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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN1537:2000
The European Standard EN 1537:1999 has the status of aBritish Standard
ICS 93.020
NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW
Execution of specialgeotechnical work Ground anchors
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This British Standard, havingbeen prepared under thedirection of the SectorCommittee Buiding and CivilEngineering, was published underthe authority of the StandardsCommittee and comes into effecton 15 April 2000
BSI 04-2000
ISBN 0 580 34500 9
BS EN 1537:2000
Amendments issued since publication
Amd. No. Date Comments
National foreword
This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1537:1999. Itsupersedes those parts of BS 8081:1989 that deal with the construction ('execution')of ground anchorages; these parts will therefore be declared obsolescent byamendment.
The harmonized European design of ground anchorages will be dealt with byEN 1997-1. Until it is published, the design parts of BS 8081:1989 apply, whereafterBS 8081:1989 will be declared obsolescent on its entirety.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteeB/526, Geotechnics, which has the responsibility to:
aid enquirers to understand the text;
present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on theinterpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem in the UK.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request toits secretary.
Cross-references
The British Standards which implement international or European publicationsreferred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under thesection entitled International Standards Correspondence Index, or by using theFind facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunityfrom legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,pages 2 to 61 and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documentwas last issued.
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