National implementation commission for Eurocode 7 for joint development of geotechnical engineering practice

• The objective of this paper is to describe how upcoming design code revisions can be used to facilitate a national joint development of geotechnical engineering practice. The paper describes the Swedish experience with establishing a national implementation commission for the second generation of Eurocode 7. The purpose is to inspire others to take similar initiatives when new design codes and standards are introduced. The paper covers how stakeholders from all parts of the Swedish geotechnical construction industry established the implementation commission IEG 2.0 as a non-profit organization and how obstacles were solved. This includes financing and establishing an efficient work process to analyze the many upcoming changes to the Eurocode clauses. This in fact being the second Swedish implementation commission for Eurocode 7, the paper concludes that this procedure of working together in the industry is a great success, facilitating an increased competence among Swedish geotechnical engineers and therefore also increased competitiveness of the Swedish geotechnical construction industry.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Geoteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Geotechnical Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Eurocode

cooperation

standard

competence

Soil and Rock Mechanics

Jord- och bergmekanik

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