GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 118
Monday, 23 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Skagit 5 (The Conference Center)

T242. Current Trends in Landslide Monitoring: New Techniques, Methods, Successes, Failures, and Case Studies II

GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division
Peter Bobrowsky, David H. Huntley, Michael Hendry and Renato Macciotta, Advocates
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8:00 AM
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8:15 AM
STABILIZATION OF A POTENTIAL ROCKSLIDE AT BOUNDARY DAM, WA
RUTLEDGE, F. Alex1, CANNON, Robert1, GAGNON, J. Hawkins1, PATE, Kimberly2 and SNIDER, Fred1, (1)Schnabel Engineering, 11A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407, (2)City Light Department, City of Seattle, 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98124, frutledge@schnabel-eng.com
8:30 AM
RIPLEY LANDSLIDE – CANADA’S PREMIER LANDSLIDE FIELD LABORATORY
BOBROWSKY, Peter1, HUNTLEY, David H.2, NEELANDS, Peter1, MACLEOD, Roger1, MARIAMPILLAI, Danial1, HENDRY, Michael3, MACCIOTTA, Renato3, REEVES, Helen J.4 and CHAMBERS, Jonathan E.4, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada, (3)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada, (4)British Geological Survey, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, peter.bobrowsky@canada.ca
8:45 AM
USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TO ASSESS LANDSLIDES: EXAMPLES FROM KENTUCKY AND PENNSYLVANIA
CRAWFORD, Matthew M., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, mcrawford@uky.edu
9:00 AM
REAL-TIME SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGIC MONITORING FOR IMPROVED LANDSLIDE EARLY WARNING ALONG SEATTLE-EVERETT RAILWAY CORRIDOR
MIRUS, Benjamin B.1, BECKER, Rachel1, SMITH, Joel B.2 and BAUM, Rex L.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Sciences Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, bbmirus@usgs.gov
9:15 AM
ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL THRESHOLDS OF DEBRIS FLOWS ON THE SMEDAVSKA HORA MT., JIZERSKE HORY MTS., CZECH REPUBLIC
VILÍMEK, Vít1, SMOLÍKOVÁ, Jana1 and BLAHÚT, Jan2, (1)Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, Prague, 12843, Czech Republic, (2)Department of Engineering Geology, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, V Holešovičkách 41, Prague, 18209, Czech Republic, vilimek@natur.cuni.cz
9:30 AM
IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-COST DIFFERENTIAL GPS NETWORKS TO MONITOR DISPLACEMENTS OF A LANDSLIDE
RODRIGUEZ, Jorge L., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 9105 116 St NW, 1-036 NREF Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada and HENDRY, Michael, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada, jrodrigu@ualberta.ca
 
9:45 AM
Discussion
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
BEYOND LIDAR: ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR LANDSLIDE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE FIELD
JACOBACCI, Kara E., Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Geological Survey, 1111 Washington Street SE, PO Box 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, kara.jacobacci@dnr.wa.gov
10:30 AM
PREDICTING RAPID URBAN LANDSLIDES IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, FROM LOCALIZED, MILLIMETRE-SCALE DEFORMATION DETECTED WITH ADVANCED SPACEBORNE INSAR (Invited Presentation)
ROBERTS, Nicholas J.1, RABUS, Bernhard2, GUZMÁN, Marco-Antonio3, CLAGUE, John4, MINAYA, Estela5, HERMANNS, Reginald L.6 and FERNANDEZ, Gonzalo A.5, (1)Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (2)School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (3)Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Pabellon 3, Campus Universitario Cota Cota, La Paz, 35140, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), (4)Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada, (5)Observatorio San Calixto, Indaburo 944, La Paz, 12656, Bolivia, (6)Geological Survey of Norway, Leiv Erikssons vei 39, Trondheim, NO-7491, Norway; Department of Geoscience and Petroleum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway, nickr@sfu.ca
10:50 AM
GAINING UNDERSTANDING OF LANDSLIDES BY MONITORING (Invited Presentation)
COROMINAS, Jordi, MOYA, José and GILI, Josep A., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Campus Nord UPC, D-2 building, Jordi Girona 1-3, Barcelona, 08034, Spain, jordi.corominas@upc.edu
11:10 AM
DYNAMIC EARTH-PRESSURE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEMENT OF A SLOW LANDSLIDE (Invited Presentation)
BAUM, Rex L.1, SMITH, Joel B.1, MIRUS, Benjamin B.2 and MICHEL, Abigail2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Sciences Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, baum@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Discussion
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