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Surficial horizontal displacements on Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado, 1985 to 1990 (determined by direct visual comparison) Surficial horizontal displacements on Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado, 1985 to 1990 (determined by direct visual comparison)
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Authors
Marta Chiarle, P. S. Powers
The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Strong ground motion The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Strong ground motion
Strong ground motion generated by the Loma Prieta, Calif., earthquake (MS~7.1) of October 17, 1989, resulted in at least 63 deaths, more than 3,757 injuries, and damage estimated to exceed $5.9 billion. Strong ground motion severely damaged critical lifelines (freeway overpasses, bridges, and pipelines), caused severe damage to poorly constructed buildings, and induced a significant...
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Roger D. Borcherdt, A. Gerald Brady, A.F. Shakal, V.F. Cormier, Wei-Jou Su, Jeffry L. Stevens, Steven M. Day, John E. Vidale, Ornella Bonamassa, Paul G. Somerville, Nancy F. Smith, Robert Graves, Gary Glassmoyer, Kyle Rollins, Michael D. Mchood, Roman D. Hryciw, Matthew Homolka, Scott E. Shewbridge, Harvey Carlisle, Nicholas Sitar, Rodrigo Salgado, Pedro de Alba, J. Benoit, Daniel G. Pass, John Carter, T. Leslie Youd, E. H. Field, Susan E. Hough, K.H. Jacob, Paul A. Friberg, Arthur D. Frankel, R. Busby, Robert A. Williams, Edward Cranswick, Kenneth W. King, Grant T. Lindley, Ralph J. Archuleta, Janice M. Murphy, Steven G. Wesnousky
Preliminary map showing quaternary faults and landslides in the Cliff Lake 15' quadrangle, Madison County, Montana Preliminary map showing quaternary faults and landslides in the Cliff Lake 15' quadrangle, Madison County, Montana
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J.M. O’Neill, T. H. LeRoy, Paul E. Carrara
A pore-pressure diffusion model for estimating landslide-inducing rainfall A pore-pressure diffusion model for estimating landslide-inducing rainfall
Many types of landslide movement are induced by large rainstorms, and empirical rainfall intensity/duration thresholds for initiating movement have been determined for various parts of the world. In this paper, I present a simple pressure diffusion model that provides a physically based hydrologic link between rainfall intensity/duration at the ground surface and destabilizing pore-water...
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M.E. Reid
Modeling and analysis of the 1949 Narrows landslide, Tacoma, Washington Modeling and analysis of the 1949 Narrows landslide, Tacoma, Washington
A large landslide failed catastrophically along steep, 90-m (300-ft) high bluffs overlooking the waters of Puget Sound at Tacoma, Washington, in April of 1949, three days after the region was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The area of failure was investigated to estimate the static and seismic stability of the pre-earthquake slope and to identify factors that contributed to the...
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A.F. Chleborad
Landslide deposits in the Grouse Creek 30' X 60' Quadrangle, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho Landslide deposits in the Grouse Creek 30' X 60' Quadrangle, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho
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Authors
Roger B. Colton
Analysis of the origin of landslides in the New Madrid seismic zone Analysis of the origin of landslides in the New Madrid seismic zone
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Authors
R.W. Jibson, D. K. Keefer
Preliminary geomagnetic paleointensities from Long Valley Caldera, California Preliminary geomagnetic paleointensities from Long Valley Caldera, California
Paleointensities are being determined in order to characterize geomagnetic intensity variations during Quaternary time. Because the geomagnetic field acts as a shield against cosmic radiation, its intensity directly affects the production rate of radiocarbon (^C) in the upper atmosphere. Coe and others (1978) showed that the variation in dipole moment during Holocene time is nearly...
Authors
Edward A. Mankinen
The importance of earthquake-induced landslides to long-term slope erosion and slope-failure hazards in seismically active regions The importance of earthquake-induced landslides to long-term slope erosion and slope-failure hazards in seismically active regions
This paper describes a general method for determining the amount of earthquake-induced landsliding that occurs in a seismically active region over time; this determination can be used as a quantitative measure of the long-term hazard from seismically triggered landslides as well as a measure of the importance of this process to regional slope-erosion rates and landscape evolution. The...
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D. K. Keefer
Giant Hawaiian underwater landslides Giant Hawaiian underwater landslides
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Authors
James G. Moore, William R. Normark, Robin T. Holcomb
Potential for seepage erosion of landslide dam Potential for seepage erosion of landslide dam
The failure potential of the debris-avalanche dam at Castle Lake near Mount St. Helens, Washington, by three processes of seepage erosion (1) Heave; (2) piping; and (3) internal erosion, is examined. Results indicated that the dam is stable against piping but potentially locally unstable against heave. -from Authors
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W. Meyer, R. L. Schuster, M. A. Sabol