Merging European and German Standards – Eurocode 7, DIN 1054 and DIN 4020

Abstract

AbstractThe German version of Eurocode 7 “Geotechnical Design” with its two parts DIN EN 1997‐1 “General Rules” and DIN EN 1997‐2 “Ground Investigation and Testing” will shortly be available. The two parts of this Eurocode compete to some extent with two fundamental German geotechnical standards: DIN 1054:2005‐1 “Ground – Verification of Safety of Earthworks and Foundations” and DIN 4020:2003‐09 “Geotechnical Investigations for Civil Engineering Purposes”.According to the regulations of the European Union, standards competing with European standards have to be withdrawn after a harmonisation period of two years and a coexistence period of another 3 years. That is why in three to five years DIN 1054 and DIN 4020, in their present form, will have to be replaced by revised versions. The paper is describing the necessary adaptations as far as the content is concerned and how the specific German geotechnical experience will be conserved in the new system of European and German standards…