Eurocode 7 – Soil Description
- Eurocode 7 training for geotechnical engineers and environmental scientists.
- Focus on changes in site investigation practice due to new British Standards.
- Lectures and practical sessions on soil description and samples.
- Presented by an experienced engineering geologist involved in drafting new standards.
- Course covers Eurocodes, soil description, and practical sessions.
Overview
Eurocode 7 Training is a workshop aimed at informing geologists, engineers, and environmental scientists about the changes in site investigation practices due to the new British Standards influenced by Eurocode 7. The course covers updates on publication, revision, and implementation, focusing on soil description through lectures and practical sessions. Led by an experienced engineering geologist involved in drafting new standards, the one-day course includes topics such as coarse soils, fine soils, organic soils, and man-made soils.
Who should attend
Geologists, Engineers, Environmental Scientists
Course Content
Eurocode 7 (EC7) Training
“Eurocode 7 is the British Standard which controls the working of geotechnical engineering, and have affected the British Standards (Codes) under which investigations in the UK were carried out. UK working practice has changed, and continues to evolve to meet these new requirements.
This workshop is designed to brief practicing geologists, engineers and environmental scientists on the changes to site investigation practice given by the new British Standards, including an update on publication, revision, and implementation, before spending most of the day concentrating on the current requirements for the description of soils. This will be delivered through lectures on the changes and on soil description followed by practical sessions on soil samples.
OUTLINE PROGRAMME
Registration & refreshments
Lecture – Introduction to Eurocodes
Lecture – Description of Coarse Soils
Practical – Coarse Soils
Lecture – Description of Fine, Organic and Man Made Soils
Practical – Fine, Organic and Man Made Soils
Close
The course will be presented by an engineering geologist with over 40 years’ experience of ground investigations, compiling ground models and communicating within the project team. He is on the British Standards committees implementing new Eurocodes and was involved in as UK expert in drafting some of the new standards. He is Chairman of the Panel currently revising BS 5930.
Eurocode7 Training Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline and other sites throughout the UK including onsite closed company courses are available.
