Designers’ Guide to Eurocode 7 - Geotechnical Design EN 1997-1

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	Contents
	Foreword
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
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	Table .7
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	A1 Introduction
		A1.1 Ground conditions
	A2 Contractual considerations
		A2.1 Specification roles
		Figure A2.1
		A2.2 Competency
		A2.3 Temporary and permanent works
	A3 Health and safety
		A3.1 Legislation
		A3.2 Risk management
		A3.3 Health and safety plan
		A3.4 Specific health and safety considerations
	A4 Quality management
		A4.1 Overall quality management framework
		A4.2 Project records
		A4.3 Workmanship
		A4.4 Supervision
		A4.5 Design assumptions
	A5 Environmental considerations
		A5.1 Sustainability
		A5.2 Local environment
		A5.3 Embodied carbon
		A5.4 Geothermal
	A6 Procurement process
		A6.1 Enquiry documents
		A6.2 Selection of contractors
		A6.3 Invitation to tender
		A6.4 Measurement/outline bill of quantities
		A6.5 Tender documents
		A6.6 Tender evaluation
		A6.7 Contract documents
	B1 SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PILING AND EMBEDDED RETAINING WALLS
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	B1 Specification requirements
		B1.1 Standards
		B1.2 Project specification
		B1.3 Submission of information
		B1.4 Design
		Table B1.1a
		Table B1.1b
		Table B1.1c
		Table B1.2
		Table B1.3
		Table B1.4
		Table B1.5
		B1.5 Materials
		B1.6 Safety
		Table B1.6
		Table B1.6 continued
		B1.7 Ground conditions
		B1.8 Installation tolerances
		B1.9 Waterproofing of embedded walls
		B1.10 Construction method
		B1.11 Construction programme
		B1.12 Records
		B1.13 Nuisance and damage
		B1.14 Driving piles
		B1.15 Supervision and control of the works
		B1.16 Non-conformances
		B1.17 Trimming and cutting off piles and wall elements
		B1.18 Definitions
	C1 Guidance notes
		C1.1 Standards
		Table C1.1
		C1.2 Project specification
		Table C1.2
		Table C1.3
		C1.4 Design
		C1.6 Safety
		C1.7 Ground conditions
		C1.8 Installation tolerances
		C1.9 Waterproofing of retaining walls
		C1.10 Construction method
		C1.11 Construction programme
		C1.12 Records
		C1.13 Nuisance and damage
		C1.14 Driving piles
		C1.15 Supervision and control of the works
		C1.18 Definition
	B2 Specification requirements
		B2.1 General
		B2.2 Project specification
		B2.3 Materials
		B2.4 Construction processes
		B2.5 Testing
		B2.6 Records
	C2 Guidance notes
		C2.1 General
		C2.3 Materials
	B3 Specification requirements
		B3.1 General
		B3.2 Project specification
		B3.3 Materials
		B3.4 Construction tolerances
		B3.5 Construction processes
		B3.6 Records
	C3 Guidance notes
		C3.1 General
		Table C3.1
		C3.2 Project specification
		C3.2 (f) Ribbed piles
		C3.3 Materials
		C3.5 Construction processes
	B4 Specification requirements
		B4.1 General
		B4.2 Project specification
		B4.3 Materials
		B4.4 Construction processes
		B4.5 Records
	C4 Guidance notes
		C4.1 General
		C4.2 Project specification
		C4.3 Materials
		C4.4 Construction processes
		C4.5 Records
	B5 Specification requirements
		B5.1 General
		Table B5.1
		B5.2 Project specification
		B5.3 Materials
		B5.4 Construction processes
		B5.5 Records
	C5 Guidance notes
		C5.1 General
	B6 Specification requirements
		B6.1 General
		B6.2 Project specification
		B6.3 Definition and uses and types
		B6.4 Materials
		B6.5 Construction processes
		B6.6 Testing
		B6.7 Trimming
		B6.8 Records
	C6 Guidance notes
		C6.3 Definition types and uses
		Figure C6.1
		C6.5 Construction processes
		C6.6 Testing
	B7 Specification requirements
		B7.1 General
		B7.2 Project specification
		B7.3 Materials and fabrication
		B7.4 Construction processes
		B7.5 Protection against corrosion
		B7.6 Welding procedures
		B7.7 Static load testing of helical piles
		B7.8 Records
	C7 Guidance notes
		C7.1 General
		C7.2 Project specification
		C7.3 Materials and fabrication
		C7.4 Construction processes
		C7.5 Protection against corrosion
		C7.6 Welding procedures
		C7.7 Static testing of helical piles
		C7.8 Design
	B8 Specification requirements
		B8.1 General
		B8.2 Project specification
		B8.3 Materials
		B8.4 Construction processes
		B8.5 Coating piles for protection against corrosion
		B8.6 Welding procedures
		B8.7 Records
	C8 Guidance notes
		C8.1 General
		C8.2 Project specification
		C8.3 Materials
		C8.5 Coating piles for protection against corrosion
	B9 Specification requirements
		B9.1 General
		B9.2 Project specification
		B9.3 Materials
		B9.4 Construction processes
		B9.5 Records
	C9 Guidance notes
		C9.1 General
		C9.2 Project specification
		C9.3 Materials
		C9.4 Construction processes
	B10 Specification requirements
		B10.1 General
		B10.2 Project specification
		B10.3 Materials
		B10.4 Construction tolerances
		B10.5 Construction processes
		B10.6 Records
		B10.7 Trial panels
	C10 Guidance notes
		C10.1 General
		Table C10.1
		Figure C10.1
		C10.2 Project specification
		Figure C10.2
		C10.3 Materials
		C10.4 Construction tolerances
		C10.5 Construction processes
		C10.7 Trial panels
	B11 Specification requirements
		B11.1 General
		B11.2 Project specification
		B11.3 Materials
		B11.4 Construction tolerances
		B11.5 Construction processes
		B11.6 Records
	C11 Guidance notes
		C11.1 General
		C11.2 Project specification
		C11.3 Materials
		C11.4 Construction tolerances
		C11.5 Construction processes
	B12 Specification requirements
		B12.1 General
		B12.2 Project specification
		B12.3 Materials
		B12.4 Construction tolerances
		B12.5 Construction processes
		B12.6 Records
	C12 Guidance notes
		C12.1 General
		C12.2 Project specification
		C12.3 Materials
		C12.4 Construction tolerances
		C12.5 Construction processes
	B13 Specification requirements
		B13.1 General
		B13.2 Project specification
		B13.3 Materials
		B13.4 Construction tolerances
		B13.5 Construction processes
		B13.6 Records
	C13 Guidance notes
		C13.1 General
		C13.3 Materials
		C13.4 Construction tolerances
		C13.5 Construction processes
	B14 Specification requirements
		B14.1 General
		B14.2 Project specification
		B14.3 Materials and fabrication
		B14.4 Construction processes
		B14.5 Corrosion rates
		B14.6 Welding procedures
		B14.7 Records
	C14 Guidance notes
		C14.1 General
		Figure C14.1
		C14.3 Materials and fabrication
		C14.5 Corrosion rates
		C14.6 Welding procedures
		C14.8 Specialised systems
	B15 Specification requirements
		B15.1 General
		B15.2 Methods of testing
		B15.3 Project specification
		B15.4 Measuring instruments
		B15.5 Age of test elements at time of testing
		B15.6 Preparation of element to be tested
		B15.7 Specialist integrity testing organisation
		B15.8 Interpretation of tests
		B15.9 Report
		B15.10 Anomalous results
	C15 Guidance notes
		C15.1 General
		C15.2 Methods of testing
		C15.5 Age of test elements at time of testing
		C15.6 Preparation of element to be tested
		C15.9 Report
	B16 Specification requirements
		B16.1 General
		B16.2 Project specification
		B16.3 Construction of a preliminary pile to be tested
		B16.4 Preparation of a working pile to be tested
		B16.5 Safety
		B16.6 Measuring instruments
		B16.7 Hammer or propellant
		B16.8 Time of testing
		B16.9 Interpretation of tests
		B16.10 Results
	C16 Guidance notes
		C16.1 General
		C16.3/C16.4 Construction/preparation of a pile to be tested
		C16.6 Measuring instruments
		C16.7 Hammer or propellant
		C16.8 Time of testing
		C16.9 Interpretation of results
	B17 Specification requirements
		B17.1 General
		Table B17.1
		B17.2 Project specification
		Table B17.2
		B17.3 Construction of a preliminary pile to be tested
		Table B17.3
		B17.4 Concrete test cubes
		B17.5 Preparation of a working pile to be tested
		B17.6 Cut-off level
		B17.7 Supervision of test
		B17.8 Safety precautions
		B17.9 Reaction systems
		B17.10 Application of load
		B17.11 Measuring pile head movement
		B17.12 Protection of testing equipment
		B17.13 Test procedure for maintained load compression test
		B17.14 Presentation of factual results
		B17.15 Presentation of test interpretation
		B17.16 Completion of a test
	C17 Static load testing of piles
		C17.1 General
		C17.2 Project specification
		C17.4 Concrete test cubes
		C17.6 Cut-off level
		C17.8 Safety precautions
		C17.9 Reaction systems
		C17.10 Application of load
		C17.11 Measuring pile head movement
		C17.12 Protection of testing equipment
		C17.13 Test procedure for maintained load compression test
	B18 Specification requirements
		B18.1 General
		B18.2 Project specification
		B18.3 Bituminous or other coating materials
		B18.4 Permanent casing
	C18 Guidance notes
		C18.1 General
		C18.3 Bituminous or other coating materials
	B19 Specification requirements
		B19.1 General
		B19.2 Project specification
		B19.3 Type of instrumentation
		B19.4 Installation
		B19.5 Monitoring
		B19.6 Report
	C19 Guidance notes
		C19.1 General
		C19.2 Project specification
		C19.3 Type of instrumentation
	B20 Specification requirements
		B20.1 General
		Table B20.1
		B20.2 Project specification
		B20.3 Evidence of suitability of support fluid
		B20.4 Materials
		B20.5 Mixing of support fluid
		B20.6 Compliance testing of support fluid
		B20.7 Spillage and disposal of support fluid
	C20 Guidance notes
		C20.1 General
		Table C20.1
		C20.1 General
		Table C20.2
		C20.3 Evidence of suitability of support fluid
		C20.4 Materials
		C20.6 Compliance testing of support fluid
	B21 Specification requirements
		B21.1 General
		Table B21.1
		B21.2 Concrete
		Table B21.2
		B21.3 Ready-mixed concrete
		Table B21.3
		B21.4 Site-batched concrete
		B21.5 Trial mixes
		B21.6 Transporting concrete
		B21.7 Cold weather precautions
		B21.8 Testing concrete
		B21.9 Steel reinforcement
		B21.10 Structural grout and mortar
		B21.11 Form for specification of designed concrete
	C21 Guidance notes
		C21.1 General
		Table C21.1
		Table C21.2
		C21.3 Ready-mixed concrete
		Table C21.3
		C21.4 Site-batched concrete
		C21.5 Trial mixes
		C21.8 Testing concrete
		C21.9 Steel reinforcement
		C21.10 Structural grout and mortar
		C21.11 Form for specification of designed concrete
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	References
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	Index