Here you will find feature articles that in more detail describe current NGI projects.
Extreme deep anchoring
Date: 12/22/2009
NGI has played a major role in the development and application of the suction anchor concept. NGI is still among the world leaders concerning the further development and geotechnical design of suction anchors.
From idea to billion dollar industry
Date: 5/2/2008
When the two researchers sat down to analysis and modelling with the aim of facilitating the finding of oil, expectations were not very high. Pilot studies seldom yield the desired results, and are often shelved. But this time they found black gold.
New knowledge assures clean harbours
Four years of intensive research are now yielding results. New cleansing methods may lead to Norwegian harbours soon being awarded a clean bill of health.
Innovative staging
The new Oslo opera rests on 28 000 metres of piles, and the under-stage area, which lies 13 metres below sea level, is kept water-tight with clay. Geotechnical engineering is also invisible art.
Avalanches in close-up
Date: 4/24/2008
Snow avalanches can be studied from the office window ¿ it just depends on where the office is located. NGI has its own avalanche research station in the middle of one of the most avalanche-prone areas in Norway.