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Places with hazards; a teacher's handbook on natural hazards in Utah: Slope failures in Utah (OFR-211B)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. N. Eldredge The Places with Hazards curriculum was developed for secondary-level earth science teachers as a means of preparing students to live more safely in a world that can pose problems from natural hazards. Students should be able to make wise choices...
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Places with hazards; a teacher's handbook on natural hazards in Utah: The earthquake hazard in Utah (OFR-211A)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. N. Eldredge The Places with Hazards curriculum was developed for secondary-level earth science teachers as a means of preparing students to live more safely in a world that can pose problems from natural hazards. Students should be able to make wise choices...
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Geologic hazards and land-use planning: background, explanation, and guidelines for development in Davis County in Designated Geologic Hazards Special Study Areas (OFR-198)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: M. Lowe, R. M. Robison, C. V. Nelson, and G. E. Christenson, editors Geologic hazards (earthquakes, landslides, debris flows, rock falls, flooding, and shallow ground water) are important factors to be considered prior to development in order to protect the life and property...
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Geologic hazards and land-use planning: background, explanation, and guidelines for development in Weber County in Designated Geologic Hazards Special Study Areas (OFR-197)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: M. Lowe, R. M. Robison, C. V. Nelson, and G. E. Christenson, editors Geologic hazards (earthquakes, landslides, debris flows, rock falls, flooding, and shallow ground water) are important factors to be considered prior to development in order to protect the life and property...
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Structural properties of the American Fork, Provo, and part of the Spanish Fork subsegments, Wasatch normal fault zone, Utah (OFR-186)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: R. L. Bruhn, J. J. Lee, and W. A. Yonkee This report discusses the structure of the southern Wasatch fault zone between the Traverse Mountains and Springville, Utah. This includes the central and northern part of the Provo rupture segment. Subsequent work resulted...
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Earthquake instrumentation for Utah, report and recommendations of the Utah Policy Panel on earthquake Instrumentation (OFR-168)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. J. Arabasz, editor Utah faces a serious threat of large damaging earthquakes. Consequences are all too vividly brought to mind by recent earthquake catastrophes in Armenia and Mexico City – both relevant examples for potential earthquake losses along Utah’s Wasatch Front. In...
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Probabilistic liquefaction severity index maps of the State of Utah (OFR-159)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: M. A. Mabey and T. L. Youd Liquefaction Severity Index maps for the state of Utah were generated using probabilistic analysis. The Liquefaction Severity Index (LSI) expresses the maximum magnitude of differential deformation which would be the result of the liquefaction of a...
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Subsurface map and seismic risk analysis of the Salt Lake Valley (OFR-152)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: H. Radkins, M. Murphy, and G. T. Schuster This report is divided into two sections: 1) a compilation and integration of existing geophysical data pertaining to the sub-surface structure of Salt Lake Basin, and 2) a suite of synthetic seismograms which attempt to...
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The Davis County flood warning and information system (OFR-151)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: M. Lowe, S. R. Williams, and S. W. Smith Extensive damage occurred in Davis County in 1983 and 1984 due to flooding and debris-flow events. As a result of these recent hazards events, Davis County has taken a number of steps to reduce...
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Water-related geologic problems of 1983 in southeastern Utah (OFR-149)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. D. Davis Most of southeastern Utah is in the Colorado Plateau physiographic province. Only the western parts of Wayne and Garfield counties are in the Southern High Plateaus Section of the Basin and Range-Colorado Plateau subprovince. The Colorado Plateau is characterized by...
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Maximum extent of potential flooding due to simultaneous failure of dams in Salt Lake County, Utah (OFR-127)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. F. Case The purpose of this study is to determine the probable maximum extent of flooding if all Salt Lake County dams failed simultaneously and all reservoirs drained completely, as may occur during a large earthquake. It is assumed that all major...
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Utah's geologic hazards: a review for realtors (OFR-109)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: G. E. Christenson and D. R. Mabey Geologic hazards are important in Utah. Ever year these hazards cause significant property damage and in some years the damage totals hundreds of millions of dollars. Government facilities, particularly transportation corridors and utilities, sustain the greatest...
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Proceedings volume, Basin and Range Province Seismic-Hazards Summit (MP 98-2)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. R. Lund, editor The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) hosted the Basin and Range Province (BRP) Seismic-Hazards Summit in Reno, Nevada, May 13-15, 1997, to review important technical issues in characterizing seismic...
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Site-specific strong ground motion estimates for the Salt Lake Valley (MP 93-9)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: I. G. Wong and W. J. Silva The high level of seismic hazard in Salt Lake Valley from potential large earthquakes on the Wasatch fault zone has long been recognized. Of obvious importance to hazard mitigation is the prediction of the near-field strong...
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Tectonic evolution of the Uinta Mountains: palinspastic restoration of a structural cross section along longitude 109?15', Utah (MP 93-8)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: D. S. Stone Major tectonic events important in the evolution of the Uinta Mountains were evaluated through palinspastic restoration of a north-south structural cross section drawn along longitude 1090 15' in northeastern Utah. The section crosses the Uinta Mountains from Red Wash field...
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Damage potential index mapping for Salt Lake Valley, Utah (MP 93-4)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. M. Adan and K. M. RollinsThe fact that local soil conditions play a major role in determining the intensity of earthquake shaking has been recognized by seismologists and engineers for many years. Recently, a number of major earthquakes have provided excellent opportunities...
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A guide to reducing losses from future earthquakes in Utah - Consensus document (MP 91-1)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. J. Arabasz, editor The purpose of this document, as originally conceived, was to motivate and guide actions that will reduce losses from future moderate-to-large (magnitude 5.5 to 7.5) earthquakes in Utah, with primary emphasis on Utah's densely populated Wasatch Front region. In...
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An evaluation of the travel distance potential of debris flows (MP 89-2)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. H. Cannon Debris flows are characteristically able to travel long distances over gentle slopes, and they often damage whatever may be in their path. A weakness in current debris-flow hazard assessments is in the lack of information available on the potential extent...
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Evaluation of seismicity relevant to the proposed siting of a superconducting supercollider (SSC) in Tooele County, Utah (MP 89-1)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. J. Arabasz, J. C. Pechmann, and E. D. Brown This report presents (1) a characterization of seismicity within 160 km of two alternative sites proposed for a Superconducting Supercollider (SSC) facility in Tooele County, Utah; and (2) an evaluation of implications for...
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Land subsidence in southwest Utah from 1993 to 1998 measured with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) (MP 06-5)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: R. R. Forster The objective of this study is to measure land-surface subsidence in southwest Utah using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR). During the winter of 2004/2005 the Utah Geological Survey documented earth fissures near Beryl Junction in Iron County, Utah. The UGS...
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