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Geohazard Association Newsletter   |   December 2015

 

AGHP COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT TRB
The Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) will hold four committee meetings during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The full conference will be held January 10 – 14. AGHP Committee Meetings will be held on January 11 at the Cambria Hotel and Suites, Washington, DC Convention Center. These meetings are open to all. Their times and meeting topics are listed below.

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January 11 AGHP Committee Meetings
Washington, D.C.

  • 8:00am – 10:00am | Rope Access Committee
    The meeting will advance work on the development of a best practice manual.
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm | Education Committee
    The Education Committee will focus on defining terms for use by all AGHP committees for their procedure and report writing. This work will supply consistency not just to the AGHP but provide a model for consideration and potential incorporation into the general practice.
  • 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Standards and Specifications Committee
    Punch test methods for simple, unsecured drapery systems will be discussed.
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Post Support System Committee
    Surveys, committee participation, and crafting a white paper for framework will all be discussed as goals for 2016.

January 12 AGHP Board of Directors Meeting
Washington, D.C.
  • This meeting is open only to the AGHP Board of Directors. It will be held at the Walter E Washington Convention Center.

Take Part in AGHP Meetings and TRB! For more information on the AGHP’s activities in Washington, D.C. during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting, or if you’d like to attend a meeting, please contact Becky Slaybaugh at [email protected].


UPCOMING EVENTS
Select geohazard events/opportunities and AGHP committee and board conference call schedules are listed below.
NOTE: Participation in the conference calls is limited to the applicable committee or board members. Please contact
Becky Slaybaugh ([email protected]) for additional details and how to join a call.

January 10 – 14, 2016
TRB 95th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC		   January 11, 2016
AGHP Committee Meetings, Washington, DC
     
January 12, 2016
AGHP Board of Directors Meeting, Washington, DC		   January 24 – 29, 2016
ASTM Committee Week, San Antonio, TX
     
January 31 – February 3, 2016
ISEE 42nd Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting
Technique, Las Vegas, NV		    



WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
The Board of Directors would like to formally welcome the newest members of the Association of GeoHazard Professionals.
  • Gabriele Mellies from Golder Associates Ltd.
  • David Graham from Dan Brown and Associates
  • Washington State DOT
  • Bob Lyne from Geobrugg
  • Kevin Coyle from Geobrugg
  
  • Maik Hamberger from Trumer Schutzbauten
  • Hans Steiner from Trumer Schutzbauten
  • Marcel Fulde from Pfeifer Isofer
  • Markus Mueller from Pfeifer Isofer


AGHP COMMITTEES
AGHP Committees are here for you and welcome your input! Please consider becoming a member and joining one of the following committees: Anchor Testing, Education, Post Support Systems, Rope Access, and Standards and Specifications.

Committee members share their experience, discuss gaps in the field’s knowledge, propose outreach methods for private practices and agencies, create best practice documents, identify potential standards, and much more.

Contact Becky Slaybaugh ([email protected]) for more information.



Geohazards Around The World imgGEOHAZARDS AROUND THE WORLD
Six vehicles were damaged by a rockfall incident along the A82 roadway near Loch Ness, in Scotland, on the morning of December 2.

L’Orient Le Jour reported on a November 30 rockfall incident in Kfarnabrakh, Lebanon. A large section of mountain side collapsed. A video of the collapse has been posted on YouTube, with particularly stunning movements of rock occurring from about 0:45 – 1:20 in the video.

A November 27 slope failure in Spain was also captured on video, with the primary collapse beginning at about the 0:25 mark. Some reports have indicated that reinforcement projects had been occurring and that more were expected in the area, prior to the failure. What may be the most remarkable thing about it is that the road agency kept half of the motorway open DURING the collapse!

Travel on the important Gotthard railway in Switzerland was briefly disrupted in November by rockfall onto the tracks. A rockfall netting system helped significantly curtail the incident. The site was able to reopen after clearing and geological investigation less than 48 hours later.



 
 

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