177 Engineering Geology II - Landslides: Characterization, Mapping, and Monitoring

Oral Session
General Discipline Sessions
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 310BE

Presiding:
Paul Santi and A. Keith Turner
8:15 AM
Landslide in Grijalva River, México
Gustavo Arvizu Sr, COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD; Moises Davila, COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD; Juan Aleman, COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD
8:30 AM
Initiation Zone Characterization of Massive Debris Flows on Mount Hood, Oregon, November, 2006
Rachel Pirot, Portland State University; Scott Burns, Portland State Univ; Thomas Deroo, USDA Forest Service
9:00 AM
The Role of Overconsolidated Shales In Triggering Megalandslides In the Grand Canyon Region
J. David Rogers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Conor Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology
9:15 AM
Shallow Landslides In the Tyee Formation of the Coast Range, Oregon
Jonathan P. McKenna, U.S. Geological Survey; Xavier Amblard, Université Paris VI, Scences de la Terre; Jacquelyn Negri; Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey A. Coe, U.S. Geological Survey; Jerry D. Higgins, Colorado School of Mines
9:30 AM
Break
9:45 AM
Susceptibility Map of Landslides Triggered by Rain in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (AMSS)
Carles Fernandez-Lavado, World Geologists; Angel Sanchez Malo, World Geologists
10:00 AM
Landslide Susceptibility Map for Shallow Landslides for the West Hills of Portland, Oregon Using GIS and Lidar
Marina Drazba, Portland State University; Scott Burns, Portland State University
10:15 AM
Monitoring Landslides In China: Recent Advances
Peter T. Bobrowsky, Geological Survey of Canada; Yueping Yin, Ministry of Land and Resources; Wanmo Zheng, Ministry of Land and Resources; Xiaochun Li, Ministry of Land and Resources; Vern Singhroy, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing; Réjean Couture, Geol Survey of Canada; Baolin Wang, Geological Survey of Canada