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GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 120
Wednesday, 7 November 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T64. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Geology and Risk Assessment in the 21st Century

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Association of Engineering Geologists

 

William C. Haneberg and Scott F. Burns, Advocates
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8:00 AM
IMPLICATIONS OF NATURAL LEVELS OF METALS IN SOILS TO CDC'S EXPOSURE REPORT CARD RESULTS
BOWERS, Teresa S., Gradient Corporation, 238 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142-1016, tbowers@gradientcorp.com, tbowers@gradientcorp.com
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8:15 AM
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
WEISS, William W.1, BROADHEAD, Ronald F.2, BALCH, Robert S.1, WO, Shaochang3 and RUAN, Tongjun1, (1)Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Tech, NM Tech Campus, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Mines, New Mexico Tech, New Mexico Tech Campus, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)Algorithm Development, Lasso Innovations, 301 N. Market St, Dallas, TX 75201, weiss@prrc.nmt.edu, weiss@prrc.nmt.edu
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8:30 AM
GET READY FOR TOP DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY
RIIS, Torben, BLINTEN, Jerry S. and KOOSH, Victor H., Caesar Petroleum Systems, 2500 Citywest, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77042, riist@caesarsystems.com, riist@caesarsystems.com
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8:45 AM
THE ROLE OF THE GEOLOGIST IN EARTHQUAKE LOSS ESTIMATION: A CASE STUDY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
GROSSI, Patricia, Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6366, pgrossi@opim.wharton.upenn.edu, pgrossi@opim.wharton.upenn.edu
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9:00 AM
A PORTFOLIO APPROACH TO EVALUATING NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION POLICIES: AN APPLICATION TO LATERAL-SPREAD GROUND FAILURE IN COASTAL CALIFORNIA
BERNKNOPF, Richard L., DINITZ, Laura B., RABINOVICI, Sharyl J.M. and EVANS, Alexander M., Western Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 531, Menlo Park, CA 94025, rbern@usgs.gov, rbern@usgs.gov
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9:15 AM
THE EXPECTED EFFECT OF LOCAL SURFICIAL GEOLOGY ON THE GROUND MOTIONS OF FUTURE EARTHQUAKES IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
EBEL, John E. and URZUA, Alfredo, Weston Observatory, Dept. of Geol. and Geophys, Boston College, 381 Concord Rd, Weston, MA 02493, ebel@bc.edu, ebel@bc.edu
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9:30 AM
DEPOSITS OF THE ~5000 Y B.P. SCIARA DEL FUOCO TSUNAMI, STROMBOLI VOLCANO, ITALY
TANNER, Lawrence H., Geography and Geosciences, Bloomsburg Univ, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 and CALVARI, Sonia, Sezione di Catania, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Piazza Roma 2, Catania, 95123, Italy, sonia@iiv.ct.cnr.it, sonia@iiv.ct.cnr.it
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9:45 AM
DAM FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
CARSON, Robert J., Department of Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, carsonrj@whitman.edu, carsonrj@whitman.edu
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10:00 AM
AN APPROACH FOR RAPIDLY ASSESSING RELATIVE POST-WILDFIRE DEBRIS-FLOW AND FLOOD HAZARDS FROM RECENTLY BURNED BASINS
CANNON, Susan H., Central Region Geologic Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225 and GLEASON, J. Andrew, Colorado Geol Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 715, Denver, CO 80401, cannon@usgs.gov, cannon@usgs.gov
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10:15 AM
ESTIMATING LANDSLIDE HAZARD ON COASTAL BLUFFS NEAR SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
BAUM, Rex L.1, ROBERDS, William J.2, HARP, Edwin L.3 and MICHAEL, John A.3, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Golder Associates, Inc, Redmond, WA, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225, baum@usgs.gov, baum@usgs.gov
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10:30 AM
SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED PROBABILISTIC LANDSLIDE HAZARD MODELING AS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT
HANEBERG, William C., Haneberg Geoscience, 4434 SE Land Summit Court, Port Orchard, WA 98366, bill@haneberg.com, bill@haneberg.com
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10:45 AM
RETHINKING LANDSLIDE MODELS FOR DECISIONS SUPPORT
MILES, Scott B.1, MONTGOMERY, David R.2 and KEEFER, David K.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, smiles@usgs.gov, smiles@usgs.gov
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11:00 AM
RICHARD H. JAHNS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: REALISM IN VOLCANO HAZARD ZONATION: DOES GEO-ENGINEERING HELP PROVIDE A MORE ACCURATE ASSESSMENT?
WATTERS, Robert J., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Seismological Laboratory MS 174, Reno, NV 89557, watters@mines.unr.edu, watters@mines.unr.edu
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