Decoding Eurocode 7

Decoding Eurocode 7 provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7 Parts 1 and 2 and an overview of the associated European and International standards. The detail of the code is set out in summary tables and diagrams, with extensive. Fully annotated worked examples demonstrate how to apply it to real designs. Flow diagrams explain how reliability is introduced into design and mind maps gather related information into a coherent framework. Written by authors who specialise in lecturing on the subject, Decoding Eurocode 7 explains the key principles and application rules of Eurocode 7 in a logical and simple manner. Invaluable for practitioners, as well as for high-level students and researchers working in geotechnical fields.

1. Introducing the Structural Eurocodes 2. Basis of structural design (ENs 1990 and 1991) 3. Basis of geotechnical design (EN 1997-1) 4. Design assisted by testing (EN 1997-2) 5. Ground characterization 6. Verification of strength 7. Verification of stability 8. Verification of serviceability 9. Changes to UK design practice 10. Consequences for UK plc 11. Appendices (including additional worked examples)

Andrew Bond is a UK delegate on the main Eurocode 7 committee (CEN TC250/SC7), Vice-Chairman of the European Technical Committee on Eurocode 7 Implementation, and co-author of the BSI’s Extracts from the Structural Eurocodes for Students of Structural Design. He is a director of Geocentrix and Geomantix. Andrew Harris is a director of Geomantix and Senior Lecturer at Kingston University, specializing in consultancy, training, and education in geotechnical engineering. He is a co-author of the BSI’s Extracts from the Structural Eurocodes for Students of Structural Design.