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2014/2015 Officers
Tyler Stephens, PE
ASCE GEOTECH DINNER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Shannon & Wilson
400 N 34th Street, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 695-6915
tjs@shanwil.com
Thursday, April 16, 2015
President
Topic:
2014 SR 530 Landslide – a Mechanical Interpretation of Initiation and
Movement
Lynn Salvati, PhD, PE
President-Elect
Jacobs Associates
1109 First Avenue, Suite 501
Seattle, WA, 98101
(206) 588-8200
salvati@jabcobssf.com
Fadzilah Saidin, PhD, PE
Treasurer
5147 47th Avenue NE
Seattle WA 98105
(425) 503-4602
drdilaj@gmail.com
Speaker: Timothy D Stark, PhD – University of Illinois and Oldrich Hungr, PhD –
University of British Columbia
Time:
4:30-Planning Meeting, 5:30-Social “Hour”, 6:00-Dinner, 7:00-Program
Place:
Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109,
206-448-9444
RSVP:
Please RSVP via our website with your dinner entrée preference (Chicken
Saltimbocca or Quinoa Stuffed Portabella (vegetarian)) by 4:00 PM on Friday,
April 10, 2015 for the advance RSVP rate. SPACE IS LIMITED. The
linked registrations site can accommodate registration for those that wish to pay
at the door by cash or check (individual or group).
Cost:
$40 with advance RSVP by April 10. $45 with reservations made after April 10
or at the door. $20 for non-reimbursed public agency employees, unemployed
members, and students. A limited number of student sponsorships will be
provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Elizabeth Lundquist
Education Chair
Parsons Brinckerhoff
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 382-8314
lundquist@pbworld.com
Ben Blanchette, PE
Secretary
Hart Crowser
1700 Westlake Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 826-4578
ben.blanchette@hartcrowser.com
Bob Metcalfe, PE, LEG
Membership Chair
GeoEngineers
8410 154th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 861-6100
rmetcalfe@geoengineers.com
Barbara A. Gallagher, PE
Public Relations
Robinson Noble, Inc.
17625 130th Avenue NE, Suite 102,
Woodinville, WA 98072
(425) 488-0599
bgallagher@robinson-noble.com
Abstract: This presentation will focus on current research regarding the March 22, 2014
SR530 Landslide. This major, tragic landslide exhibited some particular aspects
of geo-mechanical behavior. Its detailed study by several groups of specialists
will contribute to better understanding of landslide mechanisms and to
improved methods of hazard and risk assessment. The on-going research is
focused on landslide triggering and runout of the slide mass. In particular,
Professor Stark will focus on the field and laboratory investigations, slope
stability analyses, and triggering aspects of the landslide and Professor Hungr
will focus on the runout mechanism and distance. The presentation will be
followed by a discussion period.
Bio:
Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an expertise in landslides and
slope stability. Professor Stark has received a number of awards for his
research, teaching, and service including the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award
from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 2013 and 1998; Editor
of the Year by the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering, 2011; R.M. Quigley Award from the Canadian Geotechnical
Society, 2006; R.S. Ladd ASTM Standards Development Award from the
ASTM, 2014, 2011, and 2002, and Walter L. Huber Research Prize from ASCE,
1999.
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2014/2015 Officers
Tyler Stephens, PE
President
Shannon & Wilson
400 N 34th Street, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 695-6915
tjs@shanwil.com
Lynn Salvati, PhD, PE
President-Elect
Jacobs Associates
1109 First Avenue, Suite 501
Seattle, WA, 98101
(206) 588-8200
salvati@jabcobssf.com
Oldrich Hungr is a Professor of Geological Engineering at the University of
British Columbia, with an expertise in landslide behavior and hazard and risk
assessment. Professor Hungr's career includes some 20 years as a geotechnical
engineering consultant and a similar period as an academic. He received awards
from both engineering and geology organizations. He co-edited the book
"Landslide Risk Management", published in 2005 by Taylor and Francis Group.
His current research interests focus on landslide failure mechanisms and
prediction of movement.
Fadzilah Saidin, PhD, PE
Treasurer
5147 47th Avenue NE
Seattle WA 98105
(425) 503-4602
drdilaj@gmail.com
Elizabeth Lundquist
Education Chair
Parsons Brinckerhoff
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 382-8314
lundquist@pbworld.com
Ben Blanchette, PE
Secretary
Hart Crowser
1700 Westlake Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 826-4578
ben.blanchette@hartcrowser.com
Bob Metcalfe, PE, LEG
Membership Chair
GeoEngineers
8410 154th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 861-6100
rmetcalfe@geoengineers.com
Barbara A. Gallagher, PE
Public Relations
Robinson Noble, Inc.
17625 130th Avenue NE, Suite 102,
Woodinville, WA 98072
(425) 488-0599
bgallagher@robinson-noble.com
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