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We conduct applied research and development based on the needs of society and end users.
The geotechnical properties of soil and improving knowledge about the suitability of land for construction.
How can we reduce costs and lessen the impact on natural resources and the climate in construction.
The effects of climate change on increased risks of landslides and erosion, and how adaptation measures can enhance societal resilience.
Risk assessment and remediation methods for contamination in sediments, soil, and groundwater.
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 MANABAS Coast project addresses how vulnerability to flooding and coastal erosion can be managed using nature-based solutions , and promotes their more widespread use.
How large is the metal exposure from contaminated soils and how can we better assess the risks? With this research project, we want to increase knowledge about how much metals people ingest via contaminated soil and develop methods to better assess the risks to human health.
We are trying to develop methods to predict how land use affects the spread of pollutants, soil functions and associated ecosystem services.
LIFE SOuRCE is an European project focusing on the demonstration and evaluation of sustainable on-site remediation technologies for PFAS-contaminated groundwater.
Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on groundwater- and pore pressure conditions and, as a result, on geotechnical structures that support buildings, infrastructure and other facilities.
SGI participates in several platforms where we collaborate with universities, research institutes, and various stakeholders within the built environment sector. The aim is to identify knowledge gaps, initiate research, and disseminate knowledge.
Within this programme, the Swedish Transport Administration, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Luleå University of Technology, and SGI have jointly initiated a large number of research projects focusing on geotechnics for road and railway infrastructure. The goal is to systematically reduce the long-term costs of constructing and maintaining transport infrastructure through targeted development.
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A European collaboration between 15 geotechnical institutes and universities. The objective is to raise public awareness of the importance of geotechnics and to strengthen geotechnical research. The platform enables the sharing of laboratory and field facilities as well as knowledge through collaboration. SGI holds the chair in two working groups: Climate Change Adaptation and Erosion. SGI also participates in the working groups Transport Infrastructure, Peat Behaviour, and Sustainability.
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SOLO aims to identify knowledge gaps, drivers, bottlenecks, and new research and innovation approaches to meet the objectives set by the EU mission "A Soil Deal for Europe". SOLO will serve as a knowledge hub for research and innovation in soil health. SGI has joined Think Tank #3: No net soil sealing and Increase the reuse of urban soils.
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SGI contributes to and recognises the added value of coordinating, co-funding, and disseminating transnational research on soil and land management. We organise knowledge-sharing and exchange on priority issues jointly identified by the members, aiming to promote healthier soils and more effective land management.
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SGI’s research findings are published in scientific journals, our own reports and guidelines, publications by other organisations, and through contributions to both international and national conferences.
