Journal, Book, and Special Publications

Water and Environmental Security in the Middle East: Chapter 25 in Studies in Military Geology and Geography (2004); eds. Douglas R. Caldwell, Judy Ehlen, Russell S. Harmon: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Rotterdam, pp. 291-303.

Finite Fault Modeling of Near-Field Rock Motions in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (with M. A. El-Engebawy, G. Chen, D. Hoffman, and R. B. Herrmann): Journal of Earthquake Engineering, v.7, n.6, (Nov-Dec 2004), 17 p.

The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited (2003), in D.B. Nunis, Jr., ed., Southern California Quarterly, v. LXXVII, n. 1-2, Historical Society of Southern California and Vroman's Bookstore, pp. 1-110.

The St. Francis Dam Disaster (2003), in C.N. Johnson and D.B. Nunis, Jr., eds., Ventura County Quarterly, v. 40:3-4, 110 p.

Mentors, Failures, and the Future of Engineering Geology: GSA Today, Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 1995), Geological Society of America, pp. 59-61.

Seismic Response of Highway Embankments: Transportation Research Record No. 1343: Transportation Research Board: National Research Council, National Academy Press Washington, D.C., 1992, pp. 52-62.

Creep Parameters of Rocks on an Engineering Scale, (with Fred H.P. Chin), Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, v. 20:2 (1987), pp. 137-146.

Unstable Ground: Landslide Policy in the United States (with R.B. Olshansky), Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 4, (March 1987) pp. 939-1006.

Hydrocompression and Hydroswell - New terms in the geotechnical dictionary (1998): in J.W. Borchers, ed., Land Subsidence Case Studies and Current Research: Association off Engineering Geologists Special Publication No. 8, pp. 119-147.

Analysis and Mitigation of Earthquake-Induced Landslide Hazards, Chapter 5 in Guidelines for Evaluating and mitigating Seismic Hazards in California: California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 117 (1997), pp. 19-34 (with multiple co-authors).

The Concept of 'Reasonable Care' on Unstable Hillsides (with R.B. Olshansky): Chapter 3 in Reviews in Engineering Geology, Volume IX, Landslides/Landslide Mitigation: Geological Society of America (1992), pp. 23-27.

Recent Developments in Engineering of Landslide Corrections: Chapter 10 in Reviews In Engineering Geology, Volume IX, Landslides/Landslide Mitigation: Geological Society of America (1992), pp. 95-118.

Landform Development, Chapter 42, in Back, Rosenshein and Seaber, eds., Hydrogeology: Geology of North America, Vol. O-2 (1988), Geological Society of America, Boulder, pp. 383-400 (co-author with 11 others).

Lessons on Site Characterization Gleaned from Geoforensic Studies (2004): in Hempen, G.L., and Hatheway, A.W., eds., in Visioning the Future of Engineering Geology: Site Characterization, Vol. 3: Association of Engineering Geologists Special Publication No. 19, separately paginated, 48 p.

West Lost Creek Trail Sturzstrom: A Composite Landslide (with N. Beckmann), Eds. P. Boyer, P. Rogers and P. Santi: Engineering Geology in Colorado: Contributions, Trends and Case Histories, Association of Engineering Geologists Special Publication No.15/Colorado Geological Survey Special Publication 55, 20 p., Sept. 2003.

Disappearing Practice Opportunities: Why Are Owners and Engineers Taking Increased Risks? (2002) in R. E. Tepel, ed., Symposium on Visioning the Future of Engineering Geology: Sustainability and Stewardship, Vol. 1, Association of Engineering Geologists Special Publication No. 19, separately paginated, 14 p.

Influence of Geology on BART's Orinda Station landslide and Berkeley Hills Tunnels (2002), in H. Ferrez and R. Anderson, eds., Engineering Geology Practice in Northern California, California Geological Survey Bulletin 210 and AEG Special Publication 12, pp. 475-486.

Influence of Geology on BART's San Francisco Subways (2002), in H. Ferrez and R. Anderson, eds., Engineering Geology Practice in Northern California, California Geological Survey Bulletin 210 and AEG Special Publication 12, pp. 487-500.

Influence of Geology on the Design of BART's Trans-Bay Tubes (2002), in H. Ferrez and R. Anderson, eds., Engineering Geology Practice in Northern California, California Geological Survey Bulletin 210 and AEG Special Publication 12, pp. 501-518.

Spatial Geologic Hazard Analysis in Practice: in Spatial Analysis in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, ed. J. David Frost, American Society of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Special Publication No. 67, (1997), pp. 15-28.

Reassessment of the St. Francis Dam Failure, Engineering Geology Practice in Southern California: ed B.W. Pipkin and R.J. Proctor; Association of Engineering Geologists, Special Publication No. 4 (1992), pp. 639-666.

Paleolandslides in San Antonio Canyon, California (with L. J. Herber and T. Hibner), Engineering Geology Practice in Southern California: ed B.W. Pipkin and R.J. Proctor; Association of Engineering Geologists, Special Publication No. 4 (1992), pp. 579-594.

Tracking the Elusive Calaveras Fault from Sunol to Danville, (with J.M. Halliday): Earthquake Hazards of the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area: California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 113, (1993), pp. 261-270.

Exploring the Calaveras - Las Trampas Fault Junction in the Danville - San Ramon Area, (with J. M. Halliday): Earthquake Hazards of the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area: California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 113, 1993, pp. 271-280.

Late Quaternary Stratigraphy of the East Bay Plain, (with S. H. Figuers): Earthquake Hazards in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area: California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 113, 1993, pp. 19-27.

Brief Engineering History and Observations of Damage to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and I-880 Cypress Structure, in Loma Prieta Earthquake: Engineering Geologic Perspectives; ed Baldwin, J.E., and Sitar, N.; Association of Engineering Geologists Special Publication No. 1, 1991, pp. 151-170 (Invited Contribution).

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Conference Publications

Impact of Geographical Information Systems on Geotechnical Engineering (with R. Luna): Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, State-of-the-art and Practice Paper OSP 3, pp. 1-23.

Sensitivity Study on Near-Fault Rock Motions within the New Madrid Seismic Zone Using a Composite Source Model. (with Genda Chen, Mostafa A. El-Engebawy, Yuehua Zeng, David Hoffman and Robert B. Herrmann): Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering and the 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Berkeley, CA, January 7-9, 2004.

Hydrogeophysical investigation at Luxor, Southern Egypt: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Application of Geophysical Methodologies and Non Destructive Testing to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure (with A.M. Ismail, N.L. Anderson, M.A. Abbas, and E.A. Atekwana), Dec. 8-12 2003, Orlando Florida, p. 1-12.

Innovative Solutions for Water Wars in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (2003): Proceedings of the International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2003, pp. 1-21.

Long Term Behavior of Urban Fill Embankments, Proceedings of Conference on Stability and Performance of Slopes and Embankments II: June 1992, American Society of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Special Publication 31, Vol. 2, pp. 1258-1273.

Site Stratigraphy Effects on Soil Amplification in the Vicinity of Oakland, California, (with S.H. Figuers): Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Stanford, 1991, v. III, pp. 343-350.

Mechanisms and Microzonation Implications involved with Seismic Reactivation of Ancient Landslide Complexes, Fourth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Stanford, 1991, v. III, pp. 499-506.

Colluvial Deposits and Associated Landslides in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.A., (with S.L. Reneau, W.E. Dietrich, and C.J. Wilson), Fourth International Congress on Landslides, Toronto, 1984, pp. 425-430.

Elastic Constants and Tensile Strength of Anisotropic Rocks, (with B. Amadei and R.E. Goodman), Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Rock Mechanics, ISRM, Melbourne, 1983, Volume A, pp. A189-A196.

The Development of Natural Rock Arches at Arches National Park, Utah: Proceedings of the Second Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks, Vol. 5 Physical Sciences, ? National Park Service, Washington D.C., pp. 274-295, 1980.

Potential Instability of Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah - A Rock Mechanics Viewpoint, (with E.D. Savage) Proceedinsg of the Second Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks, Vol. 5 Physical Sciences, National Park Service, Washington D.C., pp. 365-373, 1980.

Massive Rock Toppling at Clear Creek, Grand Canyon, Arizona (with R.E. Goodman), Proceedings of the Second Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks, National Park Service, Washington D.C., pp. 218-231, 1980.

Evidence of Cataclysmic Erosional Events in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona, (with M.R. Pyles) Proceedings of the Second Conference on Research in the National Parks, San Francisco: National Park Service, Washington, D.C., Physical Sciences, v. 5, pp. 392-454, 1980.