Would you like to catch up on an event that you may have missed?

Welcome to the archive of past events. This will act as a repository for any materials associated with dinner meeting presentations, field trips, and short courses.

All events are listed chronologically. Please feel free to browse through the materials and catch up on anything that you may have missed!

  • February 16, 2012

    Scour at Bridge Foundations on Rock, Overview of NCHRP Project No. 24-29

    Jeff Keaton - jeff.keaton@amec.com

    See complete announcement here (235 KB)

    Video in the works. Check back soon.

  • January 19, 2012

    Fracture mechanics at a large scale: Central Washington's faults, folds and OWL

    Tom Pratt

    See complete announcement here (232 KB)

    This meeting was cancelled due to a snow storm and resulting poor road conditions in western Washington. We hope to reschedule it soon - watch for further details!

  • December 8, 2011

    Holiday Party
    including gift raffle/exchange & food drive

    See complete announcement here (222 KB)

  • November 8, 2011

    Hydrology, Scientists, and Water Infrastructure in Pakistan and Afghanistan

    Sandy Williamson

    See complete announcement here (285 KB)

    Note: Video in the works. Check back soon.

  • October 20, 2011

    Engineering Geologic Evaluation of Coal Mine Hazards in Washington State

    Brian Beaman

    See complete announcement here (185 KB)

    Note: Video in the works. Check back soon.

  • September 15, 2011

    Geotechnical Advancements from the Underground Nuclear Waste Storage Project at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

    John Kemeny - kemeny@u.arizona.edu

    See complete announcement here (183 KB)

    Note: Poor audio quality. Please turn up your speakers.

  • September 9-11, 2011

    AEG/AWG Olympic Peninsula (west) Field Trip

    This fieldtrip was the second of a two-part field trip series to the Olympic Peninsula and focused on the west side of the peninsula between Forks and the Queets River (see map, marked with stop locations).

    Trip highlights included:

    • large landslide complexes in the marine sedimentary rocks and alpine glacial deposits along the Bogachiel River
    • tectonically deformed beach and distal glacial sediments
    • regional tectonics and tsunami hazards along the outer coast, a local study measuring groundwater response to precipitation
    • proximal glacial deposits and alluvial landforms/processes in the Hoh River valley
    • alluvial landform development and the contribution of wood in the Queets River system
    • several USFS projects on the Salmon River involving fish passage structures and a bridge site with a history of debris flows

    View this in a larger map or in Google Earth.

    Each of the field trip stops was led by one or more of the geoscientists who worked on these projects or are local experts on the subject matter, including: Wendy Gerstel (Qwg Applied Geology), Tom Badger (WSDOT), Glenn Thackray (Idaho State University), Tim Walsh (WADNR), Casey Hanell (WADNR), Bill Shelmerdine (USFS), and Tim Abbe (Cardno ENTRIX). We also be met with an interpretive ranger for the Olympic National Park.

    Participants camped at the Olympic National Park at the Kalaloch campground. Everyone was responsible for their own transportation, although carpools will be arranged. Everyone was responsible for own camping supplies and responsible for their own and meals except for Saturday night when we had a group dinner. There is a restaurant at Kalaloch Lodge for those who didn?t wish to cook dinner. The cost of camping was included in the trip fee, but those who wished to stay in a motel could find lodging in Forks at their own expense, about a 45 minute drive to the north of Kalaloch.

    Download the complete guidebook here (7 MB).