Session: Engineering Geology I - Natural Hazard Assessment, 3-D Modeling, and Site Characterization

Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 310BE

Presiding:

Abdul Shakoor and Norman Levine

8:00 AM

Groundwater Level Dynamics across Temporal Scales for Urban and Rural Wetlands: A Wavelet - Multifractal Model
Christian Yarlequé, International Potato Center (CIP); Daniel Giménez, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Adolfo Posadas, International Potato Center; Emily Stander, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Joan Ehrenfeld, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Roberto Quiroz, International Potato Center (CIP)

8:15 AM

117-2

Use of Enhanced Nehrp Soil Maps for HAZUS-MH Analysis In Charleston SC
Jeffrey Medves, College of Charleston; Norman S. Levine, College of Charleston; Steven C. Jaume, College of Charleston; Eric Anderson

8:30 AM

117-3

Adapting HAZUS-MH to Assess Sea Level Rise
Norman S. Levine, College of Charleston; Charlie C. Kaufman, College of Charleston; Michael Sutherland, College of Charleston; Ludivine Renaud, College of Charleston

8:45 AM

117-4

GIS Storm Surge Map for Daniel Island, South Carolina
Shelby Bates, College of Charleston; Norman S. Levine, College of Charleston; Charlie C. Kaufman, College of Charleston

9:00 AM

117-5

Expanding the Scope of Natural Hazard Planning: Responding to Gojira
Charlie C. Kaufman, College of Charleston

9:15 AM

117-6

Mechanics and Rates of Subsidence on Alternative Landfill Covers in Arid Environments
David S. Shafer, Desert Research Institute; Julianne J. Miller, Desert Research Institute; Stephen F. Zitzer, Desert Research Institute; Marcus Berli, Desert Research Institute; Douglas Rigby, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Moses Karakouzian, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

9:30 AM

117-7

Earthquake Preparation for Charleston County: A HAZUS-MH Earthquake Impact Study
Norman S. Levine, College of Charleston; Charlie C. Kaufman, College of Charleston; J. Clayton Wine III, Charleston County

9:45 AM

117-8

Visualization of a GIS-Based Geological and Geotechnical Information for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Missouri and Illinois
Jae-won Chung, Missouri University of Science and Technology; J. David Rogers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

117-9

Ground-Truthed Seismic Hazard Maps Derived from Detailed Quaternary Geologic Maps In the Ohio River Valley, Western Kentucky
William Andrews, University of Kentucky; Zhenming Wang, University of Kentucky; John D. Kiefer, Univ of Kentucky

10:30 AM

117-10

Creating 3D Geological Subsurface Models for Urban Areas
A. Keith Turner, Colorado School of Mines; Simon Price, British Geological Survey; Holger Kessler, British Geological Survey; Martin G. Culshaw, British Geological Survey

10:45 AM

117-11

Application of the GeoDimensional Tools ArcGIS Extension for the Analysis of 3D Virtual Models of Outcrops in the Arbuckle Anticline and Other
Lionel White, The University of Texas at Dallas; Tarig Ahmed, The University of Texas at Dallas; Mohammed Alfarhan, University of Texas at Dallas; Iris Alvarado, UT Dallas; Alex Biholar, The University of Texas at Dallas; Brian Burnham, The University of Texas at Dallas; Prabin Shilpakar, The University of Texas at Dallas; Carlos Aiken, The University of Texas at Dallas

11:00 AM

117-12

Factors Influencing the Swelling Potential of Clay-Bearing Rocks
Abdul Shakoor, Kent State University

11:15 AM

117-13

Soil Specific Challenges for Stabilization and Road Construction
Jennifer Laeger, SemMaterials, L.P

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