Thursday, 26 August, 2010 at 5:30 pm
NZGS Cantebury branch evening presentation – Lessons learned from landslides
This power point presentation will be well illustrated by many photos of landslides I have studied over the past 30 years, mainly in North America.
These case histories will cover reactivation of ancient landslides, debris fl ows, urban landslides, infl uence of vegetation and rainfall on landslide activity, and the lack on insurance for landslides.
Many of the examples have occurred in Oregon and Washington in the western US, but some examples from Louisiana and El Nino induced landslides on expansive clays are also included.
The speaker:
Scott Burns, Professor of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon USA
– Past President of Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists, USA
– Vice President for North America, International Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists
Date: Thursday 26 August 2010
Time and place: E10 Lecture Room, School of Engineering University of Canterbury
Light refreshments kindly provided by Coffey Geotechnics, to be held in the Engineering Commons Room from 5.30pm for 6.00pm start.
Contact – Cantebury branch coordinators:
Nick Harwood 03 374 9600, Nick_Harwood@coffey.com
Joyce Seale 03 363 3117, Joyce.Seale@pdp.co.nz
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