NH42A:
Landslides and Gravitational Slope Deformation: Case Studies and Their Mechanism II

Thursday, 18 December 2014: 10:20 AM-12:20 PM
Chairs:  Hiroshi Fukuoka, Niigata University, Research Institute for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery, Niigata, Japan, Ning Lu, Colorado School Mines, Golden, CO, United States and Federico Agliardi, University of Milan - Bicocca, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Milan, Italy
Primary Conveners:  Hiroshi Fukuoka, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Co-conveners:  Ning Lu, Colorado School Mines, Golden, CO, United States, Federico Agliardi, University of Milan - Bicocca, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Milan, Italy and John J Clague, Simon Fraser University, Department of Earth Sciences, Burnaby, BC, Canada
OSPA Liaisons:  John J Clague, Simon Fraser University, Department of Earth Sciences, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

10:20 AM
NH42A-01
 
Geomorphological mapping and geotechnical testing of the March 22, 2014, SR530 landslide near Oso, Washington
Brian D Collins1, Mark E Reid2, James W Vallance3, Richard M Iverson3 and Kevin M Schmidt4, (1)USGS California Water Science Center Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (3)USGS, Vancouver, WA, United States, (4)USGS Western Regional Offices Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States
10:35 AM
NH42A-02
 
Challenges in Modeling Debris-Flow Initiation during the Exceptional September 2013 Northern Colorado Front Range Rainstorm
Rex L Baum, Jeffrey A. Coe, Jonathan Godt and Jason W Kean, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, United States
10:50 AM
NH42A-03
 
Spatial Coupling Among Landslides, Geological Structures, Cataclinal Slopes, and Fluvial Knick Zones in Nepal Himalayas
Tank P Ojha, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States and Peter G DeCelles, Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
11:05 AM
NH42A-04
 
A rate- and state-dependent friction model to describe the seasonal motion of slow-moving earthflows and quantify their potential for catastrophic failure
Alexander L Handwerger1, Alan W Rempel2, Joshua J Roering3, George E Hilley4 and Robert M Skarbek2, (1)University Of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States, (2)University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States, (3)Univ Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States, (4)Stanford University, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
11:20 AM
NH42A-05
 
New Patterns in High-Speed Granular Flows, or How Supported Regimes Could Explain Frictional Velocity-Weakening in Landslides
Renaud Delannay1, Nicolas Brodu1, Alexandre Valance1 and Patrick Richard1,2, (1)University of Rennes, Rennes Cedex, France, (2)IFSTTAR Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux, Bouguenais Cedex, France
11:35 AM
NH42A-06
 
A generalized method for calibration of parameters in numerical models for landslide runout prediction
Jose Cepeda, Suzanne Lacasse and Farrokh Nadim, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway
11:50 AM
NH42A-07
 
Analyzing Shallow Landslides and Rainfall Conditions in Taiwan: An Application of the Soil Water Index
Chi-Wen Chen1, Hitoshi Saito2,3 and Takashi Oguchi3,4, (1)University of Tokyo, Natural Environmental Studies, Bunkyo-ku, Japan, (2)Kanto Gakuin University, College of Economics, Yokohama, Japan, (3)University of Tokyo, Center for Spatial Information Science, Kashiwa, Japan, (4)University of Tokyo, Natural Environmental Studies, Kashiwa, Japan
12:05 PM
NH42A-08
 
Feasibility Study on the Satellite Rainfall Data for Prediction of Sediment- Related Disaster by the Japanese Prediction Methodology
Yoshikazu Shimizu1, Tadanori Ishizuka1, Nobutomo Osanai1 and Toshio Okazumi2, (1)PWRI Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, (2)MLIT Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism, Tokyo, Japan
 
See more of: Natural Hazards
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>