Tsunamis

• Numerical analysis of tsunamis generated by submarine landslides, rock slides, and earthquakes
• Understanding and compilation of previous tsunami events
• Detailed wave mechanics analyses

Geodynamics and vibrations

• Vibration of offshore structures and other structures exposed to wind, waves and currents
• Use of seismic waves to determine geomechanical properties of the sea bed and oil and gas reservoir rocks and cap rocks

Geophysics

• Marine and land-based geophysics
• Concept and methodology studies
• Modelling and analyses
• Comparison and testing of new sensor technology
• Design and assembly of prototypes
• Field work for geophysical investigations
• Processing and interpretation of geophysical data
• Geophysical laboratory work

GIT (Information technology)

• Consulting
• Spatial analysis
• Calculations
• 3D visualisation
• Management of geospatial data
• Data modelling
• Map production
• Standardisation
• Development of GIS web and desktop applications

Instrumentation and monitoring

• Long-term structural monitoring for performance evaluation 
• Design and delivery of custom monitoring systems for special applications and research projects

Earthquakes

• Dynamic soil properties using laboratory and geophysical investigations
• Stability of slopes under earthquake loading
• Ground response analysis and response spectra for earthquake analysis of structures
• Dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI)
• Assessment of liquefaction potential during earthquake loading

Laboratory and model testing

Laboratory tests on soil

• Classification
• CT scan
• Advances stress-strain strength tests
• Triaxial tests (static and cyclic, drained and undrained)
• Plane strain tests
• True Triaxial tests
• Direct simple shear tests (DSS) (static and cyclic)
• Ring shear tests
• Odometer tests; incremental/constant loading
• KO-odometer test with measurement of horizontal strain
• Resonant column and bender element tests (Gmax) in triaxial, direct simple shear and odometer tests
• Special designed tests for sediments with gas, frozen soil, etc.
• Soil and filter/drain permeability tests
• Field laboratory tests (onshore and offshore)
• Model tests on soil-structure interaction (SSI) in the laboratory and field
• High-Low temperature tests

Laboratory tests on rock cores

• Index tests
• Simple strength tests
• Triaxial test (on rock cores and large scale aggregate)
• Direct simple shear tests (shear box tests)
• Ring shear tests
• Tests with CT-scanning
• Model test in polyaxial cell
• Special design tests for rock cores, for example temperature tests, etc.

Numerical modelling

• Numerical finite element (FEM, discrete element (DEM) or particle model simulations of static and dynamic geomechanical problems
• Deformation analyses
• Soil Structure-Interaction (SSI) analyses
• Capacity and stability analyses

Offshore soil investigations

• Planning and participation in field investigations, including results from seismic surveys (for pipe lines, field layout, evaluation of geohazards, etc.)
• Simple and advanced in situ investigation techniques for in situ determination of geotechnical properties
• Participation, sepcification and project management for offshore site investigations on drilling ships and survey vessels
• Sampling in different types of  sediments
• Performance of geotechnical laboratory  testingoffshore

Offshore foundation eng.

• Geotechnical concept and feasibility studies for foundation of offshore installations (platforms, anchors, pipelines, sea bed installations, templates,suction anchors, pile anchors  etc.)
• Geotechnical foundation design for offshore structures
• Detailed geotechnical foundation design and evaluation for offshore wind turbines
• Pipeline foundation design, pipeline model testing
• Evaluation of offshore geohazards (earthquake, submarine slides, slope stability, shallow gas in sediments, mud volcanoes, diapirs, etc.)

Petroleum geomechanics

• Laboratory tests (strength, stiffness, permeability, acoustic velocity)
• Micro structure by means of thin section analyses / CT-scan
• Geomechanical material modelling
• Rock and fault properties
• Wellbore stability
• Interaction between well and formation
• Sand production
• Compaction and subsidence
• Formation integrity
• Stress changes

Subsea technology

• Design of custom solutions employing innovative technology for monitoring and measurement subsea
• Instrumentation for installation of insfrastructure and for subsea field tests (example pile load tests)
• Subsea geohazards monitoring
• Surveying of Subsea installation work
• Structural and environmental monitoring