Norwegian Geotechnical Institute ( no, Norges geotekniske institutt, NGI) is an independent international centre for research and consultancy in engineering-related geosciences, integrating geotechnical, geological and geophysical expertise.
NGI is a national centre for geotechnical research and development. The research and development is conductet within geotechnics and associated disciplines create results in the form of new expertise, new methods and new technology, with expertise within material properties, modelling and analysis, and instrumentation and monitoring. NGI's strength lies in the expertise of its personnel working in collaboration with clients and partners.
NGI is also the host of the
International Centre for Geohazards
The International Centre for Geohazards (ICG) is a Norwegian, multidisciplinary research and educational institute, hosted at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). According to the institute's website, (ICG), one of Norway's first Centres of Excellence (CoE). NGI's partners are
NORSAR
NORSAR or Norwegian Seismic Array was established in 1968 as part of the Norwegian- US agreement for the detection of earthquakes and nuclear explosions.
Description
Located at Kjeller, north of Oslo, NORSAR runs and maintains seismic arrays i ...
, the
Norwegian Geological Survey
Geological Survey of Norway ( no, Norges geologiske undersøkelse), abbreviation: ''NGU'', is a Norwegian government agency responsible for geologic mapping and research. The agency is located in Trondheim with an office in Tromsø, with about ...
(NGU), the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...
(UiO) and the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
(NTNU).
External links
Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteInternational Centre for Geohazards (ICG)
Earth science research institutes
Research institutes in Norway
Geotechnical engineering companies
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