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

Oral Session
General Discipline Sessions
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 310BE

Presiding:
Abdul Shakoor and Norman Levine
8:00 AM
117-1
Groundwater Level Dynamics across Temporal Scales for Urban and Rural Wetlands: A Wavelet - Multifractal Model
Christian Yarlequé, International Potato Center (CIP); Daniel Gimenez, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Adolfo Posadas Durand, International Potato Center; Emily Stander, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Joan Ehrenfeld, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Roberto Quiroz, Intl. 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 Res. Inst.; 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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