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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.
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.
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.
