TheEnglishversionofEN1997-2:2004,titled"Eurocode7:GeotechnicalDesign-Part2:GroundInvestigationandTesting,"isakeyEuropeanstandardthatprovidesessentialguidelinesforgeotechnicalengineeringpractices.ThisdocumentformspartoftheEurocodeseries,whichestablishesunifiedtechnicalrulesforstructuralandgeotechnicaldesignacrossEurope.Part2ofEurocode7specificallyfocusesongroundinvestigationandtesting,outliningtheprinciplesandrequirementsforsitecharacterization,soilandrocksampling,fieldandlaboratorytesting,andtheinterpretationofgeotechnicaldata.Itservesasacriticalreferenceforengineers,geologists,andotherprofessionalsinvolvedinassessinggroundconditionstoensuresafeandeconomicaldesignoffoundations,slopes,retainingstructures,andothergeotechnicalworks.Bystandardizinginvestigationmethodsandreportingprocedures,EN1997-2:2004enhancesconsistencyandreliabilityingeotechnicalassessments,facilitatingcross-bordercollaborationandcompliancewithEuropeanconstructionregulations.ThestandardemphasizestheimportanceofthoroughgroundinvestigationstomitigaterisksassociatedwithvariablesubsurfaceconditionsandsupportstheapplicationoflimitstatedesignprinciplesasoutlinedinEN1997-1.Thisdocumentiswidelyadoptedinbothpublicandprivatesectorprojects,ensuringthatgeotechnicalinvestigationsmeethigh-qualitystandardsforsafety,durability,andsustainabilityincivilengineeringworks.
