1 Scope
This document covers some geotechnical aspects of bridges and other structures subject
to traffic loading designed to BS EN 1997‑1 and other relevant Eurocodes. The document includes information relating to the design
of:
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• spread foundations;
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• piled foundations;
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• gravity retaining walls;
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• embedded retaining walls;
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• integral bridges; and
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• buried concrete structures.
It does not cover the design of reinforced soils.