• A management tool to reduce the risk of damage caused by geotechnical groundworks 

  Piciullo, Luca; Bekele, Yared Worku; Depina, Ivan; Nadim, Farrokh; Langford, Jenny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil with activated biochar 

  Sørmo, Erlend; Silvani, Ludovica; Bjerkli, Nora; Hagemann, Nikolas; Zimmermann, Andrew R.; Hale, Sarah; Hansen, Caroline Berge; Hartnik, Thomas; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Biochars are considered potential sustainable sorbents to reduce the leaching of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) fromcontaminated soils. However, biochar characteristicsmust probably be optimized to achieve ...

• Effect of prior small to moderate seismic events on monotonic undrained shear strength of sand 

  Wu, Ting-Wei; Suzuki, Yusuke; Carlton, Brian; Harbitz, Carl Bonnevie; Kopf, Achim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  In this study we investigate the effect of prior seismic shaking on the monotonic shear strength of saturated Ottawa Sand 20/30. We perform a series of stress-controlled undrained cyclic triaxial tests with different seismic ...

• Challenging Infrastructure Project Assisted by Monitoring and Numerical Modelling as the Follo Line Tunnels were Excavated Below Existing Tunnels 

  Trinh, Quoc Nghia; Holmøy, Kristin Hilde; Wiig, Hanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

• Structural analysis of the Smeaheia fault block, a potential CO2 storage site, northern Horda Platform, North Sea 

  Mulrooney, Mark Joseph; Osmond, Johnathon L.; Skurtveit, Elin; Faleide, Jan Inge; Braathen, Alvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

• Oppdatert tiltaksplan for forurenset sjøbunn utenfor Elkem Carbon, Kristiansand 

  Næs, Kristoffer; Olsen, Marianne; Allan, Ian; Raffard, Violette; Reid, Malcolm James; Slinde, Gøril Aasen; Håland, Bente Sundby (NIVA-rapport, Research report, 2021)

  Denne rapporten er en oppdatering av NIVA-rapport 7276-2018 «Tiltaksplan for forurenset sjøbunn utenfor Elkem Carbon, Kristiansand» (Olsen og medarb. 2018). Basert på nye analyser og modellering er det presentert utforming ...

• Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances pose an equivalent level of concern to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances under REACH 

  Hale, Sarah; Arp, Hans Peter; Schliebner, Ivo; Neumann, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Under the EU chemicals regulation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals EC 1907/2006), registrants are not obliged to provide information related to intrinsic substance properties for ...

• Assessment of building damage due to excavation-induced displacements: The GIBV method 

  Piciullo, Luca; Ritter, Stefan; Lysdahl, Asgeir Olaf Kydland; Langford, Jenny; Nadim, Farrokh (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This paper presents an original methodology for the rapid assessment of “potential” building damage caused by an excavation. The combination of the Ground-work Impact (GI), in terms of induced greenfield displacements, and ...

• Long-term effects of thin layer capping in the Grenland fjords, Norway: Reduced uptake of dioxins in passive samplers and sediment-dwelling organisms 

  Schaanning, Morten Thorne; Beylich, Bjørnar; Gunnarsson, Jonas S; Eek, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The Grenlandfjords in South East Norway are severely contaminated with dioxins from a magnesium smelter operated between 1950 and 2001. In 2009, the proposal of thin-layer capping as a potential mitigation method to reduce ...

• Estimation of natural frequencies and damping using dynamic field data from an offshore wind turbine 

  Norén-Cosgriff, Karin; Kaynia, Amir M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The dynamic characteristics of offshore wind turbines are heavily affected by environmental loads from wave and wind action and nonlinear soil behaviour. In the design of the monopile structures, the fatigue load due to ...

• Biochar for the Improvement of Soil and Rock With Acid Potentia 

  Sørmo, Erlend; Kämäräinen, Erika; Edvardsson, Matilda; Maurice, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Biochar is a carbonaceous material generated by the heating of organic matter under limited access to oxygen (called pyrolysis). While pyrolysis is applied to dry feed, hydrothermal carbonization can be used for wet materials ...

• Multiscale characterisation of chimneys/pipes: Fluid escape structures within sedimentary basins 

  Robinson, Adam H.; Callow, Ben; Böttner, Christoph; Yilo, Naima; Provenzano, Giuseppe; Falcon-Suarez, Ismael H; Marin-Moreno, Héctor; Lichtschlag, Anna; Bayrakci, Gaye; Gehrmann, Romina; Parkes, Lou; Roche, Ben; Saleem, Umer; Schramm, Bettina; Waage, Malin; Lavayssière, Aude; Li, Jianghui; Jedari-Eyvazi, Farid; Sahoo, Sourav; Deusner, Christian; Kossel, Elke; Minshull, Timothy A.; Berndt, Christian; Bull, Jonathan M.; Dean, Marcella; James, Rachael H.; Chapman, Mark; Best, Angus I.; Bünz, Stefan; Chen, Baixin; Connelly, Douglas P.; Elger, Judith; Haeckel, Matthias; Henstock, Timothy J.; Karstens, Jens; Macdonald, Calum; Matter, Juerg M.; North, Laurence; Reinardy, Benedict (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Evaluation of seismic reflection data has identified the presence of fluid escape structures cross-cutting overburden stratigraphy within sedimentary basins globally. Seismically-imaged chimneys/pipes are considered to be ...

• Ranking REACH registered neutral, ionizable and ionic organic chemicals based on their aquatic persistency and mobility 

  Arp, Hans Petter Heinrich; Brown, T.N.; Berger, U.; Hale, Sarah (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)

  The contaminants that have the greatest chances of appearing in drinking water are those that are mobile enough in the aquatic environment to enter drinking water sources and persistent enough to survive treatment processes. ...

• Living Labs—A Concept for Co-Designing Nature-Base Solutions 

  Lupp, Gerd; Zingraff-Hamed, Aude; Huang, Josh; Oen, Amy M P; Pauleit, Stephan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Living Labs are recognized as a progressive form to foster innovation and the strengthening of collaborative planning. The concept has received strong attention by the European Union (EU) research and innovation agendas ...

• Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis: High Performance Computing for Massive Scale Inundation Simulations 

  Gibbons, Steven John; Lorito, S.; Macías, Jorge; Løvholt, Finn; Selva, J.; Volpe, M.; Sánchez-Linares, Carlos; Babeyko, A.; Brizuela, B.; Cirella, A.; Castro, Manuel J.; de la Asunción, Marc; Lanucara, Piero; Glimsdal, Sylfest; Lorenzino, Maria Concetta; Nazaria, Massimo; Pizzimenti, Luca; Romano, F.; Scala, Antonio; Tonini, R.; Manuel González Vida, José; Vöge, Malte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis (PTHA) quantifies the probability of exceeding a specified inundation intensity at a given location within a given time interval. PTHA provides scientific guidance for tsunami risk ...

• Numerical simulation of impulse wave generation by idealized landslides with OpenFOAM 

  Rauter, Matthias; Hosse, L.; Mulligan, Ryan P.; Take, W. A.; Løvholt, Finn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Landslide tsunamis and impulse waves are hazardous events with severe socioeconomic impacts. A long standing problem with simulations of these events is the generation stage, where landslides and water interact. Depth-averaged ...

• Modelling 2018 Anak Krakatoa Flank Collapse and Tsunami: Effect of Landslide Failure Mechanism and Dynamics on Tsunami Generation 

  Zengaffinen, Thomas; Løvholt, Finn; Pedersen, Geir Kleivstul; Muhari, Abdul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The 2018 Anak Krakatoa volcano flank collapse generated a tsunami that impacted the Sunda Strait coastlines. In the absence of a tsunami early warning system, it caused several hundred fatalities. There are ongoing discussions ...

• Research on the relationship between urban form and urban smog in China 

  Liu, Yong; Arp, Hans Petter Heinrich; Song, Xiaodong; Song, Yu (Journal article, 2017)

  The present study aims at exploring whether aspects of urban form (compactness ratio and elongation ratio) are associated with urban smog (particulate matter) in China. Quantitative indicators relating to urban form and ...

• Site-specific soil reaction model for monopiles in soft clay based on laboratory element stress-strain curves 

  Lai, Yongqing; Wang, Lizhong; Zhang, Youhu; Hong, Yi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Large-diameter monopiles are the predominant foundation solution for supporting offshore wind turbines. They are conventionally designed using soil reaction curves developed for long slender piles used for supporting ...

• Performance of a Linear Solution for Approximating Nonlinear Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Earthquake Shaking 

  Kariuki, Kevin; Heen, Tarjei; Kaasa, Lars Halvor; Kaynia, Amir M. (Chapter, 2020)

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