2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 177
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Engineering Geology II - Landslides: Characterization, Mapping, and Monitoring

 

Paul Santi and A. Keith Turner, Chairs
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8:00 AM
Slope Failure at Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi: There Are No Simple Jobs
GALICKI, Stan J., Geology, Millsaps College, 1701 N. State St, Jackson, MS 39210, galics@millsaps.edu, galics@millsaps.edu
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8:15 AM
Landslide in Grijalva River, México
ARVIZU Sr, Gustavo, DAVILA, Moises and ALEMAN, Juan, GERENCIA DE ESTUDIOS DE INGENIERIA CIVIL, COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD, AUGUSTO RODIN 265, COLONIA NOCHEBUENA, DELEGACION BENITO JUAREZ, Mexico, 03720, Mexico, gustavo.arvizu@cfe.gob.mx, gustavo.arvizu@cfe.gob.mx
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8:30 AM
Initiation Zone Characterization of Massive Debris Flows on Mount Hood, Oregon, November, 2006
PIROT, Rachel, Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, BURNS, Scott, Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751 and DEROO, Thomas, Mt. Hood National Forest, USDA Forest Service, 16400 Champion Way, Sandy, OR 97055, pirot@pdx.edu, pirot@pdx.edu
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8:45 AM
Problematic Slope Stability Units in Colorado: Morrison, Mancos, and Pierre Formations
SANTI, Paul, Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, psanti@mines.edu, psanti@mines.edu
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9:00 AM
The Role of Overconsolidated Shales In Triggering Megalandslides In the Grand Canyon Region
ROGERS, J. David, Geological Sciences & Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 N. Bishop Ave, Rolla, MO 65409 and WATKINS, Conor, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 1400 Independence Rd, Rolla, MO 65401, rogersda@mst.edu, rogersda@mst.edu
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9:15 AM
Shallow Landslides In the Tyee Formation of the Coast Range, Oregon
MCKENNA, Jonathan P., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, 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, NEGRI, Jacquelyn, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225-0046, SANTI, Paul, Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and HIGGINS, Jerry D., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, jmckenna@usgs.gov, jmckenna@usgs.gov
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
Susceptibility Map of Landslides Triggered by Rain in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (AMSS)
FERNANDEZ-LAVADO, Carles and SANCHEZ MALO, Angel, Geological & Risk Management, World Geologists, Colima 814, Colonia Miramonte, San Salvador, El Salvador, cfernandez@colgeocat.org, cfernandez@colgeocat.org
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10:00 AM
Landslide Susceptibility Map for Shallow Landslides for the West Hills of Portland, Oregon Using GIS and Lidar
DRAZBA, Marina, Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Cramer Hall Rm 17, Portland, OR 97201 and BURNS, Scott F., Dept. of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, mcdrazba@pdx.edu, mcdrazba@pdx.edu
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10:15 AM
Monitoring Landslides In China: Recent Advances
BOBROWSKY, Peter1, YIN, Yueping2, ZHENG, Wanmo3, LI, Xiaochun2, SINGHROY, Vern4, COUTURE, Réjean5 and WANG, Baolin6, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 9860 West Saanich Road, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada, (2)China Geological Survey, Ministry of Land and Resources, 24 Huangsi Dajie, Beijing, 100011, China, (3)China Geological Survey, Ministry of Land and Resources, No. 2, Yihuanlu, Chengdu, 610082, China, (4)588 Booth St, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON K1A0Y7, Canada, (5)Geol Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, (6)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, pbobrows@nrcan.gc.ca, pbobrows@nrcan.gc.ca
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10:30 AM
Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecture: The Formation and Failure of Natural Dams
CLAGUE, John, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, jclague@sfu.ca, jclague@sfu.ca