Study on the application of Eurocode 7 in the design of shallow foundation in Vietnam

Abstract

ABSTRACT:

In the trend of integration with the whole world, the application of European standards in shallow foundation design is obvious. Moreover, the Ministry of Construction plans to switch to using the European standard set (Eurocode) in Vietnam, replacing or supplementing the current standards. Therefore, it is necessary to study and apply this set of standards in terms of compatibility with current standards. Based on the results of the calculation of an isolated footing according to all three approaches specified in the European standard - EN 1997 (Geotechnical design), then compared with the result calculated according to the standard TCVN 9362: 2012 (Specification for design of foundation for buildings and structures), this paper proposes a suitable choice from the three approaches, which compatibles with the standard TCVN 9362:2012. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of each method when applied in Vietnam were also presented.

Keywords: Shallow foundation; Eurocode; bearing capacity; TCVN 9362:2012;