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2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 16
Sunday, 27 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T13. Case Studies in Landslide Problem Solving, Landslide Monitoring, and Alarm Methodology: In Honor of David J. Varnes

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Association of Engineering Geologists

 

Lynn Highland and Scott Burns, Advocates
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8:00 AM
HONORING THE MEMORY OF DAVID VARNES: THE BOXING DAY 1997 SECTOR COLLAPSE, DEBRIS AVALANCHE, AND DEPRESSURIZATION BLAST ON MONTSERRAT, BWI
VOIGHT, Barry, Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State Univ, 334 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, voight@ems.psu.edu, voight@ems.psu.edu
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8:15 AM
A PERSPECTIVE FOR ACHIEVING IMPROVED LANDSLIDE MONITORING
DEGRAFF, Jerome V., USDA Forest Service, 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93611, jdegraff@fs.fed.us, jdegraff@fs.fed.us
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8:30 AM
DEBRIS- FLOW HAZARDS ON ALLUVIAL FANS: EXAMPLES FROM THE 1999 VENEZUELA DISASTER
LARSEN, Matthew C., US Geol Survey, 651 Federal Dr, Guaynabo, PR 00965-5702 and WIECZOREK, Gerald F., U.S. Geol Survey, 926-A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, mclarsen@usgs.gov, mclarsen@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
USOI LANDSLIDE DAM AND LAKE SAREZ, PAMIR MOUNTAINS, TAJIKISTAN
SCHUSTER, Robert L., Engineering Geology/Geotechnical Engineering Consultant, Golden, CO 80401 and ALFORD, Donald, Focus Humanitarian Assistance, 1831 Poly Drive, Billings, MT 59102, rschuster@usgs.gov, rschuster@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
SEASONAL MOVEMENT OF THE SLUMGULLION LANDSLIDE DETERMINED FROM GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SURVEYS AND FIELD INSTRUMENTATION
COE, Jeffrey A.1, ELLIS, William L.1, GODT, Jonathan W.1, SAVAGE, William Z.1, SAVAGE, Jill E.2, MICHAEL Jr, John A.1, KIBLER, John D.3, POWERS, Philip S.1, LIDKE, David J.1 and DEBRAY, Sylvain4, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 964, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Département Géotechnique, Institut Des Sciences Et Techniques De Grenoble, Grenoble, France, jcoe@usgs.gov, jcoe@usgs.gov
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9:15 AM
THE 1965 HOPE SLIDE, BRITISH COLUMBIA; CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A SAGGING ROCK SLOPE
EVANS, Stephen G. and COUTURE, Réjean, Geol Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, evans@nrcan.gc.ca, evans@nrcan.gc.ca
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9:30 AM
USE OF DETAILED MAPPING AND MONITORING OF A LANDSLIDE TO PERMIT SAFE OCCUPATION OF SURROUNDING RESIDENCES: AN EXAMPLE IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA
SCHULZ, William H., Central Region Geologic Hazards Team, United States Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS-966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and COTTON, William R., Cotton, Shires & Assoc, Inc, 330 Village Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95030-7218, wschulz@usgs.gov, wschulz@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
INSTRUMENTATION OF THE DEBEQUE CANYON LANDSLIDE AT INTERSTATE 70 IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO
GAFFNEY, Sean P.1, WHITE, Jonathan L.1 and ELLIS, William L.2, (1)Engineering Geology, Colorado Geol Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 715, Denver, CO 80203, (2)Central Region Geologic Hazards Team, United States Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, sean.gaffney@state.co.us, sean.gaffney@state.co.us
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10:00 AM
SEDIMENT YIELD FROM COASTAL LANDSLIDES BASED ON HISTORICAL DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELING: BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA
HAPKE, Cheryl J., USGS Pacific Sci Ctr, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, chapke@usgs.gov, chapke@usgs.gov
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10:15 AM
USING TOPOGRAPHIC EXPRESSION TO IDENTIFY LANDSLIDES ALONG CROWLEY'S RIDGE IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
DOYLE, Briget C. and ROGERS, J. David, Department of Geological Engineering, Univ of Missouri-Rolla, 129 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409, briget@umr.edu, briget@umr.edu
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10:30 AM
A UNIVERSAL LANDSLIDE DISTRIBUTION AND AN ASSOCIATED LANDSLIDE-EVENT MAGNITUDE SCALE
MALAMUD, Bruce D.1, TURCOTTE, Donald L.2, GUZZETTI, Fausto3 and REICHENBACH, Paola3, (1)Department of Geography, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell Univ, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)CNR - IRPI Perugia, via della Madonna Alta, 126, Perugia, 06128, Italy, bruce@malamud.com, bruce@malamud.com
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10:45 AM
APPLICATION OF A GRID-BASED TRANSIENT RAINFALL INFILTRATION-SLOPE STABILITY MODEL IN SOUTHWESTERN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
GODT, Jonathan W., BAUM, Rex L., SAVAGE, William Z. and MCKENNA, Jonathan P., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, jgodt@usgs.gov, jgodt@usgs.gov
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11:00 AM
NEAR REAL-TIME LANDSLIDE MONITORING USING CELLULAR TELEPHONE TELEMETRY - SOME RECENT EXPERIENCES
ELLIS, William L., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, KIBLER, John D., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 964, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, MCKENNA, Jonathan P., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and STOKES, Rebecca L., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, ellis@usgs.gov, ellis@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
MONITORING RAPID MOVEMENT IN A LARGE LANDSLIDE
REID, Mark E.1, LAHUSEN, Richard G.2, ROERING, Joshua J.3 and BRIEN, Dianne L.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, # 100, Vancouver, WA 98683, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, mreid@usgs.gov, mreid@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
WAIT, T.C. and WHITE, Jonathan L., Engineering Geology, Colorado Geol Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 715, Denver, CO 80203, tc.wait@state.co.us, tc.wait@state.co.us
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11:45 AM
MITIGATION OF AN EARTH-SLIDE EARTH-FLOW AFFECTING HUME ROAD AT MILE MARKER 0.45, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
LARSON, Robert A., Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), 900 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra, CA 91803, rlarson@ladpw.org, rlarson@ladpw.org
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