EUROCODE 7: A COMMENTARY

Eurocode 7 part 1 covering geotechnical design was published as a European pre-standard by CEN in October 1994 and by BSI in 1995 as DD ENV 1997-1:1995. Two years later, in 1997, Eurocode 7 Part 1 was subjected to voting and accepted in July 1997 for further development to become an EN (European standard, or Euronorm). Since this process may take several years, the 1995 publication forms the basis of this commentary. The commentary is in five parts: (a) fundamentals; (B) important features of EC 7 part 1; (c) clause by clause commentary; (d) the way ahead; (e) worked examples.