The December 2009 issue of Ground Engeering magazine includes the first part of a two-part paper written by Brian Simpson (Arup Geotectnics) and myself, on pile design to Eurocode 7 and the UK National Annex.
Part 1 of the paper covers the provisions of Eurocode 7 itself (ENs 1997-1 and -2), which apply throughout Europe except where modified by a National Annex.
Part 2 (to appear in the January 2010 issue of GE) will present the values of the various factors required by the UK National Annex, together with a description of the process by which they were derived. Part 2 will also include two worked examples showing the application of the Eurocode rules.
We welcome your comments (post them here!). The Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (www.izs.si) has published a 1100-page book on all the structural Eurocodes, prepared by 11 authors. It is written in Slovene, so you need to know that language to benefit from its insights. The book can be ordered from here.
Professor Darko Beg is the main author and Janko Logar contributed the section on Eurocode 7.
The Eurocodes and their National Annexes will replace existing British Standards in March 2010. Their use will be mandatory for all public buildings and recommended for private buildings from this date. This talk looks at what happens in April 2010; discusses what we lose and what we gain; describes technical differences between British and European standards; and summarizes the help available to you for this transition.
The talk is being delivered twice over the next two weeks:
Date: Thursday 15th October 2009, 6pm for 6.30pm
Venue: Orton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7DN
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2009, 5.45pm tfor 6.15pm
Venue: Central Square Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3PL
