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Eurocode 7 characteristic values

Eurocode 7 characteristic values

Eurocode 7 characteristic values

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EC7 has outlined the concept of "characteristic values" of geotechnical parameters, to be used in limit state design, concept not without its ambiguities or drawbacks.
EC7 directive has been recently enshrined into some European member states building legislation (Spain, Italy...).
Anyone has ever employed or is currently employing specific procedures to evaluate such "characteristic values" in practical geotechnical design?

RE: Eurocode 7 characteristic values

Mccoy - I've been wanting to get a copy of EC7 - Tomlinson in his book on Foundation Design and Construction references it quite a bit.  In USA it seems to be LRFD that is similar. Washington State has a new geomanual that has LRFD as its basis.  See links below:

http://bridges.transportation.org/sites/bridges/docs/AASHTO%20LRFD%20Geotech%20Roadmap%20-%20JAD%20Version.doc
http://www.washto-x.org/file_search/file_display.php?course=31
    Gordon A. Fenton, D.V. Griffiths, and W. Cavers
    Can. Geotech. J./Rev. can. geotech. 42(5): 1422-1436  
    (2005) - a paper; not a link
http://www.engmath.dal.ca/tc32/OsakaReport2005.html
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/fasc/EngineeringPublications/Manuals/2005GDM/
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/fasc/EngineeringPublications/Manuals/2005GDM/Chapter8.pdf  (Specifically)
http://trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_507.pdf   Deep Foundations
168.166.124.22/RDT/reports/Ri03030/or06010.pdf
http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/civil/people/cvepkk/CPaper_IWSKamakura_2002a.pdf  by Kulhawy and Phoon
http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/civil/people/cvepkk/Special_KGS_2004.pdf  by Phoon
http://www.modot.org/business/manuals/documents/3.80_LRFDtitle.pdf
http://sections.asce.org/indiana/2406TechnicalSummary.pdf
www.jcss.ethz.ch/Events/WS_2002-03/ Paper_PPT_WS02/HONJO_partial_factors-JCSS.pdf
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/Pdfs/Geotech.pdf

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