INTERACTION BETWEEN EUROCODE 7-GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN AND EUROCODE 8-DESIGN FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF FOUNDATIONS

摘要

This keynote lecture summarises the main topics covered by Eurocode 7 and the interplay with Eurocode 8 and also identify some topics that need further implementation.INTRODUCTIONThe Commission of the European Communities (CEC) initiated a work in 1975 of establishing a set of harmonised technical rules for the structural and geotechnical design of buildings and civil engineers works based on article 95 of the Treaty. In a first stage would serve as alternative to the national rules applied in the various Member States and in a final stage will replace them.