Comparison of soil investigation codes and standards of the Russian Federation and Britain

摘要

Russia has vast natural resources and is rapidly becoming open to world trade. Russian producers are increasingly being able to manufacture materials for export that are compliant with international codes and standards. However, the country maintains a well developed system of standards for work performed in Russia. This provides a challenge for international companies wishing to invest in Russia, but who are not familiar with the Russian design and construction systems. This paper compares the existing site investigations codes and standards with equivalent British Standards and considers the difficulties which may be encountered should the Russian design institutes integrate with the Europe and the European Norms.