Southeastern Section - 63rd Annual Meeting (10–11 April 2014)

Session No. 3
Thursday, 10 April 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Assembly Hall (Inn and Conference Center at Virginia Tech)

T7. Lessons Learned from the 2011 Virginia Earthquake

 

J. Wright Horton, Martin C. Chapman and Russell A. Green, Advocates
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8:00 AM
GEOLOGIC, SEISMOLOGIC, AND ENGINEERING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2011 MINERAL, VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
HORTON, J. Wright, U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, CHAPMAN, Martin C., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and GREEN, Russell A., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 120B Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, whorton@usgs.gov, whorton@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
MAGNITUDE, RETURN PERIOD AND STRONG-MOTION MODELING OF THE AUGUST 23, 2011, MINERAL, VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
CHAPMAN, Martin C., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, mcc@vt.edu, mcc@vt.edu
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8:40 AM
SITE AMPLIFICATION IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA DURING THE MINERAL, VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
EDDY, Morgan A.1, TILASHALSKI, Mark2, OLGUN, C. Guney3, SHAMSALSADATI, Sharmin4, GODFREY, Elizabeth5, CHAPMAN, Martin C.4 and MARTIN II, James R.6, (1)Steele Foundation, LLC, 3299 K Street NW #601, Washington, DC 20007, (2)Froehling and Robertson, Sterling, VA 20166, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 111A Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (5)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 111 Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (6)Civil Engineering, Clemson University, 112 Lowry Hall, 306 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC 29635-0911, morgan@steelefoundationllc.com, morgan@steelefoundationllc.com
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9:00 AM
CORRELATION OF SHAKING INTENSITY AND DAMAGE PATTERNS WITH SITE CONDITIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC REGION DURING THE 2011 MINERAL, VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
MARTIN II, James R.1, EDDY, Morgan A.2, OLGUN, C. Guney3, CHAPMAN, Martin C.4, GODFREY, Elizabeth3, PAKZAD, Shamim5, RICLES, James5, SHAHIDI, Golnaz5 and CHU, Xin5, (1)Civil Engineering, Clemson University, 112 Lowry Hall, 306 S. Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, SC 29635-0911, (2)Steele Foundation, LLC, 3299 K Street NW #601, Washington, DC 20007, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 111A Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (5)Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 117 ATLSS Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015-47, jrmart@g.clemson.edu, jrmart@g.clemson.edu
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9:20 AM
HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE TO THE MW5.8 MINERAL, VIRGINIA, EARTHQUAKE —LESSONS LEARNED
NELMS, David L., U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, VA 23228, SHEETS Jr, Rodney A., U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science Field Team, 6480 Doubletree Ave, Columbus, OH 43229 and ROELOFFS, Evelyn, U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, WA 98693, dlnelms@usgs.gov, dlnelms@usgs.gov
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
TOMOGRAPHY AND BACK-PROJECTION IMAGING OF AFTERSHOCKS RECORDED BY THE DENSE AIDA ARRAY DEPLOYED AFTER THE 2011 VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
HOLE, John A.1, WANG, Kai1, DAVENPORT, Kathy K.1, CHAPMAN, Martin C.1, QUIROS, Diego A.2, BROWN, Larry D.2, BESKARDES, G. Didem1 and MOONEY, Walter D.3, (1)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Earthquake Hazards, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, hole@vt.edu, hole@vt.edu
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10:35 AM
AFTERSHOCK IMAGING WITH DENSE ARRAYS (AIDA): LESSONS FROM VIRGINIA AND MAINE
BROWN, Larry1, QUIROS, Diego2, HOLE, John A.3, DAVENPORT, Kathy3, WANG, Kai3, CABOLOVA, Anastasija4, CHAPMAN, Martin C.5 and MOONEY, Walter D.6, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 3161 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850, (5)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (6)Earthquake Hazards, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, ldb7@cornell.edu, ldb7@cornell.edu
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10:55 AM
INCREASING SEISMIC MONITORING IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY THE KENTUCKY SEISMIC AND STRONG-MOTION NETWORK
CARPENTER, N. Seth, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, WANG, Zhenming, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506 and WOOLERY, Edward W., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, seth.carpenter@uky.edu, seth.carpenter@uky.edu
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11:15 AM
QUATERNARY FAULTING IN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE AND POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF NEARBY ANOMALOUS CRUST
HARRISON, Richard W., U.S. Geological Survey, MS. 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, BURTON, William C., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, POWARS, David S., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, PAVICH, Milan J., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192 and SCHINDLER, J. Stephen, N/a, US Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, rharriso@usgs.gov, rharriso@usgs.gov
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11:35 AM
ASSOCIATION OF MODERN SEISMICITY WITH PALEOZOIC CROSS-STRIKE STRUCTURES IN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE
SPEARS, David B., Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, CHAPMAN, Martin C., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and WITT, Anne C., Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, David.Spears@dmme.virginia.gov, David.Spears@dmme.virginia.gov
 
11:55 AM
Discussion
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