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Agenda | Extreme Ground Motion Workshop
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008 — Plaza Ballroom AB
08:00 – 08:05 Introduction (T. Hanks and L. Grant-Ludwig)
0805 – 08:20 Precarious Rocks as a Subset of Fragile Geologic Structures (T. Hanks)
08:20 – 08:40 Rock Varnish Microlamination Age Dates from Precarious Rocks Near
the San Andreas Fault (M. Purvance)
08:40 – 09:00 Geomorphic and Tectonic Setting of the Grass Valley PBR Site in the San
Bernardino Mountains (K. Kendrick)
09:00 – 09:20 Preliminary Ages of 6 PBRs near the San Andreas Fault from 10Be
Concentrations (D. Rood)
09:20 – 09:40 Cosmogenic and Soil Age Constraints on PBRs in New Zealand (M.
Stirling)
09:40 – 10:00 A Comparative Assessment of the Geomorphologic Setting and Geologic
Context of Zones of PBR’s in Low-Seismicity Regions (R. Arrowsmith)
10:00 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 10:40 Statistical Study of PBRs at Lovejoy Buttes, Victorville and Granite
Pediment (J. Brune)
10:40 – 11:00 Fragilities Derived from Simulations Using Andrews' Calculations (M.
Purvance)
11:00 – 11:20 Age and Long Term Stability of Rock Outcrops in the Vicinity of Yucca
Mountain (M. Stirling)
11:20 – 11:50 Birth, Life, and death of PBR’s: A Discussion (R. Arrowsmith, M. Purvance,
and D. O'Connell, moderated by L. Grant-Ludwig)
11:50 – 12:00 Wrap-Up Discussion (led by L. Grant-Ludwig)
12:00 Adjourn
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