2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 142
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
E147/148 (Oregon Convention Center)

T144. Landslides in the Pacific Northwest: Advances in Research and Practice

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists [AEG]; U.S. Geological Survey; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

William J. Burns, Jeffrey A. Coe and Rex L. Baum, Advocates
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1:30 PM
LANDSLIDES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: RECENT ADVANCES, ONGOING CHALLENGES
PIERSON, Thomas C., U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 S.E. Cardinal Court #100, Vancouver, WA 98683-9589, tpierson@usgs.gov, tpierson@usgs.gov
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1:50 PM
POTENTIAL INITIATION OF THE CARMEL KNOLL AND DEVILS PUNCH BOWL LANDSLIDES OF LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON
RICKARD, Sarah, Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019 Infinity Cir, Apt 223, Golden, CO 80401, SCHULZ, William H., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and HIGGINS, Jerry D., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, srickard@mines.edu, srickard@mines.edu
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2:05 PM
RAPID RESPONSE OF DEEP BEDROCK LANDSLIDES TO RAINFALL, COASTAL OREGON
SCHULZ, William H., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, GALLOWAY, Sarah L., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and HIGGINS, Jerry D., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, wschulz@usgs.gov, wschulz@usgs.gov
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2:20 PM
GIANT PALEO-LANDSLIDES OF THE TYEE FORMATION NEAR EDDYVILLE, OREGON COAST RANGE: COMPLEX HISTORY FROM LIDAR AND RADIOCARBON TESTING
HAMMOND, Charles M., Landslide Technology, a division of Cornforth Consultants, Inc, 10250 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 111, Portland, OR 97223, MEIER, Dan, URS Corporation, 111 SW Columbia, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97201 and SQUIRE, Joe, Oregon Department of Transportation, 3700 SW Philomath Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97333, charlieh@landslidetechnology.com, charlieh@landslidetechnology.com
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2:35 PM
ROCK AVALANCHES ONTO GLACIERS IN NORTHWEST NORTH AMERICA
DELANEY, Keith B. and EVANS, Stephen G., Landslide Research Programme, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, kbdelane@uwaterloo.ca, kbdelane@uwaterloo.ca
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2:50 PM
LANDSLIDES IN WESTERN CANADIAN QUICK CLAYS
GEERTSEMA, Marten, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 1044 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4, Canada, marten.geertsema@gov.bc.ca, marten.geertsema@gov.bc.ca
 
3:05 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
USING AIRBORNE LIDAR TO CHARACTERIZE LANDSLIDE MORPHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS
ROERING, Joshua1, MACKEY, Ben2, BOOTH, Adam3, STIMELY, Laura2 and SCHMIDT, David2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 E. 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 100 Cascade Hall, Eugene, OR 97403, (3)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, MC 170-25, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, jroering@uoregon.edu, jroering@uoregon.edu
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3:40 PM
ANALYSIS OF ELEVATION CHANGES DETECTED FROM MULTI-TEMPORAL LIDAR SURVEYS IN FORESTED LANDSLIDE TERRAIN IN WESTERN OREGON
BURNS, William J., Geohazards Section, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232, COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, MA, Lina, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon St. #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232 and KAYA, Basak Sener, Division of Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, bill.burns@dogami.state.or.us, bill.burns@dogami.state.or.us
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3:55 PM
A RE-ASSESSMENT OF FACTOR OF SAFETY ANALYSIS FOR PREDICTING SLOPE FAILURE: INSIGHTS FROM DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS OF LANDSLIDING
KATZ, Oded, Division of Engineering Geology and Geological Hazards, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel and MORGAN, Julia K., Department of Earth Science, Rice University, MS-126, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, odedk@gsi.gov.il, odedk@gsi.gov.il
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4:10 PM
HISTORICAL LANDSLIDE EVENTS AND LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING ALONG THE SEA TO SKY CORRIDOR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
BLAIS-STEVENS, Andrée, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada and KUNG, Robert, Geological Survey of Canada, 9860 West Saanich Road, North Saanich, BC V8L3S1, Canada, ablais@nrcan.gc.ca, ablais@nrcan.gc.ca
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4:25 PM
A 'POST-MORTEM' EXAMINATION OF LANDSLIDE OCCURRENCE RELATED TO THE DECEMBER 2007 STORM IN WESTERN WASHINGTON
STEWART, Gregory, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA 98516, DIEU, Julie, Rayonier Western Forest Resources, 3033 Ingram St, Hoquiam, 98550 and O'CONNOR, Matthew, O'Connor Environmental, Inc, P.O. Box 794, Healdsburg, CA 95448, gstewart@nwifc.org, gstewart@nwifc.org
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4:40 PM
LANDSLIDE REMEDIATION AT TWO DIFFICULT SITES
CORNFORTH, Derek H., 39 Touchstone, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, dhcgrc@comcast.net, dhcgrc@comcast.net
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5:00 PM
MARION COUNTY, OREGON: A LOGGING ROAD LEGACY
CLOUGH, Charles M., PALMER, Stephen P. and MANGAN, Erica A., GeoDesign, Inc, 15575 SW Sequoia Parkway - Suite 100, Portland, OR 97224, cclough@geodesigninc.com, cclough@geodesigninc.com
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5:15 PM
INVESTIGATION OF A 2009 DEBRIS FLOW AND THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES FOR LANDSLIDE RISK MITIGATION: RATTLESNAKE RIDGE, KING COUNTY, WA
BENSON, Lauren A. and GRIZZEL, Jeffrey D., Washington State Department of Natural Resources, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504, Laurie.Benson@dnr.wa.gov, Laurie.Benson@dnr.wa.gov
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