Session No. 47 Wednesday, April 11, 2001

1:25 PM-4:30 PM, Sheraton Universal: Studio II
T7. Engineering Geology of Southern California: In Memory of Perry Ehlig
Kim M. Bishop and Forrest Hopson, Presiding
Start Time
1:25 PM Introductory Remarks
1:30 PM THE EFFECT OF WEATHERING ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES WITHIN A BEDROCK RIDGE AND ITS POSSIBLE INFLUENCE ON TOPOGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION OF SURFACE ACCELERATIONS DURING EARTHQUAKE SHAKING: ROBINSON, Christopher C.1, ROBINSON, Rory A2, ROBINSON, Steven R.2, ROBINSON, Dawn M.2, and ROBINSON, James D.2, (1) Geological Sciences, California State Univ., Northridge, P.O. Box 570641, Tarzana, CA 91356, geobar@prodigy.net, (2) Brian A, Robinson & Associates, Inc, P.O. Box 570641, Tarzana, CA 91356
1:50 PM A COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE EXPANSION POTENTIAL OF EXPANSIVE CLAY BEDROCK: ROBINSON, Tiffany E.1, ROBINSON, Rory A.2, ROBINSON, Steven R.2, ROBINSON, Dawn M.2, and ROBINSON, James D.2, (1) Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Northridge, P.O. Box 570641, Tarzana, CA 91356, geobar@prodigy.net, (2) Brian A. Robinson & Associates, Inc, P.O. Box 570641, Tarzana, CA 91356
2:10 PM CURRENT RESEARCH BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, ON CONCRETE DISTRESS FROM SULFATE AND ALKALI-SILICA REACTIONS IN CONCRETE, APPLIED TO MITIGATION OF THIS COSTLY DISTRESS IN FUTURE DESIGNS: MARTINDALE, Steven G., County of Orange, Materials Lab, 1152 East Fruit Street, Santa Ana, CA 92702-4048, martindales@pfrd.co.orange.ca.us, STERLING, Jerry D., County of Orange, Materials Laboratory, 1152 E. Fruit Street, Santa Ana, CA 92702-4048, and SMITH, Kenneth E., County of Orange, Materials Lab, 1152 E. Fruit Street, Santa Ana, CA 92702-4048,
2:30 PM HOLOCENE FAULTING BETWEEN SAN JACINTO AND SAN ANDREAS FAULTS, SAN BERNARDINO AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SCHELL, Bruce A., Consulting Geologist, 3775 Carmel Avenue, Irvine, CA 92606, schellbw@aol.com.
2:50 PM Break
3:10 PM THE LOCATION AND RELATIVE ACTIVITY OF ELSINORE FAULT ZONE SPLAYS, SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ELSINORE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SHLEMON, Roy J., PO Box 3066, Newport Beach, CA 92659-0620, rshlemon@jps.net and GINTER, David H., Neblett & Associates, Inc, 4911 Warner Avenue, Ste. 218, Huntington Beach, CA 92649,
3:30 PM LA CIENEGA BLVD. LANDSLIDE STABILIZATION PROJECT EXPOSES NEWPORT-INGLEWOOD FAULT ZONE, BALDWIN HILLS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: LARSON, Robert A. and D'ANTONIO, Rossana, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), 900 S. Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803, ralarson@rampageusa.com
3:50 PM THE PORTUGUESE TUFF AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GROUND MOVEMENT IN THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA, CALIFORNIA: VONDER LINDEN, Karl, Consultant, Consultant, 5 Stowe Lane, Menlo Park, CA 94025, kpicard@confex.com.
4:10 PM THE VOLUME EFFECT ON APPARENT FRICTION FOR LONG-RUNOUT ROCK AVALANCHES: A NEW HYPOTHESIS: BISHOP, Kim M., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, kbishop@calstatela.edu.

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