REG: /237461/07

Decoding Eurocode 7 training

Design of Geotechnical, Shallow Foundation, Deep Foundation
and Ground Investigation and Testing

DATE: 15 18 MARCH 2016

VENUE: APOLLO HOTEL, RANDBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Website: www.africaits.co.za / Email Address: training@africaits.co.za/ Tel: +27 11 029 3539/ Fax +27 11 794 2063
COURSE OVERVIEW

Eurocode 7 is the new European standard for geotechnical design. This course explains how the code differs
from traditional practice and other standards in the Eurocode suite. It concentrates on the design
fundamentals, which engineers need to understand before attempting detailed design. Practical tutorials
show delegates how to apply the fundamental Principles embodied in Eurocode 7.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

On completion, delegates will have a sound knowledge of the principles of Eurocode 7 and be able to apply
them to simple geotechnical designs.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
Geotechnical engineers,
Engineering geologists,
Civil engineers,
Structural engineers involved in foundation design,
Clients, contractors, regulators.

COURSE OUTLINE
1. Standards for geotechnical design
2. EN 1997-1 General rules and basis of design
3. Verification of strength
4. Verification of stability
5. Verification of serviceability

WORKSHOPS
1. Pad footing on dry sand
2. Basement subject to uplift

COURSE DURATION AND DELIVERY

The course is delivered publically in the classroom over one full day.
The course can also be delivered in house, by prior arrangement.

PRE-REQUISITES
Delegates should have a basic understanding of geotechnical design, but no prior knowledge of the
Eurocodes is necessary

This course provides a thorough introduction to Eurocode 7 Part 1.

This course is required prior to attending the Design courses.

DAY ONE

Decoding Eurocode 7 training

Basis of geotechnical design
DETAILED COURSE PROGRAMME
1 Standards for geotechnical design
1.1 Geotechnical design within the Eurocode suite
1.2 Supporting standards for geotechnical design
1.3 National provisions
1.4 Books and other guidance

2 EN 1997-1 General rules and basis of design

2.1 Design requirements
2.2 Limit states
2.3 Actions and design situations
2.4 Geotechnical design
2.5 Parameters for design
2.6 Supervision, monitoring, and maintenance

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 3 Verification of strength
3.1 Basis of design for strength
3.2 Actions and combinations
3.3 Effects of actions and resistances
3.4 Introducing reliability into design
3.5 Design Approaches
3.6 Partial factors
Workshop - Pad footing on dry sand

4 Verification of stability
4.1 Basis of design for stability
4.2 Loss of static equilibrium
4.3 Uplift
4.4 Hydraulic failure
Workshop - Basement subject to uplift

5 Verification of serviceability
5.1 Serviceability limit states
5.2 Serviceability constraints
5.3 Calculation models
5.4 Simplified verification of serviceability

6.3 Execution of walls and steep slopes

6.4 Ground improvement

THE END DAY ONE

DAY TWO

DESIGN OF SHALLOW FOUNDATION

 COURSE CONTENT DAY TWO
08:00 Registration
08:30 Starts

This course provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7's

requirements for the design of footings, gravity walls, and slopes.

08:30 Lecture 1
Design of spread foundations
10:15 Workshop 1
Strip footing on clay

11:00 Tea Break

11:30 Lecture 2
Design of gravity retaining walls
12:15 Workshop 2
T-shape gravity wall with dry fill
13:00 Lunch Time

14:00 Lecture 3
Design of slopes and embankments
14:45 Workshop 3
Road cutting using design charts

15:30 Tea Break

16:00 Lecture 4
Ground improvement and reinforcement
16:45 Lecture 5
Calculation models for foundations

END OF DAY TWO

DAY THREE
DESIGN OF DEEP FOUNDATION
 COURSE CONTENT OF DAY THREE
08:00 Registration

08:30 Start

This topic provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7's

requirements for the design of pile foundations and embedded
retaining walls.

08:30 Lecture 1
Design of embedded retaining walls
10:15 Workshop 1
Anchored sheet pile wall
11:00 Tea Break
11:30 Lecture 2
Design of pile foundations part 1
12:15 Workshop 2
Driven concrete pile in clay and sand
13:00 Lunch Break

14:00 Lecture 3
Design of pile foundation part 2
14:45 Workshop 3

15:30 Tea Break

16:00 Lecture 4
Design of anchors
16:45 Lecture 5
Calculation models for deep foundations

END OF DAY THREE

DAY FOUR

GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESING

COURSE OBJECTIVE

Eurocode 7 Part 2 is the current European and British standard for ground investigation and testing. This
course explains how the code differs from traditional practice. This course concentrates on the particular
requirements for planning investigations, reporting, and deriving characteristic values for design. Practical
tutorials show delegates how to scope and investigation and obtain parameters from it to Eurocode 7.

Aims and objectives

On completion, delegates will have a sound knowledge of the principles of Eurocode 7 Part 2 and be able
to apply them when planning ground investigation and deriving characteristic values for design.

Course outline
1. Standards for ground investigation and testing
2. EN 1997-2 Ground investigation and testing
3. Planning ground investigations
4. Ground characterization
5. Geotechnical reports

Workshops
1. 5-storey building with underground car park
2. Cone penetration test in mixed soils (characterization & statistical determination)

Pre-requisites
Delegates should have a basic understanding of ground investigation, but no prior knowledge of the
Eurocodes is necessary.

Covering Eurocode 7 part 2. This course provides a thorough

introduction to Eurocode 7 Part 2, looking especially at the ground
characterization and reporting requirements of the new design
standard.

COURSE OUTLINE FOR DAY FOUR

1 Standards for ground investigation and testing
1.1 Ground investigation/testing to Eurocode 7
1.2 Ground investigation and testing standards
1.3 Nation provisions
1.4 Books and other guidance

2 EN 1997-2 Ground investigation and testing

2.1 Soil and rock description
2.2 Soil and rock sampling
2.3 Field tests in soil and rock
2.4 Laboratory tests on soil and rock
2.5 National provisions
 3 Planning ground investigations
3.1 Aims and scope
3.2 Depth of investigation
3.3 Nation provisions
Workshop - 5-storey building with underground car park

4 Ground characterization
4.1 Deriving geotechnical parameters
4.2 Obtaining the characteristic value
4.3 Standard tables of characteristic values
4.4 Statistical basis for characteristic value
4.5 Problems applying statistics to geotechnics
Workshop - Cone penetration test in mixed soils (characterization & statistical
determination)

5 Geotechnical reports
5.1 Ground investigation and testing reports
5.2 Ground Investigation Report
5.3 Geotechnical Design Report
5.4 National provisions
5.5 BS5930
5.6 Geotechnical Baseline Report
5.7 Geotechnical Feedback Report
5.8 Who writes what?

END OF TRAINING
About the Facilitator
ABOU
Our Facilitator is Chairman of CEN TC250/SC7, the committee responsible for developing and maintaining
Eurocode 7.He is also the Institution of Civil Engineers representative on B/526, the BSI committee that looks after
British Standards for geotechnics. He was a member of the IStructE committee that prepared the National Strategy
for Implementation of the Structural Eurocodes (2004) and a member of the steering committee for CIRIA C641
EC7 - implications for UK practice.

He lead author of the highly successful book Decoding Eurocode 7 published by Taylor and Francis, London, in
2008. He is also co-author of Chapter 7 of the BSIs publication PP1990 Extracts from the Structural Eurocodes for
students of structural design (2004, 2007, and 2010); the Concrete Centres 2006 guide How to design concrete
structures using Eurocode 2; and BSIs Structural Eurocodes Companion (2009).

He has delivered numerous public training courses on the Structural Eurocodes, both through his own company
and for other providers, such as the Institution of Structural Engineers, Professional Solutions, Thomas Telford, the
Singapore Building Construction Authority, and the University of Cape Town. He delivered the Eurocodes Expert
Roadshows 2005, to audiences exceeding 300 civil and structural engineers. He has given evening lectures on the
topic to various ICE and IStructE regional groups.
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Training Dates: 15 18 MARCH 2016
Venue: APOLLO HOTEL, RANDBURG, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

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Course fees include: Lunches, refreshments and a comprehensive training manual.
Unit price per delegate: R12 990.00 per delegate for 4 days and for International Delegate: $1 200.00.

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