Session: Motion of Landslides, Debris Flows, and Avalanches (2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (31 October

T30. Motion of Landslides, Debris Flows, and Avalanches

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists

William H. Schulz, Jeffrey A. Coe and Mark E. Reid, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

MASS MOVEMENT IN NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN

SHRODER Jr, John F., Department of Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 60th & Dodge, Omaha, NE 68182, SCHETTLER, Megan, Department of Geosciences, University of Iowa, 625 Emerald Street, apt B18, Iowa City, IA 52246 and WEIHS, Brandon J., Geography Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, jshroder@unomaha.edu, jshroder@unomaha.edu

8:20 AM

QUANTIFYING THERMALLY INDUCED ROCK FLEXURE AS A POTENTIAL ROCK-FALL TRIGGER

COLLINS, Brian D., U.S. Geological Survey, Geology and Geophysics Science Center, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-973, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and STOCK, Greg M., National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, El Portal, CA 95389, bcollins@usgs.gov, bcollins@usgs.gov

8:35 AM

DETECTING FAILURE SURFACE DEVELOPMENT OF LABORATORY-SCALE LANDSLIDES USING PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY

MORSE, Michael S., Hydrologic Science & Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, LU, Ning, Civil Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401 and WAYLLACE, Alexandra, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, mmorse@mines.edu, mmorse@mines.edu

8:50 AM

THE CREEPY MANCOS SHALE; INCLINOMETER DATA FROM CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO

MCCALPIN, James P., GEO-HAZ Consulting, Inc, P.O. Box 837, 600 E. Galena Avenue, Crestone, CO 81131, mccalpin@geohaz.com, mccalpin@geohaz.com

9:05 AM

ACTIVITY LEVELS IN LANDSLIDE-RICH TERRAIN: DECIPHERING MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR USING GPS AND InSAR ALONG THE BIG SUR COAST, CALIFORNIA

REID, Mark E., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, SCHMIDT, Kevin M., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and WICKS, Charles W., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mreid@usgs.gov, mreid@usgs.gov

9:20 AM

MOTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SLUMGULLION LANDSLIDE DETERMINED FROM GROUND-BASED InSAR SURVEYS

SCHULZ, William H.¹, RICCI, Pier P.², COE, Jeffrey A.³, SHURTLEFF, Brett L.¹, PANOSKY, Joanna⁴ and MILLER, Patrick⁵, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Ingegneria Dei Sistemi, Via Sterpulino, 20- 56100, Pisa, 56100, Italy, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (5)Olson Engineering, Inc, 12401 W. 49th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, wschulz@usgs.gov, wschulz@usgs.gov

9:35 AM

SOME THOUGHTS ON SLOW, STEADY MOVEMENT OF LARGE LANDSLIDES

BAUM, Rex L., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and SCHULZ, William H., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, baum@usgs.gov, baum@usgs.gov

9:50 AM

Break

10:05 AM

THE GENESIS AND BEHAVIOUR OF MASS FLOWS INVOLVING LARGE-SCALE ENTRAINMENT ALONG THEIR PATHS

EVANS, Stephen G., Landslide Research Programme, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, sgevans@uwaterloo.ca, sgevans@uwaterloo.ca

10:25 AM

PORTABLE OSL READER APPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN VOLCANIC DEBRIS FLOWS

MUÑOZ-SALINAS, Esperanza¹, BISHOP, Paul¹, ZAMORANO, Jose-Juan² and SANDERSON, David³, (1)Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, (2)Physical Geography, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, (3)Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G750QF, United Kingdom, Esperanza.Munoz-Salinas@ges.gla.ac.uk, Esperanza.Munoz-Salinas@ges.gla.ac.uk

10:40 AM

MODELING LANDSLIDE AND DEBRIS-FLOW MOTION: CONFRONTING THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

IVERSON, Richard M. and GEORGE, David L., Cascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct. #100, Vancouver, WA 98683, riverson@usgs.gov, riverson@usgs.gov

11:00 AM

RICHARD H. JAHNS DISTINGUISHED LECTURER: ROCK MASS CHARACTERIZATION; A VEHICLE TO TRANSLATE GEOLOGY INTO THE DESIGN OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

MARINOS, Paul G., Geotechnical Dept, National Technical University of Athens, School of Civil Engineering, 157 80 Zografou, Athens, Greece, marinos@central.ntua.gr, marinos@central.ntua.gr

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