ABSTRACT
The design of anchorages is covered by Section 8 of Eurocode 7 Part 1, ‘Anchorages’, whose contents are as follows:
§8.1 General (12 paragraphs) §8.2 Limit states (1) §8.3 Design situations and actions (2) §8.4 Design and construction considerations (15) §8.5 Ultimate limit state design (10) §8.6 Serviceability limit state design (6) §8.7 Suitability tests (4) §8.8 Acceptance tests (3) §8.9 Supervision and monitoring (1)
Section 8 of EN 1997-1 applies to prestressed and non-prestressed anchorages (both temporary and permanent), used to support retaining structures, to stabilize slopes, cuts, and tunnels, and to resist uplift of structures. Section 8 does not apply to tension piles used to anchor structures.
