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2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 162
Tuesday, 30 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T72. Debris Flow, Landslide, and Rockfall: Initiation, Prediction, and Warning

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Susan Cannon, Paul Santi, John F. Shroder and Abdul Shakoor, Advocates
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1:30 PM
QUANTITATIVE DEBRIS FLOW RISK ANALYSIS
JAKOB, Matthias, BGC Engineering Inc, 500-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada, mjakob@bgcengineering.ca, mjakob@bgcengineering.ca
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1:50 PM
SOIL ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF LANDSLIDE AND DEBRIS FLOW INITIATION SITES, COAST RANGE, OREGON
MCKENNA, Jonathan P., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and AMBLARD, Xavier, Ecole Polytechnique Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris VI, Scences de la Terre, Tour 56-66 – 2éme étage, case 95, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75232, France, jmckenna@usgs.gov, jmckenna@usgs.gov
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2:05 PM
NUMERICAL MODELING OF DEBRIS FLOW RUNOUT IN THE SWISS ALPS
MCARDELL, Brian W.1, CESCA, Matteo2, HUGGEL, Christian3, SCHEUNER, Thomas3, GRAF, Christoph1 and CHRISTEN, Marc4, (1)Avalanches, Debris Flows and Rockfall, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zuercherstrasse 111, Birmensdorf, CH-8903, Switzerland, (2)Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Department of Land and Agro-Forest Environments, Viale dell'Università, Legnaro (Padova), 35020, Italy, (3)Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland, (4)Avalanches, Debris Flows and Rockfall, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Flüelastrasse 11, Davos Dorf, CH-7260, Switzerland, mcardell@wsl.ch, mcardell@wsl.ch
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2:25 PM
USING DEBRIS RETENTION BASIN DATA TO UPDATE MODELS THAT PREDICT SEDIMENT VOLUME FROM DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLOODS
GARTNER, Joseph E., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225 and CANNON, Susan H., jegartner@usgs.gov, jegartner@usgs.gov
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2:40 PM
ESTIMATION OF INUNDATION AREAS OF POST-WILDFIRE DEBRIS FLOWS
BERNARD, David R.1, CANNON, Susan H.2, SANTI, Paul M.1 and HIGGINS, Jerry D.1, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Landslides Hazard Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, CO 80401, dbernard@mines.edu, dbernard@mines.edu
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2:55 PM
STORM RAINFALL CONDITIONS FOR FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CANNON, Susan H., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, GARTNER, Joseph E., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225, WILSON, Raymond C., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, BOWERS, James C., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 865, Apple Valley, CA 92307 and LABER, Jayme L., National Waether Service, 520 North Elevar Street, Oxnard, CA 93030, cannon@usgs.gov, cannon@usgs.gov
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3:10 PM
LANDSLIDE WARNING CAPABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
BAUM, Rex L., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, baum@usgs.gov, baum@usgs.gov
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3:25 PM
A MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE TRANSITION OF A FLASH FLOOD TO A DEBRIS FLOW CAUSED BY CHANNEL EROSION AND BANK COLLAPSE
KEAN, Jason W., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jwkean@usgs.gov, jwkean@usgs.gov
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3:40 PM
THE VELOCITIES AND IMPACT FORCES OF DIFFERENT SIZE PARTICLES WITHIN DEBRIS FLOWS
PROCHASKA, Adam B.1, SANTI, Paul M.1, HIGGINS, Jerry D.1 and CANNON, Susan H.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, aprochas@mines.edu, aprochas@mines.edu
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3:55 PM
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A FOLLOW-UP STUDY ON RATES OF SHALE UNDERCUTTING
NIEMANN, William L., Geology, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755, niemann@marshall.edu, niemann@marshall.edu
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4:10 PM
USING AIRBORNE LIDAR AND GIS TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIELD VERIFIED VIRTUAL LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING— A NEW APPROACH TO AN OLD PROBLEM WITH EXAMPLES FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND SAN FRANCISCO
HANEBERG, William C., Haneberg Geoscience, 10208 39th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146, bill@haneberg.com, bill@haneberg.com
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4:25 PM
THE ROLE OF CEMENTATION VARIABILITY IN COASTAL BLUFF-LANDSLIDE ANALYSIS
COLLINS, Brian D.1, SITAR, Nicholas2 and KAYEN, Robert1, (1)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 449 Davis Hall, Berkeley, CA 94710, bcollins@usgs.gov, bcollins@usgs.gov
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4:40 PM
CRITICAL ROCK HAZARD RATING COMPONENTS FOR SEDIMENTARY SLOPES IN COLORADO
SANTI, Paul M., SPRIET, Jessica, RUSSELL, Chris and HIGGINS, Jerry, Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, psanti@mines.edu, psanti@mines.edu
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4:55 PM
OVERCONSOLIDATED SHALES AND THEIR ROLE IN TRIGGERING MEGALANDSLIDES IN THE GRAND CANYON SHALES
WATKINS, Conor M., Dept. of Geological Sciences & Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla, 129 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409 and ROGERS, J. David, Geological Sciences & Enginering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409, cwatkin@umr.edu, cwatkin@umr.edu
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5:10 PM
MODES OF FAILURE AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR ROCK CUTS IN SEDIMENTARY STRATA SUBJECT TO DIFFERENTIAL WEATHERING
SHAKOOR, Abdul, Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, ashakoor@kent.edu, ashakoor@kent.edu
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