T43. Insights into Geological Processes and Hazards Acquired through Recent Technological Advances

Session No. 195
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
211AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T43. Insights into Geological Processes and Hazards Acquired through Recent Technological Advances

GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; USGS Landslide Hazards Program; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

William J. Burns, William H. Schulz and Richard M. Wooten, Advocates
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1:30 PM
USING PERSISTENT SCATTERER RADAR INTERFEROMETRY (DINSAR) TO MEASURE SUBSIDENCE RELATED TO ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINING IN EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO
SIEMER, Kyle W., Department of Environmental Science, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, MS604, Toledo, OH 43606 and BECKER, Doris, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, kyle.siemer@rockets.utoledo.edu, kyle.siemer@rockets.utoledo.edu
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1:45 PM
SHEAR STRENGTHS OF SLIP SURFACE OF RAINFALL-TRIGGERED MUDSTONE LANDSLIDES (Invited Presentation)
NAKAMURA, Shinya, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, 9040213, Japan, s-naka@agr.u-ryukyu.ac.jp, s-naka@agr.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
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2:05 PM
COSEISMIC LANDSLIDE REACTIVATION CHARACTERISTICS DETERMINED FROM DYNAMIC RING-SHEAR TESTING
SCHULZ, William H., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, WANG, Gonghui, Research Center on Landslides, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan and ZHANG, Fanyu, School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China, wschulz@usgs.gov, wschulz@usgs.gov
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2:20 PM
GEOMORPHIC CHANGE DETECTION AT THE CHALK CLIFFS NATURAL DEBRIS FLOW LABORATORY USING MULTI-TEMPORAL TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING DATA (Invited Presentation)
STALEY, Dennis M., U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, WASKLEWICZ, Thad.A., Department of Geography, East Carolina University, A-227 Brewster Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, KEAN, Jason W., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, MCCOY, Scott W., CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and TUCKER, Gregory E., CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, dstaley@usgs.gov, dstaley@usgs.gov
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2:40 PM
A REACH-SCALE CHARACTERIZATION OF A SECOND-ORDER, TROPICAL, MONTANE STREAM: USING TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING TO RELATE CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF STREAM POWER AND SHEAR STRESS
LISENBY, Peyton1, WASKLEWICZ, Thad.A.2 and SLATTERY, Michael1, (1)Geology, Texas Christian Univ, Box 298830, 2950 West Bowie, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (2)Department of Geography, East Carolina University, A-227 Brewster Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, p.e.lisenby@tcu.edu, p.e.lisenby@tcu.edu
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2:55 PM
LIDAR AND GIS: TOOLS TO AUGMENT LANDSLIDE AND FAULT MAPPING IN METAMORPHIC ROCKS IN THE BLUE RIDGE GEOLOGIC PROVINCE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WOOTEN, Richard M.1, CATTANACH, Bart L.1, BOZDOG, G. Nicholas1, GILLON, Kenneth A.2, WITT, Anne C.3, DOUGLAS, Thomas J.4, FUEMMELER, Stephen J.5, BAUER, Jennifer B.6 and LATHAM, Rebecca S.7, (1)North Carolina Geological Survey, 2090 US Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, (2)Haile Gold Mine, Inc, 7283 Haile Gold Mine Road, Kershaw, SC 29067, (3)Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (4)North Carolina Department of Transportation, 4142 Haywood Road, Mills River, NC 28759, (5)Appalachian Landslide Consultants, PLLC, PO Box 5516, Asheville, NC 28813, (6)Appalachian Landslide Consultants, Asheville, NC 28778, (7)28 Westover Road, Newport News, VA 23601, Rick.Wooten@ncdenr.gov, Rick.Wooten@ncdenr.gov
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:25 PM
LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING IN PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA: GIS PROCESSES AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS (Invited Presentation)
WITT, Anne C., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903 and HELLER, Matthew J., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, anne.witt@dmme.virginia.gov, anne.witt@dmme.virginia.gov
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3:45 PM
LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK ANALYSIS AT THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES
BURNS, William J.1, MICKELSON, Katherine A.1 and MADIN, Ian P.2, (1)Geohazards Section, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232, (2)Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon St. #28 Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232, bill.burns@dogami.state.or.us, bill.burns@dogami.state.or.us
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4:00 PM
LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK EVALUATION OF THE US HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR, CLATSOP AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES, OREGON
MICKELSON, Katherine A. and BURNS, William J., Geohazards Section, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232, kate.mickelson@dogami.state.or.us, kate.mickelson@dogami.state.or.us
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4:15 PM
Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: URBAN LANDSLIDES—CHALLENGES FOR FORENSIC ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS AND ENGINEERS
BURNS, Scott F., Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway Ave., Portland, OR 97201, burnss@pdx.edu, burnss@pdx.edu
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