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Title: 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.
  •  
  • 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 234 803 470 1399 samejezie_at_yahoo.
co.uk Samuel.ejezie_at_uniport.edu.ng
Engr. Dr Scott B. Akpila, MNSE Tel 234 803 310
3361 Mobile 234 803 310 3361 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.
  •  
  • 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
  •  
  • Engr. Prof. Samuel U. Ejezie
  • (Chairman)

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