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BS EN 1998-5:2004

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Eurocode 8. Design of structures for earthquake resistance Foundations, retaining structures and geotechnical aspects
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-04-2005

FOREWORD
1 GENERAL
  1.1 SCOPE
  1.2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
      1.2.1 General reference standards
  1.3 ASSUMPTIONS
  1.4 DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS RULES
  1.5 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
      1.5.1 Terms common to all Eurocodes
      1.5.2 Additional terms used in the present standard
  1.6 SYMBOLS
  1.7 S.I. UNITS
2 SEISMIC ACTION
  2.1 DEFINITION OF THE SEISMIC ACTION
  2.2 TIME-HISTORY REPRESENTATION
3 GROUND PROPERTIES
  3.1 STRENGTH PARAMETERS
  3.2 STIFFNESS AND DAMPING PARAMETERS
4 REQUIREMENTS FOR SITTING AND FOR FOUNDATION SOILS
  4.1 SITTING
      4.1.1 General
      4.1.2 Proximity to seismically active faults
      4.1.3 Slope stability
      4.1.4 Potentially liquefiable soils
      4.1.5 Excessive settlements of soils under cyclic loads
  4.2 GROUND INVESTIGATION AND STUDIES
      4.2.1 General criteria
      4.2.2 Determination of the ground type for the definition
            of the seismic action
      4.2.3 Dependence of the soil stiffness and damping on the
            strain level
5 FOUNDATION SYSTEM
  5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  5.2 RULES FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
  5.3 DESIGN ACTION EFFECTS
      5.3.1 Dependence on structural design
      5.3.2 Transfer of action effects to the ground
  5.4 VERIFICATIONS AND DIMENSIONING CRITERIA
      5.4.1 Shallow or embedded foundations
      5.4.2 Piles and piers
6 SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
7 EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES
  7.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  7.2 SELECTION AND GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
  7.3 METHODS OF ANALYSIS
      7.3.1 General methods
      7.3.2 Simplified methods: pseudo-static analysis
  7.4 STABILITY AND STRENGTH VERIFICATIONS
      7.4.1 Stability of foundation soil
      7.4.2 Anchorage
      7.4.3 Structural strength
ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) TOPOGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION FACTORS
ANNEX B (NORMATIVE) EMPIRICAL CHARTS FOR SIMPLIFIED
                      LIQUEFACTION ANALYSIS
ANNEX C (INFORMATIVE) PILE-HEAD STATIC STIFFNESSES
ANNEX D (INFORMATIVE) DYNAMIC SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION (SSI).
                      GENERAL EFFECTS AND SIGNIFICANCE
ANNEX E (NORMATIVE) SIMPLIFIED ANALYSIS FOR RETAINING STRUCTURES
ANNEX F (INFORMATIVE) SEISMIC BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

Defines the requirements, criteria, and rules for the siting and foundation soil of structures for earthquake resistance.

Additional rules for the design of various foundation systems, earth retaining structures and soil-structure interaction under seismic actions in conjunction with the structural design of buildings, bridges, towers, masts, chimneys, silos, tanks and pipelines.

Committee
B/525/8
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes DD ENV 1998-5. (04/2005) National Annex of this document is also available. See BS EN 1998-5 NA. (08/2008) Also available as part of BS KIT 212. (08/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
48
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes
UnderRevision

Standards Relationship
EN 1998-5 : 2004 Identical
NS EN 1998-5 : 2004 + NA 2014 Identical
NBN EN 1998-5 : 2005 Identical
UNI EN 1998-5 : 2005 Identical
SN EN 1998-5 : 2004 Identical
NEN EN 1998-5 : 2005 Identical
I.S. EN 1998-5:2005 Identical
NF EN 1998-5 : 2005 Identical
DIN EN 1998-5:2010-12 Identical

PD 6698:2009 Recommendations for the design of structures for earthquake resistance to BS EN 1998
BS 8006-1(2010) : 2010 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS
09/30093258 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2009 BS 8006-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS
BS 6031:2009 Code of practice for earthworks
08/30129892 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 NA TO BS EN 1998-2 - UK NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 8 - DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE - PART 2: BRIDGES
BS EN 1998-5 NA : 2004 UK NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 8: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE - PART 5: FOUNDATIONS, RETAINING STRUCTURES AND GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS
07/30129896 DC : 0 BS EN 1998-5 - NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 8 - DESIGN OF STRUCTURES RESISTANCE - PART 5: FOUNDATIONS, RETAINING WALLS AND GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS

EN 1998-6:2005 Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance - Part 6: Towers, masts and chimneys
EN 1998-2:2005/A2:2011 EUROCODE 8 - DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE - PART 2: BRIDGES
EN 1997-2:2007/AC:2010 EUROCODE 7 - GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 2: GROUND INVESTIGATION AND TESTING
EN 1997-1:2004/A1:2013 EUROCODE 7: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN - PART 1: GENERAL RULES
EN 1998-1:2004/A1:2013 EUROCODE 8: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE - PART 1: GENERAL RULES, SEISMIC ACTIONS AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
EN 1990:2002/A1:2005/AC:2010 EUROCODE - BASIS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN
EN 1998-4:2006 Eurocode 8 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance - Part 4: Silos, tanks and pipelines

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