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The bedrock and surficial geologic map of the Satan Butte and Greasewood 7.5' quadrangles was completed in a cooperative effort of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Navajo Nation to provide regional geologic information for management and planning ...
Filed under: Geology -  General Geology
Reference: Open-File Report 2013–1007
Christchurch City Council requested GNS Science to carry out geomorphic mapping of the near-surface materials and processes present in the Port Hills of Christchurch. The purpose of this work is to provide information relating to near-surface geological materials ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: GNS Science Consultancy Report 2012/15. 21 p + maps (91 p)
<p>Electrical resistivity imaging and geological mapping were used to study the geology and delineate geologic structures at the Northeastern part of Ago Iwoye, Southwestern Nigeria. Two areas which include Mini-Campus Olabisi Onabanjo University (MCOOU) and ...
Filed under: Geology -  General Geology
Reference: Journal of Geology and Mining Research Vol. 4(5), pp. 105-117, August 2012
The protective effect of forests against rockfall cannot be neglected in risk management. This is, of course, under the condition that a considerable slope length in the transit area is forested and that a tree diameter distribution which can provide sufficient ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Landslides and engineered slopes: protecting society through improved understanding. Taylor and Francis Group, London: pp 117 – 127.
<p>Firstly, the report will discuss landslide susceptibility mapping methodologies including geomorphological mapping, physically-based models, heuristic and statistical approaches, review methodological comparison studies, terrain division approaches, temporal ...
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Rock fall hazard assessment and hazard mapping are essential for the risk management of vulnerable areas. This paper analyses some issues concerning fragmental rock fall hazard mapping methodologies.
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 1095–1109, 2009
Landslides are a recurring problem on hillslopes throughout the Puget Lowland, Washington, but can be difficult to identify in the densely forested terrain. However, digital terrain models of the bare-earth surface derived from LIght Detection And Ranging ...
Reference: Open-File Report 2008-1292
The accuracy of forest stand type maps derived from a Landsat Thematic Mapper (Landsat TM) image of a heterogeneous forest covering rugged terrain is generally low. Therefore, the first objective of this study was to assess whether topographic correction of ...
Reference: Forest Ecology and Management 183 (2003) 31–46
The present study is linked to the Ancient Pacific Margin NATMAP program and is part of a multi- disciplinary effort by the B.C. Geological Survey Branch within the region. Ray et al. (2001) and Dunne et al. (2001) are conducting a detailed examination of ...
Filed under: Geology -  General Geology
Reference: Geological Fieldwork 2000, Paper 2001-1
This paper focuses on the Quaternary faulting and earthquake geology along one of these displacement-transfer normal faults, the Deep Springs fault, to assess its kinematic role in the evolution of the eastern California shear zone.
Reference: GSA Bulletin; July 2001; v. 113; no. 7; p. 855-869