Engineering Geology

Session No. 258
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
212AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

Engineering Geology

 

Jeffrey R. Keaton and Norman Levine, Chairs
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1:30 PM
PETROGRAPHY OF CRYSTALLINE ROCKS: STIMULUS OF ABRASION RESISTANCE
ADEMESO, Odunyemi Anthony, Department of Geology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, 234034, Nigeria, tonyademeso@gmail.com, tonyademeso@gmail.com
Handouts
  • GSA 2012- Petrography of Crystalline Rocks.pptx (2.2 MB)
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    1:45 PM
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    2:00 PM
    INFLUENCE OF HIMALAYAN OROGENY ON GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
    SAYEED, Imran, Chief (Geology), NHPC Limited, Sector 33, Faridabad, 121003, India, sayeedimran2009@gmail.com, sayeedimran2009@gmail.com
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    2:15 PM
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    2:30 PM
    INTEGRATED ROCK SLOPE DESIGN TOOLS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ROCKFALL RISK
    BRUCKNO, Brian S., Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials, 811 Commerce Rd, Staunton, VA 24401, brian.bruckno@vdot.virginia.gov, brian.bruckno@vdot.virginia.gov
     
    2:45 PM
    Break
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    3:00 PM
    AN ASSESSMENT OF TEXAS' GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, 2012
    ZAFAR, S. Daniel, Geothermal Resource Research Program, Bureau of Economic Geology University of Texas, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758 and CUTRIGHT, Bruce, Geothermal Resource Research Program, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, sdanielzafar@utexas.edu, sdanielzafar@utexas.edu
    Handouts
  • GSA Geothermal Texas.pptx (16.9 MB)
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    3:15 PM
    HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, A REGIONAL HAZARD ANALYSIS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (Invited Presentation)
    LEVINE, Norman1, KAUFMAN, Charlie2, SIEGER, Daniel3, ADAMS, Madelyne3 and SWEATT, Alana3, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29407, (2)Emergency Management Department, Dorchester County, SC, 212 Deming Way #3, Summerville, SC 29483, (3)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29407, ckaufman@dorchestercounty.net, ckaufman@dorchestercounty.net
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    3:30 PM
    LANDSLIDE INVENTORY FROM AN ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
    KEATON, Jeffrey R., AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc, 6001 Rickenbacker Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90040 and ROTH Jr, Richard J., Consulting Insurance Actuary, 8821 Baywood Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92646, Jeff.Keaton@amec.com, Jeff.Keaton@amec.com
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    3:45 PM
    EXPRESSING UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND GEOTECHNICAL DATA FOR HAZARD EVALUATION
    ROGERS, J. David, Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 1400 N. Bishop, Rolla, MO 65409 and KEATON, Jeffrey R., AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc, 6001 Rickenbacker Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90040, Jeff.Keaton@amec.com, Jeff.Keaton@amec.com
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    4:00 PM
    A COMPARISON OF WATERSHED RESPONSE FOLLOWING THE 1990 AND 2011 WILDFIRES IN MERCED CANYON NEAR EL PORTAL, CALIFORNIA
    DE GRAFF, Jerome V., USDA Forest Service, 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93710 and TAKENAKA, Kellen, USDA Forest Service, 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93611, jdegraff@fs.fed.us, jdegraff@fs.fed.us
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