Chapter 8. Verification of serviceability
Chapter 6 to 8 discuss the verification of strength (ultimate limit states GEO and STR), stability (EQU, UPL, and HYD), and serviceability (serviceability limit states). After reviewing the basis of design, each chapter focuses on how Eurocode 7 introduces reliability into the design and then discusses particular aspects of that verification. Chapter 6 explains the three Design Approaches introduced in Eurocode 7; Chapter 7 demonstrates the similarity of the EQU, UPL, and HYD limit states; and Chapter 8 reviews ways of determining settlement. Chapter 7 concludes with worked examples that illustrate the subjects covered (worked examples for strength and serviceability appear later, in Chapters 9-14).
