; replace Section 3 with references to Eurocode 7 Part 2) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 29. Revise/remove text in Eurocode 7 Part 1 that is duplicated in Eurocode 7 Part 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30/1. How would you describe yourself (by employer)? Contractor Consultant Client Other 30/2. How would you describe yourself (by profession/job title)? Civil engineer Structural engineer Geotechnical engineer Engineering geologist Other 31. How well do you know the existing version of Eurorode 7? Very well Well Slightly Vaguely Not at all 32. How many designs have you produced using Eurorode 7? More than 5 3-5 2 1 None 33. What do you think of the current Eurocode 7 and what needs to be done to improve it? (answer optional)

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