Eurocode 7 presents the problem of pile foundation design in a very general way. Only the main principles and requirements are specified. Such a concept is justified, however it is an impediment to practical engineering applications. Designers are obliged to independently search for suitable and reliable calculation methods, which are often scattered in numerous literature sources. This concerns to static calculation methods, piles bearing capacity determination and the settlement prediction for a single pile or a group of piles. The paper discusses these issues and presents some suggestions of methods and computational approaches using the current results of studies and long-term national experiences.

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