This is a collection of national reports from most European countries on design-methods, as prescribed in more or less strict national codes or recommendations and so daily used in practice by consulting engineers and contractors.

Franki Foundations S. A, Machelen, Belgium. Belgian Building Research Institute, Brussels, Belgium.

Preface /F.De Cock & C. Legrand -- Welcome address /L.Maertens -- Foreword /W.F.Vanlmpe -- Organization Keynote lectures -- Influence of screw pile installation on the stress state in the soil /W.F.Van Impe & KPeiJfer -- Some comments about United States practice of design of axially loaded piles /W.F.Loftus -- Special lectures -- Improved pile design methods from field testing research /R.J. Jar dine & F.CChow -- Some comparisons of safety for axially loaded piles /R. Frank -- Pile dynamic testing, driving formulae, monitoring and quality control: Background for discussion /A.Holeyman -- National reports on design practice for axially loaded piles -- Design of axially loaded piles - Belgian practice /A.Holeyman, C.Bauduin, M.Bottiau, P. Debacker, F.De Cock, E. Dupont, J.LHilde, C.Legrand, N.Huybrechts, P.Menge, J.P.Miller & G.Simon -- Design of axially loaded piles - Czech practice /J.Feda, P.Juranka, J.Krasny, J.Masopust & V.Pachta -- Pile foundation - Danish design methods and piling practice /R.Skov -- The bearing capacity of a single pile - Experience in Estonia /M.Mets -- Design of axially loaded piles - Finnish practice /J.Heinonen, J.Hartikainen & A Kiiskila -- Design of axially loaded piles - French practice /M. Bustamante & R. Frank -- Design of axially loaded piles and pile groups - German practice /R.Katzenbach & Chr.Moormann -- Design of axially loaded piles - Irish practice /B.M.Lehane -- Design of axially loaded piles - Italian practice /A.Mandolini -- Dutch national codes for pile design /H.J. Everts & HJ.Luger -- Design of axially loaded piles - Norwegian practice /A.Schram Simonsen & CAthanasiu -- Polish design methods for single axially loaded piles /K.Gwizdata -- Design of axially loaded piles - Romanian practice /I.Manoliu -- Calculation of pile foundations on limiting states - Russian practice /A.A Bartolomey, B.V.Bakholdin, LM.Omeltchak & A B. Ponomaryov -- Design of axially loaded piles - Swedish practice /L.Svensson, COlsson & C.-J.Gravare -- Design of axially loaded piles - Swiss practice /F. Bucher -- Design of axially loaded piles - United Kingdom practice /J.D.Findlay, N.J.Brooks, J.N.Mure & W.Heron -- Author index.