Tag Archives: mitigation

Geohazards 7 – the 7th Canadian Geohazards Conference

The Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) is pleased to invite you to Geohazards 7, the 7th Canadian Geohazards Conference. Geohazards 7 will be held June 3-6, 2018 at the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre in Canmore, Alberta. The CGS’s Geohazards conferences are the premiere forums in Canada for the sharing and dissemination of scientific and engineering knowledge related to […]

3rd North American Symposium on Landslides Overview of Events

Landslides: Putting Experience, Knowledge and Emerging Technologies into Practice June 4-8, 2017 • Roanoke, VA The main objective of the symposium is to provide a stimulating forum for geoscientists, engineers, planners, economists, program managers, and other decision makers concerned with landslide hazards and their impact on society. Papers related to investigation, classification, monitoring, analysis and […]

Registration is Open for the 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides (NASL) 2017

Registration is now open for the 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides (NASL) 2017!   The main objective of the symposium is to provide a stimulating forum for geoscientists, engineers, planners, economists, program managers, and other decision makers concerned with landslide hazards and their impact on society. Papers related to investigation, classification, monitoring, analysis and mitigation […]

Committee Leadership Established for the AGHP committee on Geohazard Monitoring and Instrumentation

Following a successful meeting at TRB in Washington, DC this past January, the AGHP Geohazard Monitoring and Instrumentation Committee has established committee leadership.  Martin Derby of Applus RTD will serve as the Committee Chair.  John Metzger of IDS North America will serve as Committee Co Chair with Steve Borron of Global Slope Monitoring Consultants as the […]

ASCE Convention

CONVENTION TOPICS State of the Industry/Profession Training (Leadership, Professional, Technical) Cross-Discipline Technical Causes, Effect, and Mitigation of Natural and Man-made Catastrophes ASCE Strategic Issues/Public Policy Significant Projects History & Heritage TYPES OF SESSIONS Roundtable (60 or 90 minutes) Concurrent Program Sessions (60 or 90 minutes) Panel Discussions (60 or 90 minutes) Point – Counterpoint w/ […]

TRB’s Rockfall: Characterization and Control

TRB’s Rockfall: Characterization and Control addresses rockfall hazard identification and evaluation, investigation process, mitigation options, and maintenance and management programs. The 600-plus page publication includes a DVD with video clips of rockfall field tests and several historical movies documenting rockfall field activities. Rockfall is an important, ongoing socioeconomic issue at many locations worldwide. Accelerated development […]

Geohazards Impacting Transportation in Appalachia – Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts The 2015 Annual Technical Forum for Geohazards Impacting Transportation will be hosted by West Virginia Division of Highways and sponsored by the Marshall University Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences (CEGAS). The 2015 Forum will include a pre-conference field trip on Tuesday August 4, 2015. This year’s technical sessions will focus […]

VIDEO: TDOT’s Rockfall Mitigation Strategy on I-75

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has a Rockfall Mitigation Program to identify, evaluate and, ideally, proactively address rockfall hazards to prevent them from happening or from having a larger impact on public safety and infrastructure. In the video above, some 2013 work along Interstate 75 in Campbell County is shown. Campbell County was the […]