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What is geotechnical engineering?

Geotechnical engineering is the knowledge of systematic investigations of the soil types and their constructional properties.

What is geotechnical engineering?
The field of geotechnics

An attractive workplace for you with geo-engineering education

Do you enjoy working in an international environment? Are development and learning important to you? NGI recruits some of the best employees from around the world. With us, you get challenging tasks. You get to work in newly refurbished premises, in a good working environment characterized by trust, freedom and responsibility. Welcome to us!
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Geo-engineering education

Project and product examples

MINEYE - Earth observation techniques for mine life cycle monitoring

The MINEYE project aims to optimize European mining operations by addressing the entire mining value chain, from explorations to mine closure. The project will develop tools for visualization and decision-making, supported by dynamic updates of Earth Observation data and knowledge using machine learning and digital twin technologies.

Seagreen - foundation installation for the world's deepest offshore wind farm

Huge buckets, silently sucked into the seabed with the opening down, keep the wind turbines on the Seagreen field off the east coast of Scotland in place on the seabed. Together with FRAMO, NGI had the task of installing the bucket foundations on the 114 jacket substructures for the wind turbines.

08.02.2023

Field Manager

The Field Manager improves quality, interaction, and efficiency in the work with geotechnical ground investigations. The platform supports project planning and implementation and ensures safe and efficient data handling.

News

Fredrik and Jacob are dressed up in blue lab coats. They are standing in between several machines in what looks like a technical lab.
05.03.2024

They are the first batch taking the Master's in Geotechnics at OsloMet

"One aspect of this program that I really like is the opportunity to visit NGI's test site. Here, we have access to a state-of-the-art laboratory and the opportunity to learn from the very best in the field," explains Jacob Comung Emesun.

A man stands next to a snowpack, checking the stability of the snow layers.
14.02.2024

Snow avalanche expert concerned about possible record year of fatalities due to avalanche accidents: “Do not move in avalanche-prone terrain when there is a high risk of avalanches”

So far this winter, four people have lost their lives in snow avalanche accidents. "If you ski in steep terrain, you have a significant responsibility to avoid getting caught in an avalanche," says NGI's snow avalanche expert, Christian Jaedicke.

View of ocean and blue sky with several offshore wind turbines.
13.02.2024

TAILWIND breathes new life into the future of offshore renewable energy

TAILWIND embraces sustainable-by-design principles to shape the next generation of floating offshore wind (FOW) farms.