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 Research

Risk assessment for geohazards

Seismic hazard, risk and loss

Stability of rock slopes

Geomechanical modelling

Offshore geohazards

Slope instability assessment and hazard zonation

Slide dynamics

Tsunamis

Monitoring, remote sensing and early warning systems

Geophysics for geohazards

Application of GIT to geohazards

Mitigation and risk

GeoExtreme     
 

 News

Simulations of the Samoa tsunami 2009

IYPE projects related to ICG

www.snoskred.no
Norwegian snow avalanche website

2nd ICG Phd seminar
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Positive midway evaluation of ICG
 

 IGCP 511

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences
 

 Conferences

4th International Symposium
on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences,
Austin Texas, 2009

EGU 2009

OTC Geohazard Session
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 Reports

Debris flow and river flooding 23 Aug 2005 in Paznauner Valley, Tirol, Austria

BAM Earthquake of 26th of December 2004

ECI Conference: Geohazards - Technical, Economical and Social Risk Evaluation

2nd International conference on Submarine Mass Movement and Their Consequences 2005

International Workshop 27th of September 2004 - Natural Disaster Hotspot

 

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Curriculum Vitae

James Michael Strout

James Michael Strout
Senior Engineer and Deputy Director, Division for Instrumentation and Geophysics, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)

Address: NGI, P.O. Box 3930 Ullevaal Stadion, N-0806 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 22 02 30 96
Fax: +47 22 23 04 48
Email: jms@ngi.no
 

 


Education

  • Dr. Ing. (PhD) Geotechnical Engineering
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU. Thesis: "Evaluation of the field compressometer test in sand"
  • MSCE (Masters), Geotechnical Engineering
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA. Thesis:  "Sensitivity analysis of the correlations for the dilatometer test in cohesionless soils"
  • BSCE (Bacherlors), Civil Engineering
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA. Civil Engineering, with major emphasis on structural engineering

Research interests and expertise

Extensive research and development work on autonomous subsea monitoring systems. Projects include Ormen Lange field development, European Union R&D project ASSEM (Array of Sensors for long term SEabed Monitoring), and the development of pore pressure and gas monitoring systems for commercial clients.

Offshore experience on numerous site investigation and instrumentation installation cruises, as well as installation works on fixed platforms.

Career

  • 2000 - 2004 - Senior Engineer, Instrumentation division, NGI
  • 1998 - 2000 - Senior Engineer, Marine investigations, NGI
  • 1994 - 1998 - Research fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
  • 1993 - 1994 - Research fellow, Valle program, visiting scholar at NTNU
  • 1991 - 1993 - Research assistant, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
  • 1990 - 1991 - Civil/Environmental Engineer, Black and Veatch (BVWST), USA
  • 1989 - 1990 - Civil Engineering trainee, City of Tacoma, USA

Teaching experience

  • 1996‑1998 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Lecturer and teaching assistant in course "Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering"
  • 1991‑1993 University of Washington, USA. Lecturer and teaching assistant in course "Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering"

Memberships

Norwegian Geotechnical Society (NGF)

Publications

See list of publications

 

International Centre for Geohazards (ICG), PoBox 3930 Ullevaal Stadion, N-0806 Oslo, Norway. Phone: +47-22023000, fax: +47-22230448