<p>The historical development of limit state design in geotechnical engineering is reviewed. Total and partial factors of safety used for the design of land-based and offshore structures are compared. It is found that the factors of safety in different codes ...

<p>During the past decade a new fashion has emerged in the presentation of design calculations demanded by codes of practice in the field of structural engineering. The roots of this innovation may perhaps be traced to the widespread rethinking of the whole ...

<p>Eurocode 7 is Europe&rsquo;s first geotechnical design code to share a common philosophy with the design methodology for structures. It is divided into two parts, the first covering General Rules and the second Ground Investigation and Testing. Part 1 is ...