Cordilleran Section - 103rd Annual Meeting (4–6 May 2007)

Session No. 13
Saturday, 5 May 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T17. Engineering Geologic Challenges in the Pacific Northwest and Cordillera

Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists; GSA Engineering Geology Division, the Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies at the University of Washington, and WDNR-DGER

 

Mark P. Molinari and William C. Haneberg, Advocates
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8:00 AM
MAPPING CARBON DIOXIDE HAZARDS IN VOLCANIC AREAS -- LESSONS LEARNED AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA
FARRAR, Christopher1, BERGFELD, Deborah2 and EVANS, William2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Carnelian Bay, CA 96140, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, cdfarrar@usgs.gov, cdfarrar@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
GEOLOGY OF THE SAN DIEGO & ARIZONA EASTERN RAILWAY, SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. AND BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
COPENHAVER Jr, George C., Geocon, Incorporated, 6960 Flanders Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, copenhaver@geoconinc.com, copenhaver@geoconinc.com
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8:40 AM
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIC DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES OF CENTRAL LINK LIGHT RAIL IN TUKWILA AND SEATAC, WASHINGTON
DRANSFIELD, James and BRENNIMAN, Henry, 11335 NE 122nd Way, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98034, james.dransfield@amec.com, james.dransfield@amec.com
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9:00 AM
SEDIMENT DATING, PROVENANCE ANALYSIS AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY – TOOLS FOR REDUCING UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION RISKS IN COMPLEX GLACIAL TERRAIN
MCCORMACK, David H., Aspect Consulting LLC, 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104 and TROOST, Kathy Goetz, Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, dmccormack@aspectconsulting.com, dmccormack@aspectconsulting.com
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9:20 AM
TECH TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING RIVERS AND FLOODPLAINS: MAPPING MIGRATION ON THE MIGHTY UPPER NISQUALLY RIVER
SOFIELD, Darrell, GeoEngineers, 600 Dupont Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 and RICHARDSON, Robert, GeoEngineers, 8410 154th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052, dsofield@geoengineers.com, dsofield@geoengineers.com
 
9:40 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
WASHINGTON'S LANDSLIDE HAZARD ZONATION PROJECT – OVERVIEW AND STATUS REPORT
GOETZ, Venice L., Washington Dept of Natural Resources, Forest Practices Division, 1111 Washington St, PO Box 4-7012, Olympia, WA 98504-7012, venice.goetz@dnr.wa.gov, venice.goetz@dnr.wa.gov
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10:20 AM
BOGACHIEL LANDSLIDE: MATERIAL-DEPENDENT CONTROL ON DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR
BADGER, T.C., Geotechnical Division, Washington State Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 47365, Olympia, WA 98504-7365, badgert@wsdot.wa.gov, badgert@wsdot.wa.gov
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10:40 AM
SHACK 9 DEBRIS SLIDE CASE HISTORY, ELECTRON, WASHINGTON
BARNETT, Elson T.1, MCINELLY, Galan W.1, MCFADDEN, J.J.2, OLSEN, Kimball G.1 and ERDMAN, Craig F.1, (1)GeoEngineers, Inc, 8410 154th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052, (2)GeoEngineers, Inc, Plaza 600 Building, 600 Stewart Street, Suite 1700, Seattle, WA 98101, cbarnett@geoengineers.com, cbarnett@geoengineers.com
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11:00 AM
FACING A GRAVE ISSUE: ASSESSMENT OF THE MT. CALVARY CEMETERY SHOPYARD LANDSLIDE, PORTLAND, OREGON JANUARY 13, 2006
REESE, Adam1, RHEA, Chris2, BLOCK, Brian2 and BURNS, Scott F.1, (1)Dept. of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, (2)Dept. of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, burnss@pdx.edu, burnss@pdx.edu
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11:20 AM
VIRTUAL STRUCTURAL MAPPING USING 3-D DIGITAL ROCK SLOPE MODELS, I-90 NEAR SNOQUALMIE PASS, WASHINGTON
HANEBERG, William C., Haneberg Geoscience, 10208 39th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146, BURK, Robert L., Burk GeoConsult, 2017 Fairview Avenue East, Suite G, Seattle, WA 98102, FINDLEY, David P., Golder Associates, 18300 NE Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052 and NORRISH, Norman I., Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers, 17918 NE 27th Street, Redmond, WA 98052, bill@haneberg.com, bill@haneberg.com
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