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Development of Subsidence and Fissures from Ground Water Pumping II

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: 1:20 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
Joshua Tree (Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort )
Moderator:
Stanley Leake
1:20 p.m.
Arizona Department of Water Resources Land Subsidence Monitoring Program Using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
Brian D. Conway, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
1:40 p.m.
Simulation of Ground Failure Due to Ground Water Pumping by a Three Dimensional FE-IE Model
Pietro Teatini, University of Padova; Massimiliano Ferronato, University of Padova; Carlo Janna, University of Padova; Giuseppe Gambolati, University of Padova; Iacopo Salce, University of Padova
2:00 p.m.
Comparison of the MODFLOW-2000 IBS1 and SUB Subsidence Packages for Simulating Residual Aquifer-System Compaction
Michelle Sneed, USGS; Devin L. Galloway, USGS; David G. Evans, California State University, Sacramento
2:20 p.m.
Numerical Modeling of Vertical Displacement and Horizontal Strain Due to Ground Water Withdrawal
Bibhuti Panda, AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc.
2:40 p.m.
A Three-Dimensional Modeling Approach of the Role of Faulting in Land Surface Deformation: The Case of the Eglington Fault in Las Vegas Valley
Martin Hernandez-Marin, Virginia Tech; Thomas J. Burbey, Virginia Tech
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.
Resistivity and Modulus Based Geo-Material Characterization to Assess Subsidence
Michael L. Rucker, PE, AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc.
3:35 p.m.
Faulting and Fssures in the Higley Basin, Central Arizona
Jeri J. Young, Ph.D., Arizona Geological Survey; Brian F. Gootee, Arizona Geological Survey; Pam Wilkinson, Arizona Geological Survey; Todd Shipman, Arizona Geological Survey; Brian D. Conway, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources; Paul Ivanich, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
3:55 p.m.
Investigating the Mechanisms for Earth Fissure Development at Bicycle Lake Playa, Fort Irwin, California
Kevin Ellett, USGS; Jill Densmore, USGS; Michelle Sneed, USGS; Peter Martin, USGS; Justine Dishart, Directorate of Public Works
4:15 p.m.
Prediction of Land Subsidence Under Cyclic Pumping Based on Laboratory and Numerical Simulations
Ahad Ouria, University of Kerman; Mohammad M. Toufigh, University of Kerman; Vahid Toufigh, University of Arizona
4:35 p.m.
Discussion
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