Richard M. Iverson (Former Employee)
Science and Products
My research career, including information about the debris flow experimental flume facility, is docuymented in this memoir.
Landslide disparities, flume discoveries, and Oso despair Landslide disparities, flume discoveries, and Oso despair
Landslide dynamics is the branch of science that seeks to understand the motion of landslides by applying Newton's laws. This memoir focusses on a 40‐year effort to understand motion of highly mobile—and highly lethal—landslides such as debris avalanches and debris flows. A major component of this work entailed development and operation of the U.S. Geological Survey debris flow flume, a...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson
Filter Total Items: 120
Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow landsliding during intense rainfall, southeastern Oahu, Hawaii Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow landsliding during intense rainfall, southeastern Oahu, Hawaii
No abstract available.
Authors
Thomas C. Pierson, Richard M. Iverson, Stephen D. Ellen
Sensitivity of stability analyses to groundwater data Sensitivity of stability analyses to groundwater data
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard M. Iverson
Debris-flow flume at H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon Debris-flow flume at H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
R.M. Iverson, J. E. Costa, R.G. LaHusen
Map showing the distribution of debris flows during the New Year's Eve storm of 1987-1988 in southeastern Oahu, Hawaii Map showing the distribution of debris flows during the New Year's Eve storm of 1987-1988 in southeastern Oahu, Hawaii
No abstract available.
Authors
Stephen D. Ellen, Richard M. Iverson, Thomas C. Pierson
Groundwater flow-field in infinite slopes Groundwater flow-field in infinite slopes
No abstract available.
Authors
R.M. Iverson
Limiting equilibrium and liquefaction potential in infinite submarine slopes Limiting equilibrium and liquefaction potential in infinite submarine slopes
Stability evaluation of submarine slopes is hampered by the difficulty of making field measurements. Owing to the scarcity of detailed field data, stability is commonly assessed by assuming homogenous infinite slopes with steady seepage. For these conditions, it is necessary to measure only the slope angle, friction angle, cohesion, and pore pressure at some distance into the sediment to...
Authors
R.P. Denlinger, R.M. Iverson
Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials
Results from two types of experiments show that intergranular pore pressures fluctuated dynamically during rapid, steady shear deformation of water-saturated granular materials. During some fluctuations, the pore water locally supported all normal and shear stresses, while grain-contact stresses transiently fell to zero. Fluctuations also propagated outward from the shear zone; this...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Richard G. LaHusen
Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials
Results from two types of experiments show that intergranular pore pressures fluctuated dynamically during rapid, steady shear deformation of water-saturated granular materials. During some fluctuations, the pore water locally supported all normal and shear stresses, while grain-contact stresses transiently fell to zero. Fluctuations also propagated outward from the shear zone; this...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Richard G. Lahusen
A mechanical model for lava domes that includes a mechanism for eruptive growth A mechanical model for lava domes that includes a mechanism for eruptive growth
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Roger P. Denlinger
Comment on ''Hydroseismicity-A hypothesis for the role of water in the generation of intraplate seismicity'' Comment on ''Hydroseismicity-A hypothesis for the role of water in the generation of intraplate seismicity''
No abstract available.
Authors
Jon J. Major, Richard M. Iverson, John K. Costain, G. A. Bollinger, J. Alexander Speer
Geomorphic and hydrologic dynamics of zero-order basins Geomorphic and hydrologic dynamics of zero-order basins
The 1987 International Symposium on Erosion and Sedimentation in the Pacific Rim, held August 3–7, 1987, in Corvallis, Oreg., included a special session on the geomorphic and hydrologic dynamics of zero-order drainage basins. “Zero-order basin” is one of several terms used to describe unchanneled swales or hollows that may occupy considerable areas of higher-order drainage basins. These...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson
Non-USGS Publications**
Iverson, R.M., 1980, Processes of accelerated pluvial erosion on desert hillslopes modified by vehicular traffic: Earth Surface Processes, v. 5, no. 4, p. 369‑388.
Iverson, R.M., Hinckley, B.S., Webb, R.H., and Hallet, B., 1981, Physical effects of vehicular disturbances on arid landscapes: Science, v. 212, no. 4497, p. 915‑917.
Hinckley, B.S., Iverson, R.M., and Hallet, B., 1983, Accelerated water erosion in ORV‑use areas: Environmental Effects of Off-road Vehicles: Impacts and Management in Arid Regions, R.H. Webb and H.G. Wilshire, eds., Springer‑Verlag, New York, p. 81‑94.
Elvidge, C.D., and Iverson, R.M., 1983, Regeneration of desert pavement and desert varnish: Environmental Effects of Off-road Vehicles: Impacts and Management in Arid regions, R.H. Webb and H.G. Wilshire, eds., Springer‑Verlag, New York, p. 225‑241.
Iverson, R.M., 1983, Discussion of "A model for creeping flow in landslides" by W.Z. Savage and A.F. Chleborad: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, v. 20, no. 4, p. 455‑459.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
My research career, including information about the debris flow experimental flume facility, is docuymented in this memoir.
Landslide disparities, flume discoveries, and Oso despair Landslide disparities, flume discoveries, and Oso despair
Landslide dynamics is the branch of science that seeks to understand the motion of landslides by applying Newton's laws. This memoir focusses on a 40‐year effort to understand motion of highly mobile—and highly lethal—landslides such as debris avalanches and debris flows. A major component of this work entailed development and operation of the U.S. Geological Survey debris flow flume, a...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson
Filter Total Items: 120
Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow landsliding during intense rainfall, southeastern Oahu, Hawaii Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow landsliding during intense rainfall, southeastern Oahu, Hawaii
No abstract available.
Authors
Thomas C. Pierson, Richard M. Iverson, Stephen D. Ellen
Sensitivity of stability analyses to groundwater data Sensitivity of stability analyses to groundwater data
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard M. Iverson
Debris-flow flume at H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon Debris-flow flume at H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
R.M. Iverson, J. E. Costa, R.G. LaHusen
Map showing the distribution of debris flows during the New Year's Eve storm of 1987-1988 in southeastern Oahu, Hawaii Map showing the distribution of debris flows during the New Year's Eve storm of 1987-1988 in southeastern Oahu, Hawaii
No abstract available.
Authors
Stephen D. Ellen, Richard M. Iverson, Thomas C. Pierson
Groundwater flow-field in infinite slopes Groundwater flow-field in infinite slopes
No abstract available.
Authors
R.M. Iverson
Limiting equilibrium and liquefaction potential in infinite submarine slopes Limiting equilibrium and liquefaction potential in infinite submarine slopes
Stability evaluation of submarine slopes is hampered by the difficulty of making field measurements. Owing to the scarcity of detailed field data, stability is commonly assessed by assuming homogenous infinite slopes with steady seepage. For these conditions, it is necessary to measure only the slope angle, friction angle, cohesion, and pore pressure at some distance into the sediment to...
Authors
R.P. Denlinger, R.M. Iverson
Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials
Results from two types of experiments show that intergranular pore pressures fluctuated dynamically during rapid, steady shear deformation of water-saturated granular materials. During some fluctuations, the pore water locally supported all normal and shear stresses, while grain-contact stresses transiently fell to zero. Fluctuations also propagated outward from the shear zone; this...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Richard G. LaHusen
Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials
Results from two types of experiments show that intergranular pore pressures fluctuated dynamically during rapid, steady shear deformation of water-saturated granular materials. During some fluctuations, the pore water locally supported all normal and shear stresses, while grain-contact stresses transiently fell to zero. Fluctuations also propagated outward from the shear zone; this...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Richard G. Lahusen
A mechanical model for lava domes that includes a mechanism for eruptive growth A mechanical model for lava domes that includes a mechanism for eruptive growth
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Roger P. Denlinger
Comment on ''Hydroseismicity-A hypothesis for the role of water in the generation of intraplate seismicity'' Comment on ''Hydroseismicity-A hypothesis for the role of water in the generation of intraplate seismicity''
No abstract available.
Authors
Jon J. Major, Richard M. Iverson, John K. Costain, G. A. Bollinger, J. Alexander Speer
Geomorphic and hydrologic dynamics of zero-order basins Geomorphic and hydrologic dynamics of zero-order basins
The 1987 International Symposium on Erosion and Sedimentation in the Pacific Rim, held August 3–7, 1987, in Corvallis, Oreg., included a special session on the geomorphic and hydrologic dynamics of zero-order drainage basins. “Zero-order basin” is one of several terms used to describe unchanneled swales or hollows that may occupy considerable areas of higher-order drainage basins. These...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson
Non-USGS Publications**
Iverson, R.M., 1980, Processes of accelerated pluvial erosion on desert hillslopes modified by vehicular traffic: Earth Surface Processes, v. 5, no. 4, p. 369‑388.
Iverson, R.M., Hinckley, B.S., Webb, R.H., and Hallet, B., 1981, Physical effects of vehicular disturbances on arid landscapes: Science, v. 212, no. 4497, p. 915‑917.
Hinckley, B.S., Iverson, R.M., and Hallet, B., 1983, Accelerated water erosion in ORV‑use areas: Environmental Effects of Off-road Vehicles: Impacts and Management in Arid Regions, R.H. Webb and H.G. Wilshire, eds., Springer‑Verlag, New York, p. 81‑94.
Elvidge, C.D., and Iverson, R.M., 1983, Regeneration of desert pavement and desert varnish: Environmental Effects of Off-road Vehicles: Impacts and Management in Arid regions, R.H. Webb and H.G. Wilshire, eds., Springer‑Verlag, New York, p. 225‑241.
Iverson, R.M., 1983, Discussion of "A model for creeping flow in landslides" by W.Z. Savage and A.F. Chleborad: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, v. 20, no. 4, p. 455‑459.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.