Northeastern Section - 53rd Annual Meeting - 2018

Session No. 1
Sunday, 18 March 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Emerald Ballroom II (DoubleTree by Hilton)

T1. Practical Applications of Engineering Geology

 

Krystle Pelham, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1-1
8:10 AM
APPLIED ENGINEERING GEOLOGY CASE HISTORIES FROM VERMONT: FIELD GEOLOGY'S VITAL ROLE IN SOLVING GEOTECHNICAL PROBLEMS
SMEREKANICZ, Jay R., Golder Associates Inc., 670 North Commercial Street, Suite 103, Manchester, NH 03101
Handouts
  • T1. Practical Applications of Engineering Geology_Smerekanicz.pptx (44.5 MB)
  • 1-2
    8:30 AM
    EMERGING TOOLS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION REMOTE 3D MAPPING OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND TERRAIN FEATURES ON STEEP ROCK SLOPES
    GAUTHIER, David1, ANDERSON, Scott1 and HUTCHINSON, Jean2, (1)BGC Engineering, Kingston, ON K7K4L9, Canada, (2)Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
    1-3
    8:50 AM
    LIDAR AND SPLIT-FX AS TOOLS TO ENHANCE KINEMATIC STABILITY AND ROCKFALL HAZARD EVALUATIONS
    FRIEDE, Erik, BLAISDELL, Andrew and SNOW, Christopher, GZA GeoEnvironmental, 477 Congress Street, Suite 700, Portland, ME 04103
    1-4
    9:10 AM
    USE OF 3D POINT CLOUD DATA FOR ROCK SLOPE ASSESSMENT
    OLSON, Neil F.1, DISENHOF, Corinne R.1, PELHAM, Krystle1, ENGEL, Tayler2 and O'NEIL-DUNNE, Jarlath2, (1)New Hampshire Department of Transportation, 5 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03302-0483, (2)Spatial Analysis Lab, University of Vermont, 81 Carrigan Drive, Aiken Center, Room 205D, Burlington, VT 05405
    Handouts
  • NEGSA_2018_NFO.pptx (11.5 MB)
  • 1-5
    9:30 AM
    VERMONT'S ROCKFALL HAZARD RATING SYSTEM
    THOMAS, Ethan, Vermont Agency of Transportation, 1 National Life Dr, Montpelier, VT 05602
    Handouts
  • VTrans RHRS 2018_Final.pptx (9.8 MB)
  • 1-6
    9:50 AM
    INSIGHTS ON SHALLOW LANDSLIDE INITIATION BASED ON HYDROLOGIC MONITORING IN THE ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NEW JERSEY
    FIORE, Alex R.1, ASHLAND, Francis X.2 and REILLY, Pamela A.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192
     
    10:10 AM
    Break
    1-7
    10:25 AM
    UNRAVELING SEDIMENT DYNAMICS WITHIN WATERSHEDS FROM PATTERNS IN SUSPENDED SEDIMENT-DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIPS
    HAMSHAW, Scott D., Vermont EPSCoR, University of Vermont, 23 Mansfield Ave, Burlington, VT 05405
    Handouts
  • Hamshaw SSC-Q Hysteresis Presentation NE GSA 2018 0318.pdf (46.1 MB)
  • 1-8
    10:45 AM
    HYDROGEOLOGY OF AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE: EVIDENCE OF POST-FLOODING PILLAR FAILURE
    MOUNTJOY, Bryant D. and DONOVAN, Joseph J., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Avenue, Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506
    1-9
    11:05 AM
    GRASSE RIVER WATERSHED EROSION POTENTIAL, SEDIMENT LOADING, AND NUTRIENT LOADING ANALYSIS, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK
    RYGEL, Adrienne1, HETMAN, Madisen2, MOORE, Dalton3 and JENNINGS, Sarah2, (1)Civil and Construction Technology, SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton, NY 13617, (2)SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton, NY 13617, (3)Holbein, Inc., 180 Parker Road, Sarver, PA 16055
    11:25 AM
    FEASIBILITY OF OVER-SUMMER SNOW STORAGE AT THE CRAFTSBURY OUTDOORS CENTER IN CRAFTSBURY, VT
    WEISS, Hannah, Geology, University of Vermont, 180 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT 05405, BIERMAN, Paul R., Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, DUBIEF, Yves, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont, 33 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405 and HAMSHAW, Scott D., Vermont EPSCoR, University of Vermont, 23 Mansfield Ave, Burlington, VT 05405
    Handouts
  • Weiss Feasibility of Summer Snowstorage.pdf (5.0 MB)
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    11:45 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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