Session: Engineering Geology (Posters) (GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001)

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OF RAILS, ROPES, AND ROCKS: TERRAIN AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY ALONG THE DELAWARE & HUDSON (D&H) CANAL CO. AND PENNSYLVANIA COAL CO. (PCC) GRAVITY RAILROADS IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

INNERS, Jon D.¹, BRAUN, Duane D.² and KOCHANOV, William E.¹, (1)Pennsylvania Geological Survey, P.O. Box 8453, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (2)Department of Geography and Geosciences, Bloomsburg Univ, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, dbraun@husky.bloomu.edu, dbraun@husky.bloomu.edu

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ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY INVESTIGATIONS USING NON-LINEAR FOUR-ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS

MAHARAJA, Amisha D., Geological Sciences, Univ of Florida, 2306 SW 13th St. #903, Gainesville, FL 32608 and SMITH, Douglas L., Geological Sciences, Univ Florida, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, juhi190@aol.com, juhi190@aol.com

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CHANGES IN THE ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF GNEISSIC ROCKS DUE TO WEATHERING

BAEK, Hwanjo and CHOI, Seong-Bum, Geosystem Engineering, Kangwon National Univ, Chuncheon, Kangwon, 200-701, South Korea, choigeo@orgio.net, choigeo@orgio.net

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QUANTITATIVE MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSES OF SLIP ZONES OF A LANDSLIDE IN GRANITIC SAPROLITE, HONG KONG

WEN, B. P., Deparment of Earth Sciences, The Univ of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China, AYDIN, A., Department of Earth Science, The Univ of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China and DUZGOREN-AYDIN, N. S., Department of Earth Sciences, The Univ of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China, wenbping@hkusua.hku.hk, wenbping@hkusua.hku.hk

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EVALUATING URBAN HAZARDS: AN EXAMPLE FROM BUILDING DISTRESS CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH TWIN-SUBWAY TUNNELING IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

COLE, William F. and SHIRES, Patrick O., Cotton, Shires & Assoc, Inc, 330 Village Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95030-7218, bcole@cottonshires.com, bcole@cottonshires.com

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RESEARCHING PROCESS TO PRESERVE ENGRAVED ROCK ARTS IN THE FUGOPPE CAVE, HOKKIDO, JAPAN

YASUDA, Tadashi, Geotechnical Consulting division, Public Consultants Co., Ltd, Kita 5 Nishi 6-1-23, Chuouku, Sapporo, 060-0005, Japan and YAMAGISHI, Hiromitsu, Niigata Univ, Ikarashi 2-no-chou 8050, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan, tadashiy@cocoa.ocn.ne.jp, tadashiy@cocoa.ocn.ne.jp

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ARE MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY USEFUL IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY?

HARRIS, J. Pat, TTI/Materials and Pavements, Texas A&M Univ, 3135 TAMU, CE/TTI building, rm. 501, College Station, TX 77843-3135, pat-harris@tamu.edu, pat-harris@tamu.edu

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LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF A LOBATE ROCK GLACIER USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR), YANKEE BOY BASIN, CO, USA

DEGENHARDT, John J., High Alpine Research Program (HARP) and Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 125 Olin E. Teague Research Center, College Station, TX 77843-1113, GIARDINO, John R., HARP, Office of Graduate Studies and Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, 125 Olin E. Teague Research Center, MS 1113, College Station, TX 77843-1113 and PIERCE, Carl, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, Halbouty Geosciences Building, College Station, TX 77843-3115, degenjj@tamu.edu, degenjj@tamu.edu

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LANDSLIDE RESEARCH IN NEBRASKA: A NEW APPROACH

EVERSOLL, Duane A., NEBRASKA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Univ OF NEBRASKA, 113 NEBRASKA HALL, lincoln, NE 68588-0517, deversoll2@unl.edu, deversoll2@unl.edu

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JOINT SPACING MODELS: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR JOINT PROPERTY CHARACTERIZATION

EHLEN, Judy, USA Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr, 7701 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315-3864, jehlen@tec.army.mil, jehlen@tec.army.mil

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WIPP AND YUCCA MOUNTAIN: USDOE'S MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO THE SAFE GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES

PATTERSON, Russell L., U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad Field Office, P. O. Box 3090, Carlsbad, NM 88221, LEVICH, Robert A., U.S. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site Chacterization Office, 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134 and LINDEN, Ronald M., Golder Associates, Inc, 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134, ronald_linden@ymp.gov, ronald_linden@ymp.gov