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The Quick Clay Center has the aim to create an international arena to boost competence on sensitive clays. The center is facilitated by NGI and will be partly supported through the base funding (Grunnbevilgning) NGI receives from the Research Council of Norway.

Ongoing projects

20.03.2023

RFF – HIGELIG - High resolution Geophysical mapping of the quick clays in Gjerdrum

The main objective of the project is to develop a fast-to-operate, effective and non-intrusive geophysical approach for characterization of the areas which are susceptible to presence of quick clays.

20.03.2023

NGI-GBV – Quantification of 3D effects on slope stability in QC terrain

It is a common practice to perform a 2D LEM (limit equilibrium method) or 2D FEM back-analyses to access safety factor (SF) of failed slopes.

20.03.2023

NGI-GBV – Coupled failure and runout modelling

There is today no reliable approach to model the complete process, including initiation and run-out, of landslides in sensitive clays, both on land and offshore.

20.03.2023

Multi-band and machine learning approaches for emerging InSAR applications

This project has tested to what extent digital terrain models generated from freely available SAR data (L- and C-band) are applicable for the quantification of erosion in quick clay areas.

26.07.2023

NGI-GBV – Reconsolidation of remoulded quick clay

After the occurrence of quick clay landslides, mitigation measures to improve slope stability may be considered. The implementation of measures is often time critical in (quick) clay, but the measures require time to take effect.

21.08.2023

GOAL - Green sOil stAbiLisation

GOAL is a research project to transform soil stabilisation technologies using latest sensing and monitoring techniques, automated data‐driven design solutions and more sustainable materials. The aim is to provide a solid foundation to further industrialise and automatize the soil stabilisation industry. 

Steering Committee