Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (, ''NGI'') is an independent
Norwegian centre for research and consultancy in engineering-related geosciences, such as the geotechnical, geological and geophysical areas. It was created in 1953 and became a private foundation in 1985.
The research is conducted within geotechnics and associated disciplines and aims to develop new methods and analysis relating to material properties, modelling and analysis, for calculation and monitoring of the underground, construction and
landslide
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s, and the extraction of
North Sea oil
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In the petroleum industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian ...
.
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NGI is also the host of the International Centre for Geohazards (ICG), one of Norway's first Centres of Excellence (CoE). NGI's partners are NORSAR, the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU), the ]University of Oslo
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(UiO) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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(NTNU).
References
External links
Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteInternational Centre for Geohazards (ICG)
Earth science research institutes
Research institutes in Norway
Geotechnical engineering companies
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