Cordilleran Section (104th Annual) and Rocky Mountain Section (60th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 March 2008)

Session No. 17
Thursday, 20 March 2008: 1:30 PM-5:10 PM

S1. Seismic Hazards Summit–Southern Nevada Region II

Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists; Nevada Earthquake Safety Council

 

Wanda J. Taylor, Craig M. dePolo, Jim Werle, Catherine M. Snelson and Barbara Luke, Conveners
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1:30 PM
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM: WHAT IF?
WONG, Ivan, OLIG, Susan and DOBER, Mark, Seismic Hazards Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, Ivan_Wong@urscorp.com, Ivan_Wong@urscorp.com
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1:50 PM
CHARACTERIZING THE EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM
DEPOLO, Craig M., Nevada Bureau Mines & Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0178 and TAYLOR, Wanda J., Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, cdepolo@unr.edu, cdepolo@unr.edu
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2:10 PM
IMAGING THE LAS VEGAS BASIN: RESULTS FROM SEISMIC REFRACTIONS EXPERIMENTS
SNELSON, Catherine, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, TAYLOR, Wanda, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 89154-4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, LUKE, Barbara, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4015 and WAGONER, Jeff, Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94551, snelson@ees.nmt.edu, snelson@ees.nmt.edu
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2:30 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF LAS VEGAS BASIN, NEVADA WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SEISMIC HAZARDS
TAYLOR, Wanda J.1, CARTER, Jonathan1, LUKE, Barbara2, SNELSON, Catherine3 and WAGONER, Jeff4, (1)Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4015, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (4)Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94551, wanda.taylor@unlv.edu, wanda.taylor@unlv.edu
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2:50 PM
SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY CHARACTERIZATION TO ADDRESS IMPACTS OF SHALLOW SEDIMENTS ON GROUND SHAKING FOR LAS VEGAS
LUKE, Barbara1, MURVOSH, Helena2, TAYLOR, Wanda3, GONZALEZ, Eduardo1, SNELSON, Catherine4, WAGONER, Jeff5 and SU, Qiuhong1, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4015, (2)Stanley Consultants, Inc, 5820 S. Eastern Ave. No. 200, Las Vegas, NV 89119, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (4)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (5)Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94551, barbara.luke@unlv.edu, barbara.luke@unlv.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
EARTHQUAKE HAZARD CLASS MAPPING BY PARCEL IN UNINCORPORATED URBAN CLARK COUNTY
LOUIE, John N., Nevada Seismological Lab. and Dept. of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering- University of Nevada, Mailstop 0174, Reno, NV 89557, louie@seismo.unr.edu, louie@seismo.unr.edu
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3:50 PM
IMAGING THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE BLACK HILLS FAULT SYSTEM, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
ZARAGOZA, Shelley A., Geophysical Operations, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, 233 Benmar, Houston, TX 77060, SNELSON, Catherine, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and SALDAÑA, Sandra C., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, shelley.a.zaragoza@exxonmobil.com, shelley.a.zaragoza@exxonmobil.com
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4:10 PM
NEW LINKAGE OF THE ARROW CANYON RANGE AND WILDCAT WASH FAULTS, SOUTHERN NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEISMIC HAZARDS
EVANS, Tricia D. and TAYLOR, Wanda J., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, TriciaDawn@hotmail.com, TriciaDawn@hotmail.com
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4:30 PM
PRELIMINARY PSEUDO 3-D IMAGERY OF THE STATE LINE FAULT, STEWART VALLEY, NEVADA USING SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA
SALDAÑA, Sandra1, SNELSON, Catherine1, TAYLOR, Wanda2, BEACHLY, Matthew3, COX, Catherine4, DAVIS, Robert2, STROPKY, Michelle2, PHILLIPS, Richard5 and ROBINS, Colin2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, 89154-4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (3)Department of Physics, Hastings College, 710 N Turner, Hastings, NE 68901, (4)Despartment of Geoscience, Middle Tenessee State University, 1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001, (5)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, ssaldana@nmt.edu, ssaldana@nmt.edu
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4:50 PM
GPS VELOCITY CONSTRAINTS ON THE KINEMATICS OF ACTIVE TECTONICS IN GREATER SOUTHERN NEVADA
KREEMER, Corné, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557, HAMMOND, William, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0088 and BLEWITT, Geoffrey, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Univ of Nevada, Reno, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557, kreemer@unr.edu, kreemer@unr.edu
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