Nigerian Geotechnical Association

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Nigerian Geotechnical Association
(A Division of Nigerian Society of Engineers)
Nigeria Member Society of the
International Society for Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering
E-mailnsegeotechdiv_at_yahoo.co.uk
Port Harcourt Office
National Secretariat
National Engineering Centre Off National Mosque
Labour House Road Central Business Area P.M.B.
13866 Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria.
149 NTA Road, Mgbuoba New Layout, P. O. Box
415, Uniport Post Office, Choba Port Harcourt,
Nigeria.

• To whom it may concern
• STATEMENT OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCE AND OFFER TO
  PROVIDE LEARNING SERVICE
• The Nigerian Geotechnical Association (NGA) is
  the Geotechnical Engineering Division of the
  Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) as well as
  the Nigerian Member Society of the International
  Society for soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
  Engineering (ISSMGE).
• Objective of the Society
• The aim of the Society is the promotion of
  co-operation amongst engineers and scientists for
  the advancement of, and dissemination of
  knowledge in the field of geotechnics, and its
  engineering and environmental applications.
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• To achieve this aim the Nigerian Geotechnical
  Association embarks on the following activities
• Exchange of information, and cooperation with
  other organisations whose aims are complementary
  to those of the Society.
• Holding of periodic Conferences, Symposia and
  Technical Workshops.
• Organising of continuing education professional
  development programmes for members.
• Sanitization and Regulation of the practice of
  Geotechnical Engineering in the country by
  liaising with COREN to screen out unqualified
  practitioners and ensure excellence in the
  quality of service provided in the profession.

Chairman
Secretary/Programme Coordinator
Engr. Prof. Samuel U. Ejezie, PhD,
FNSE Mobile [phone] samejezie_at_yahoo.
co.uk Samuel.ejezie_at_uniport.edu.ng
Engr. Dr Scott B. Akpila, MNSE Tel [phone]
3361 Mobile [phone] sakpilab_at_yahoo.com
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• In furtherance to the above objective, the
  Nigerian Geotechnical Association has established
  a co-operative arrangement with operators of the
  oil and gas industry, NDDC, Government
  departments and parastatals, and other potential
  customers and users of the services provided by
  geotechnical engineers with a view to providing
  them with relevant professional advice when
  necessary.
• Most importantly, the NGA routinely provides
  expert services to clients desiring geotechnical
  engineering services. Prominent among the
  services are intensive courses, and training
  programmes. Through these learning events NGA
  provides clients with state-of-the-art knowledge
  targeted at solving problems in chosen areas of
  geotechnical engineering.
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• In compliance with the Nigerian Content Policy,
  tested Nigerian geotechnical engineers from the
  universities, industries and the private sector
  are always selected to serve as facilitators in
  the exercise. Consequently, the service delivery
  is, most of the time, of exceptionally high
  quality.
• Learning outcomes of the courses and training
  events offered by NGA
• At the end of the courses and learning events
  provided by Nigerian Geotechnical Association the
  participants are expected to acquire the
  following expertise
• Ability to undertake the task of predicting the
  behaviour and performance of soils and rocks when
  used as construction materials or as support for
  constructed facilities in all engineering works
  involving earth materials. Examples of these
  predictions include the load-deformation
  characteristics of the natural (in-situ) soil or
  artificial (compacted) earth fill beneath
  structures.
• Ability to carryout subsurface investigation as
  well as site characterisation and evaluation at
  any location, including the marine environment,
  proposed for the construction of engineering
  structures. This activity enables the procurement
  of design data on physical, index and engineering
  properties of soils and rocks from laboratory
  tests on representative samples and complementary
  in-situ field tests.
• Ability to undertake the design of foundations
  and underground works for on-shore, coastal and
  offshore structures susceptible to complex force
  applications and environmental loads such as
  vibrations arising from power plant and machine
  operations, lateral and uplift forces associated
  with winds and wave loads.
• Surely by rendering this service NGA is
  contributing towards improving the local content
  in the engineering sector in line with the vision
  of the Nigerian Government.
• For and on behalf of Nigerian Geotechnical
  Association
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• Engr. Prof. Samuel U. Ejezie
• (Chairman)

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