Proceedings of 6th Canadian Geohazards Conference (GeoHazards 6)

Sessions:

• Keynote Lectures
• Coastal Areas
• Dams and Reservoirs
• Linear Infrastructure
• Mines
• Multi-element Scenarios
• People and Property
• Transportation

Coastal Areas


1. Parametric study of landslide generated impulse wave physical modelling
   Garrett S Miller, W Andy Take, Ryan Mulligan


Dams and Reservoirs


1. Review of Historic Floods in Hungary and the Extent of Flooded Areas in Case of Levee Failures
   Laszlo Bodi, Laszlo Nagy, Attila Takacs
2. Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Large Complex Slope Instability: Case Study of Downie Slide, British Columbia, Canada
   Kathy S Kalenchuk, DJ Hutchinson, MS Diederichs


Keynote Lectures


1. Gone Like a Ghost: The Ghost Glacier failure and subsequent outburst flood, Mt. Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park
   Rupert Wedgewood
2. Ghost-busting: Risk Response following the Ghost Glacier failure, Mt. Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park
   Pete Quinn, Matthias Jakob, Scott McDougall, Alex Strouth, John Danielson, Pablo Wainstein, Lukas Arenson, Alan Jones, Oldrich Hungr
3. The Johnsons Landing landslide of 2012, Kootenay Lake area, British Columbia
   Peter Jordan
4. The Betsiamites-Colombier slides along the St. Lawrence Estuary: linking a 7250 years BP submarine slide to a 1663 coastal landslide
   Jacques Locat, Geneviève Cauchon-Voyer, Serge Leroueil, Guillaume St-Onge, Denis Demers
5. Integrating Terrain and Geohazard Knowledge into the Pipeline Lifecycle
   Mike Porter, Mark Leir, Alex Baumgard, Gerry Ferris
6. Tsunami hazard and risk in Canada
   John Clague


Linear Infrastructure


1. Discontinuity characterization and numerical modelling of the Paekakariki Landslide, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand
   Marc-Andre Brideau, Matthew Lawrence
2. Field monitoring and modeling of natural gas pipelines subject to ground movement
   Mujib Rahman, Lalinda Weerasekara
3. Large-scale experiments on deformation of flexible facings used for slope stabilization
   Piotr Baraniak, K Schwarz-Platzer, M Stolz, T Shevlin, A Roduner
4. Effects of Geohazards on Energy Pipelines: Technology Framework Supporting Engineering Design and Emerging Tools
   Shawn Kenny, Kenton Pike, Bipul Hawlader, Ian D Moore
5. Special solutions in hazard mitigation
   Ahren Bichler, Gernot Stelzer
6. Anchors, Micropiles and GRS - Slope Stability Solutions on a Budget
   Peter Bullock, Cameron Lobato
7. Field investigation to study the response of buried polyethylene natural gas pipelines installed in a landslide zone in British Columbia
   Jeremy F Groves, Dharma Wijewickreme, Bassam Saad
8. Effect of ground fault hazards on continuous pipelines: an approximate design framework
   Pengpeng Ni, Ian D Moore, W Andy Take
9. Mapping the inaccessible with LiDAR and gigapixel photography: a case study from Norway
   Matt Lato, H Smebye, V Kveldsvik
10. Geohazard Mapping and Evaluation using Softcopy and LiDAR Technologies
    Dennis O'Leary, Robert Harris, Olivier Piraux, Anne Sommerville
11. Listening for Landslides: Method, Measurements and the Peace River Case Study
    Neil Dixon, Alister Smith, Nancy Berg, Andy Take, Don Proudfoot


Mines


1. Design of simple drapery mesh for rock cuts and natural slopes
   Alberto Grimod, Giorgio Giacchetti
2. Underground Mine Surface Water Inflow Hazard Assessment
   Robert McLean
3. A Framework for 4D Quantitative Back-Analysis and Estimation of Geotechnical Hazard Potential in Mines
   John McGaughey
4. Caractérisation et surveillance d’un glissement rocheux actif d’une mine à ciel ouvert en utilisant le LiDAR
   Martin Grenon, Philippe Caudal, Jacques Locat, Dominique Turmel


Multi-element Scenarios


1. Case study of a solar triggered persistent deep slab avalanche
   Michael Conlan, Bruce Jamieson
2. Aspects of Risk Tolerability, Manageable vs. Unmanageable Risks in Relation to Critical Decisions, Perpetuity Projects, Public Opposition
   Franco Oboni
3. Landslides on ice-rich slopes - a geohazard in a changing climate
   Ryan Robert Lyle, Marc-André Brideau, Panya Lipovsky, D Jean Hutchinson
4. Measuring fractal trends in rock surface roughness at the outcrop scale
   Graham Mills, G Fotopoulos
5. Further Travels in the Canadian Cordillera
   Marten Geertsema, David M Cruden
6. Canadian Technical Landslide Guidelines and Best Practices for Landslide Professionals - An Update
   Doug VanDine, Rejean Couture, Peter Bobrowsky
7. Analysing ground temperatures and geomechanical mapping of the 2008 Signaldalen rock slide. A case study from Northern Norway
   Regula Frauenfelder, K Isaksen, J Noetzli, MJ Lato, HC Smebye
8. Simulation of the Motion of Semi-Coherent Landslides
   Jordan Aaron, Oldrich Hungr
9. Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves Test for Detection of Underground Voids
   Hassan Ali, Giovanni Cascante
10. Modern Snow Avalanche Terrain Mapping for Industrial Projects
    Brian Gould, Cam Campbell
11. Finite Element Modeling of Uplift Pipeline-Soil Interaction in Dense Sand
    Kshama Sundar Roy, Bipul Hawlader, Shawn Kenny, Ian Moore
12. A Comparison of Rockfall Models Calibrated Using Rockfall Trajectories inferred from LiDAR Change Detection and Inspection of Gigapixel Photographs
    Matthew Ondercin, Ryan Kromer, D Jean Hutchinson


People and Property


1. Spatio-temporal distribution of mass movements on Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
   Marc-Andre Brideau, Zach Martin
2. Case study of a large snow avalanche in the Selkirk Mountains and reflections on the Canadian size classification
   Bruce Jamieson, Ruedi Beglinger, Doug Wilson
3. Instability and geotechnical problems of steep rock slopes east of Cairo
   Azza Elleboudy
4. Stability analysis of a river bank slope with existing shear band
   Rajib Dey, Bipul Hawlader, Ryan Phillips, Kenichi Soga
5. A Century of Landslide Activity in Glaciolacustrine Deposits in Jeffersonville, Vermont, USA
   Adam F Sevi, GE Springston, Leslie Kanat
6. Landslide susceptibility and risk in Saint Lucia
   Pete Quinn
7. Rock Fall Risk Mitigation at the Clowhom River Hydroelectric Project, near Squamish, BC
   Charles Hunt, Shelley Higman, Bob Patrick
8. Mosquito Creek Debris Flood Barrier – The First Line of Defence in Protecting the Public from Geohazards
   Jamie Stirling, Charles Hunt, Jack Price, Fiona Dercole, Michelle Weston
9. Hydro-geomorphic response to the June 19-21, 2013 storm in Canmore and the Municipal District of Bighorn, Alberta
   Matthias Jakob, Hamish Weatherly, Ashley Perkins, Stephanie Bale, Jamie Sorenson, Rosie Howard, Roland Stull, Andy Esarte
10. Comparison on In-situ Shear Strength Measurement Techniques of Soft Clays
    Jeff Schaeffers, Ilmar Weemees, Mark A Styler


Transportation


1. Certified deformable rockfall barriers: tests, design and installation
   Alberto Grimod, Giorgio Giacchetti
2. Mitigation of the Belly River Landslide Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
   Bryan Bale, Roger Skirrow
3. Monitoring of the Ripley Landslide in the Thompson River Valley, BC
   Renato Macciotta, Michael Hendry, C Derek Martin, David Elwood, Hengxing Lan, David Huntley, Peter Bobrowsky, Wendy Sladen, Chris Bunce, Eddie Choi, Tom Edwards
4. Construction of a composite barrier wall/rock shed structure at mile 109.43 of CNR's Ashcroft Subdivision
   Matthias Busslinger, Tim Keegan, Bruce Willoughby, Tom Edwards, Matthieu Sturzenegger, Ann Wen
5. Applications of photogrammetry to rock slope hazard assessment for linear transportation corridors
   Cara Kennedy, D Jean Hutchinson
6. Spatial and temporal analyses using Terrestrial LiDAR for monitoring of landslides to determine key slope instability thresholds
   Andrew Bell, Jennifer M McKinley, David AB Hughes, Michael Hendry, Renato Macciotta
7. Climatic Influences on the Ashcroft Thompson River Landslides, British Columbia, Canada
   Kristen M Tappenden
8. Assessment of the influence of the slope stability conditions of an inactive open-pit mine on the design of a nearby highway
   Martin Grenon, Sina Amoushahi, Jacques Locat, Dominique Turmel
9. Real time detection of rock fall events using a microseismic railway monitoring system
   David Collins, Y Toya, Z Hosseini, CI Trifu
10. Slope failure in clay shale in western Manitoba: a case study
    Jeremy Leigh Fiebelkorn, Marolo Alfaro, Jim Graham
11. Rock mass fall – rock avalanche design loads for railway track protection structures
    Matthias Busslinger, Oldrich Hungr, Tim Keegan, William Wu, Tom Edwards