Discussion: How Eurocode 7 has affected geotechnical design: a review

Contribution by P. J. Vardanega The discusser read the author’s paper with great interest, and acknowledges his contributions to the Eurocode 7 development process and the associated academic commentary (e.g. Orr, 2000, 2012a, 2012b). The paper is an excellent summary of the present state of Eurocode development. The Eurocodes cannot be allowed to ossify. In this spirit there are a few points from the paper worthy of discussion with regard to future code development.