Standardization activities
In the field of engineering geology and geotechnical engineering, ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. has always been, and remains, the leader in the Czech market. Faithful to its tradition, it therefore works constantly to improve the level of these disciplines. One of the ways of achieving this is its significant participation in standardisation and methodical work.
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. has long chaired the Technical Standardization Committee TNK 41- Geotechnika at the Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (ÚNMZ), formerly the Czech Standards Institute (ČNI). It currently has a contract with this institute to carry out the function of the Centre for Technical Standardization (CTN). CTN works with European technical committees CEN TC 250 Eurocodes (working group SC 7 Designing Geotechnical Constructions), TC 288 Execution of Special Geotechnical Works, TC 341 Geotechnical Surveys and Testing. This significantly influences the specialist level of processing geotechnical standards in the Czech Republic and their harmonization with the relevant European standards.
In the last ten years, company employees have participated substantially in the preparation, coordination, translation and processing of a whole range of Czech and European standards in the field of geotechnical engineering. Furthermore, company experts have processed many geotechnical regulations for the Ministry of Transport, the Road and Motorway Directorate and Czech Railways, especially the Technical Conditions and Technical-qualitative Conditions for ground formation, rail base, reinforced soil constructions, lightened embankments, earth works, geotechnical surveys, geosynthetics, use of fly-ash, special foundations, etc.
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. has long chaired the Technical Standardization Committee TNK 41- Geotechnika at the Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (ÚNMZ), formerly the Czech Standards Institute (ČNI). It currently has a contract with this institute to carry out the function of the Centre for Technical Standardization (CTN). CTN works with European technical committees CEN TC 250 Eurocodes (working group SC 7 Designing Geotechnical Constructions), TC 288 Execution of Special Geotechnical Works, TC 341 Geotechnical Surveys and Testing. This significantly influences the specialist level of processing geotechnical standards in the Czech Republic and their harmonization with the relevant European standards.
In the last ten years, company employees have participated substantially in the preparation, coordination, translation and processing of a whole range of Czech and European standards in the field of geotechnical engineering. Furthermore, company experts have processed many geotechnical regulations for the Ministry of Transport, the Road and Motorway Directorate and Czech Railways, especially the Technical Conditions and Technical-qualitative Conditions for ground formation, rail base, reinforced soil constructions, lightened embankments, earth works, geotechnical surveys, geosynthetics, use of fly-ash, special foundations, etc.
