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SGI is an expert governmental agency responsible for geotechnical issues. We strive for safe and efficient construction, as well as the sustainable use of land and natural resources.
A new methodology for analysing and visualising cascading natural hazards – natural hazards that occur in an interconnected chain – has been developed by SGI. The methodology, presented in the journal Natural Hazards, can be used to improve preparedness and risk management.
An increasing number of Swedish municipalities are being affected by climate-related extreme events such as floods, droughts and storms. But what do the people living in these areas think about it? A new study from the Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) shows that four out of ten citizens are worried about flooding – and that many believe houses and infrastructure should be relocated further from the coast if flooding occurs as often as once a year.
For hundreds of years, roads and railways have successfully been built on peatland. A new research project can now explain why embankments onpeat provides such good stability , as well as how its strength should be investigated. With a newly developed in situ method for determining strength, certain reinforcement works may be avoided, providing environmental and economical benefits.
Article in IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science on the work in Sweden to minimize the risks of landslides and reduce their effects.
The Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) is an expert agency that works for a safe, efficient and sustainable development and sustainable use of land and natural resources.
