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Joint 52nd Northeastern Annual Section / 51st North-Central Annual Section Meeting - 2017

Session No. 29
Monday, 20 March 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Frick, Conference Level (Omni William Penn Hotel)

T40. Applied Geology, Environmental, Engineering, Hydrogeology, and Applied Geophysics

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

Terry R. West, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
29-1
8:00 AM
EVALUATING MCADAM, NEW BRUNSWICK EARTHQUAKE SWARMS: AN ANALYSIS USING DOUBLE DIFFERENCE RELATIVE LOCATIONS
PONTRELLI, Marshall, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, Weston Observatory, 381 Concord Rd, Weston, MA 02493, pontrelm@bc.edu, pontrelm@bc.edu
29-2
8:20 AM
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WELL FIELD NEXT AFTER A DECADE OF USE?
ISIORHO, K. Solomon A., Biology Dept. (formerly of Geoscience Dept.), Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, isiorho@ipfw.edu, isiorho@ipfw.edu
29-3
8:40 AM
ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY SURVEY AND INTERPRETATION OF GLACIAL DEPOSITS AT JONES POINT, LOWER HUDSON RIVER VALLEY, NY
EATON, Timothy T.1, GOROKHOVICH, Yuri2 and SOULE, Dax1, (1)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, (2)Dept of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College CUNY, 250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY 10468, Timothy.Eaton@qc.cuny.edu, Timothy.Eaton@qc.cuny.edu
29-4
9:00 AM
MULTIPROXY ANALYSIS OF UNUSUAL SEDIMENTARY UNITS OF POSSIBLE SEISMIC ORIGIN IN THE LACUSTRINE RECORDS OF SLUICE AND WALDEN PONDS, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, USA
MONECKE, Katrin1, MCCARTHY, Francine M.G.2, EBEL, John E.3, HUBENY, J. Bradford4, BRABANDER, Daniel J.1, KNIGHTS, Cooper4, PASSARETTI, Melanie1, PENTESCO, Justin T.2 and PILKINGTON, Paul Michael2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada, (3)Weston Observatory, Boston College, 381 Concord Road, Weston, MA 02493, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970, kmonecke@wellesley.edu, kmonecke@wellesley.edu
29-5
9:20 AM
A PROVISIONAL RAINFALL THRESHOLD FOR ABUNDANT LANDSLIDES IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH REGION DERIVED FROM RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR STORMS AND BEDROCK GROUNDWATER LEVEL DATA
ASHLAND, Francis X., U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, fashland@usgs.gov, fashland@usgs.gov
 
9:40 AM
Break
29-6
9:55 AM
FOUR FAMOUS HISTORIC LANDSLIDES OF THE PITTSBURGH AREA
HAMEL, James V., Hamel Geotechnical Consultants, 1992 Butler Dr, Monroeville, PA 15146, jvhamel3918@gmail.com, jvhamel3918@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Four Famous Historic Landslides of Pgh Area - Copy.pptx (9.6 MB)
    • 29-7
    10:15 AM
    COLLUVIUM IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO  
    GRAY, Richard, DiGioia, Gray, 322 Black Walnut Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, dick@digioiagray.com, dick@digioiagray.com
    29-8
    10:35 AM
    URBAN GROWTH VERSUS MINERAL EXTRACTION, A SPECIAL CONCERN INVOLVING AN UNDERGROUND LIMESTONE MINE
    WEST, Terry R., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, trwest@purdue.edu, trwest@purdue.edu
    29-9
    10:55 AM
    ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT OF IRON ACID MINE DRAINAGE AT THE ABANDONED STELLAVILLE MINE, DEKALB JUNCTION, NEW YORK
    RYGEL, Adrienne, Civil and Construction Technology, SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton, NY 13617, NG, Kevin, CHA Consulting, Inc., 3316 Shaw Hill Road, Rock City Falls, NY 12863 and REILLY, Michael, Jansen Strawn, 45 W 2nd Avenue, Denver, CO 80223, rygela@canton.edu, rygela@canton.edu
    29-10
    11:15 AM
    THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD OF 1889 – CHALLENGING THE FINDINGS OF THE ASCE INVESTIGATION REPORT
    COLEMAN, Neil1, WOJNO, Stephanie2 and KAKTINS, Uldis1, (1)Dept. of Energy & Earth Resources, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904, (2)Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO 64468, ncoleman@pitt.edu, ncoleman@pitt.edu
    29-11
    11:35 AM
    SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF RIPARIAN HEMLOCK FORESTS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED: THREATS OF AN INVASIVE INSECT ON ECOHYDROLOGY
    FAJVAN, Mary Ann, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield St., Morgantown, WV 26505 and MORIN, Randall S., USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Northern Research Station, Suite 200, 11 Campus blvd., Newtown Square, PA 19073, mfajvan@fs.fed.us, mfajvan@fs.fed.us
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