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Lecture

Eurocode 7 second generation update

Event organised by ICE

Date
12 November 2024
Time

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Overview

Part 1 of the first generation of Eurocode 7 for geotechnical design was introduced 20 years ago with part 2 published a few years later. Since then, Eurocode 7 has been part of the Eurocode set of design standards for building and civil engineering works, developed by European Committee for Standardisation (CEN).

They replaced the former UK design standards created by the British Standards Institution (BSI) in 2010. Countries outside Europe have also adopted the Eurocodes as their national standards, such as Singapore and Hong Kong.

Eurocode 7 has been undergoing major improvement and reorganisation with a new part 3 (Geotechnical structures) being added to the suite of standards.

Drawing on his experience as past chair of CEN/TC 250/SC7 – the committee responsible for Eurocode 7 - Dr Andrew Bond will provide a general overview of the second generation of Eurocodes, as well as discuss some of the main changes and innovations that have been incorporated into Eurocode 7.

Speaker

Dr Andrew Bond

Dr Andrew Bond

Geocentrix Ltd

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Dr Andrew Bond

Andrew was chairman of CEN TC250/SC7 (the Eurocode 7 committee) from 2010 to 2019, during which time he led the development of the second-generation Eurocode 7. He was a member of the team that rewrote EN 1990 Basis of structural and geotechnical design member and directed the (six) teams that transformed Eurocode 7 from two to three parts: general rules, ground properties, and geotechnical structures.

In 2023, Andrew took over as chair of B/526, the BSI committee that looks after British Standards for geotechnics. He is leading the work preparing National Annexes for the second-generation Eurocode 7 and planning amendments and revisions to British Standards that will be affected by the new code.
Andrew is currently working on an update to the highly successful book Decoding Eurocode 7, published in 2008 to support the first-generation Eurocodes.