NGI from Oslo, Norway, and Plaxis, from Delft, the Netherlands, have established a new joint venture, XG Geotools.
XG Geotools will produce and market cloud-based software tools tailored for design tasks in offshore geotechnical engineering. These tools will combine the in-depth subject knowledge and software design skills of both companies.
The first tool will be launched at OTC in Houston, Texas USA early May - a tailor made application for calculating the capacity of suction anchors and suction piles using the finite element method. XG Geotools plans regular new additions to their 'toolbox' in the time to come.
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) is an international centre for research and consulting within the geosciences. NGI develops optimum solutions for society, and offers expertise on the behaviour of soil, rock and snow and their interaction with the natural and built environment. NGI works within the following sectors: offshore energy; building, construction and transportation; natural hazards; and environmental engineering. NGI is a private foundation with office and laboratory in Oslo, branch office in Trondheim and daughter company in Houston, Texas, USA. NGI was awarded Centre of Excellence status in 2002.
Plaxis supplies a range of geotechnical software tools, courses, seminars and expert services all targeted at the world of geotechnics, geo-engineering and civil engineering. Its software is based on the finite element method and intended for 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional geotechnical analysis of deformation and stability of soil structures, as well as groundwater and heat flow, in geo-engineering applications such as excavation, foundations, embankments and tunnels.