Standards & Codes
We apply standards and regulations (selected):
AASHTO Standards:
- AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications – Main code for bridge design, including pile foundations, load factors, and LRFD partial factors.
ACI (American Concrete Institute) Standards:
- ACI 543R – Guide to Design, Manufacture, and Installation of Concrete Piles.
- ACI 336.3R – Report on Design and Construction of Drilled Piers.
ASTM International Standards:
- ASTM D1143/D1143M – Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations Under Static Axial Compressive Load.
- ASTM D4945 – Standard Test Method for High-Strain Dynamic Testing of Deep Foundations.
- ASTM D3689/D3689M – Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations Under Static Axial Tensile Load.
- ASTM D3966/D3966M – Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations Under Lateral Load.
- ASTM D7383 – Standard Test Methods for Axial Compressive Strength of Rock Core Specimens.
- ASTM D8169 – Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations Under Bidirectional Static Axial Compressive Load.
- ASTM D5882 – Standard Test Method for Low Strain Impact Integrity Testing of Deep Foundations.
- ASTM D6760 – Standard Test Method for Integrity Testing of Concrete Deep Foundations by Ultrasonic Crosshole Testing.
API (American Petroleum Institute) Offshore Standards:
- API RP 2A-WSD – Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms — Working Stress Design.
- API RP 2GEO – Geotechnical and Foundation Design Considerations.
DIN (Germany) Standards:
- DIN 4014 – Piling works.
- DIN 4020 – Geotechnical investigations for civil engineering purposes.
- DIN EN 1997-1/NA – National Annex to Eurocode 7.
BS (British Standards):
- BS 8004:2015 – Foundations.
- BS EN 1997-1/NA – National Annex to Eurocode 7.
Eurocodes (EN 199x Series):
- EN 1997-1:2004 – Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design — Part 1: General rules.
- EN 1997-2:2007 – Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design — Part 2: Ground investigation and testing.
- EN 1993-5:2012 – Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 5: Piling.
EN/ISO Standards for Geotechnical Works and Testing:
- EN ISO 22477-1:2012 – Geotechnical investigation and testing — Testing of geotechnical structures — Part 1: Static load test of piles.
- EN ISO 22477-4:2018 – Geotechnical investigation and testing — Testing of geotechnical structures — Part 4: Dynamic load test of piles.
- EN ISO 22477-10:2016 – Geotechnical investigation and testing — Testing of geotechnical structures — Part 10: Testing of piles: Integrity testing.
- EN 1536:2015 – Execution of special geotechnical works — Bored piles.
- EN 12794:2009 – Precast concrete products — Foundation piles.
- EN 12699:2015 – Execution of special geotechnical works — Displacement piles.
- EN 12063:2024 – Execution of special geotechnical works — Sheet-piles.
- EN 14199:2015 – Execution of special geotechnical works — Micropiles.
- EN 14490:2010+A1:2012 – Execution of special geotechnical works — Soil nailing.
- EN 996:2008+A1:2011 – Pile driving equipment — Safety requirements.
FHWA (U.S. Federal Highway Administration) Manuals:
- FHWA NHI-16-009 – Drilled Shafts: Construction Procedures and LRFD Design Methods.
- FHWA NHI-05-042 – Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations.
- FHWA NHI-10-016 – LRFD Design and Construction of Shallow Foundations.
- FHWA GEC No. 8 – Design and Construction of Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Piles.
ICE / CIRIA (UK):
- ICE Specification for Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls (SPERW) – Comprehensive specification document used internationally for pile execution and quality control.
- CIRIA C573 – Pile design and construction practice.
ISO Accreditation Standards:
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
Japanese Standards (JGS):
- JGS 1815-2002 – Standards on pile load tests.
- JGS 1816-2002 – Standards on integrity tests.
National and International Legislation:
- Law on Planning and Construction.
- Rulebook on Foundation Design and Construction.
- Rulebook on Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Works.
Other International Codes:
- Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC, CSA-S6).
- Australian Standard AS 2159-2009 – Piling — Design and installation.