Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists AEG Inland Empire Chapter Newsletter of the Southern California Section October 2015 Vol.12 No. 1 www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire October2015Mee3ngAnnouncement The%San%Andreas%Fault%system%in%the% Inland%Empire%region:%%What%is%known% and%what%remains%to%be%known % Dr.JonathanC.Ma> Geologist,U.S.GeologicalSurvey Wednesday,October21,2015 Location: Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse, Colton, CA See speaker & meeting details on pages 3-4 RSVPtoaeginland@gmail.comby5:00pm,MondayOctober19,2015. INSIDE Pages:2ChairMessage3/4Mee1ngInforma1on5/7OtherMee1ngs&Announcements8OfficerBallot
AEGInlandEmpireChapterNOctober2015 Chair smessage IwouldliketowelcomeallofyoubackfollowingourannualsummerbreakfromJulythroughSeptember.Nowthat thekidsarebackinschool(someasearlyasaugust)andforthemostpartourvaca1onsaredone(i msuresome ares1llpending),wemoveintothefinalthirdof2015fromoctoberthroughdecember.theaeg/inlandempire ChapterOfficersheldourannualmee1ngonSeptember9 th atwoodranchincorona.wediscussedseveraltopics butourprimarydiscussionswerecenteredaroundourupcomingscheduleofspeakers,ideasforour2016(wow) shortcoursetopic,andthoughtsonour2016fieldtrip. JeffFitzsimmons,ourViceChairNorth,hasputtogetheraverygoodline/upofspeakersthroughtheendoftheyear star1ngwiththismonth sspeaker,dr.jonathonmab,geologistwiththeusgsandhispresenta1on, TheSan AndreasFaultsystemintheInlandEmpireregion:Whatisknownandwhatremainstobeknown. Wefollowthis upwithdr.normanmeek,chairofthedepartmentofgeographyandenvironmentalstudiesatcalstate BernardinoinNovemberandcloseout2015inDecemberwithDr.JeffKeaton,PrincipalEngineeringGeologistwith AMECFosterWheeler. Wearetossingaroundideasforour2016shortcourseandIthinkwe venarroweddownourscopebut,we res1ll opentosugges1ons.withregardstoour2016fieldtrip,wehavethegeographicareaselectedandwearelooking forafieldtripcoordinatortoputtogethertheprogram.ifyouareinterestedinbeingthefieldtripcoordinatorfor our2016fieldtrip,pleasecontactoneoftheaeg/ieofficerseitherviae/mailoratourmee1ng. AEG/IEisteamingupwithInlandGeologicalSociety(IGS)andSocietyforMining,Metallurgy&Explora1on(SME)to rentabooth(acoupleofbooths,actually)attheupcominggeologicalsocietyofamericacordilleransec1on mee1nginontario,ca,april4 th throughthe6 th,2016.costsfornon/profitorganiza1onsarenominalandwe(the organiza1ons)allagreethiswillbeaverygoodandcosteffec1vewaytoadver1seourorganiza1ons.onefinal note,lookfortheballotofofficersinthisnewsleger.completeandsubmityourballottovotefortheofficerswho willleadtheassocia1onofengineeringgeologists InlandEmpireChapterintoandthrough2016.Welook forwardtoseeingyouatourupcomingmee1ngsandevents. GregJohnson,Chair AEGInlandEmpireChapter NotefromtheEditor SPONSORSPONSORSPONSOR We are looking for companies to be annual sponsors so more students can get involved by atendingatalowercost.sohelpthestudentsoutwhileyoumarketyourbusiness. StudentsIfyouaTendthemee3ng,youcanemailmeyourresumeaVerthemee3ngandit willbeincludedinthenextmonthsnewsleter. Members,ifyouhaveanyannouncements,pleaseemailmetheinforma1onbythe25 th ofthemonth. Otherwise the informa1on will be put into the following month s newsleger. Thank you, and I look forwardtoseeingyouatthenextevent. ShaunWilkins AEG_IENewslegerEditor AEGInlandEmpireChapterNews October2015 Page2
JonathanC.Mab,Geologist,U.S.GeologicalSurvey The%San%Andreas%Fault%system%in%the%Inland%Empire%region:%What%is%known%and%what% remains%to%be%known ABSTRACT WhenmostpeoplethinkabouttheSanAndreasFaultinsouthernCalifornia,theright/lateralSanAndreas itselfcomestomindasthemaintectonicplayer.thatofcourseistrue:overthelast5millionyearsorsothe parentfaulthasplayedasignificantroleintheevolu1onofthetransformmarginofsouthwesternnorthamerica, andtodayitcontributestoavarietyofearthquakehazardsthatfaceinlandempireci1zensandmillionsofother southerncalifornian sandtheirinfrastructure. Thatsaid,asatectonicenginetheSanAndreas system isfarmorecomplexthanjusttheparentfault:(1) inreality,that fault locallyisazonethatcomprisesseveralindividualstrands,eachhavingitsowngeologic history;(2)theparentfaultisbutoneofseveralright/lateralfaultzonesthattraversesoutherncalifornia;(3) thoseright/lateralfaultcomplexesthemselvesareshapedbylem/andright/stepsthatmarkcontrac1onaland extensionalfaultzonesthathavetheirownslipratesandtectonichistories,andposetheirownearthquake hazards;(4)theeasterncaliforniashearzoneofthemojavedeserthasbeenshowntobeasignificantplayerin theoveralllatecenozoicstrainbudgetofthesanandreassystem;(5)lem/lateralfaultsofthegreaterjoshuatree Na1onalParkregionnotonlyinteractwithinthedextralsystembutalsomarkboundariesofclockwise/rota1ng blockseastoftheparentsanandreasfault;and(6)asignificanttranstensionalelementofthesanandreassystem recentlyhasbeenrecognizedintheformofthewestsaltondetachmentoftheborregodesertandpalmsprings region adetachmentsystemthatappearstohavecoexistedwiththeparentsanandreasfaultsinceincep1onof thelager5/6millionyearsagoun1lthedetachmentterminatedabout1millionyearsagoduetoamajor reorganiza1onofthesanandreassystem. Thistalksummarizesresultsgarneredfrommorethan50yearsofsustainedandsystema1cgeologic mappingandanalysisconductedbysequen1alusgsprojectsduringtheperiod1970/2015.thetalkwillexplore thegeologicsebngandgeologichistoryoftectonicelementsinthevicinityoftheinlandempire,withemphasison howfaultdistribu1onand1me/spaceevolu1oncanhelptounderstandtheinlandempirelandscape both geologicandphysiographic. SPEAKERBIOGRAPHY Sta1s1cs B.S.Geology,UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside(1969) M.S.Geology,UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside(1971) Ph.D.Geology,StanfordUniversity(1978) Geologist,U.S.GeologicalSurvey(1975/present) Profile: Generalgeologist,emphasizingregionalgeologicframeworkrela1ngtogeologichazardsandearthresources. MyearlyresearchinterestwasMiddlePaleozoicmarinecarbonaterocksintheGreatBasin.Thatwas shortlived,asmyearlyusgsworktookmetosoutherncalifornia.thereicutmyteethonplutonicand metamorphicrocks,andwasintroducedtofaultsofthesanandreassysteminthesanbernardinoandsanjacinto Mountains.Ialsowasintroducedtosurficialearthmaterials( soils andlandslides),whichplayacri1calrolein decipheringac1veandrecentlyac1vetectonicsystems. InmycareerIhavepar1cipatedinavarietyofapplied/andbasic/researchinves1ga1ons,including quadrangle/mappinginlasvegasvalley(beneathallthecasinosandgolfcourses),mineral/resourceassessments ofpubliclandsinsoutherncalifornia,aregionalevalua1onofseismicallyinducedliquefac1oninthesan BernardinoBasin,slip/rateanalysesofstrike/slipandthrust/faultzones,geologicstudiesinsupportofground/ waterinves1ga1onsinfault/boundbasins,geologicmappingonthetwentyninepalmsmarinecorpsbase,a moderngeologicmapofjoshuatreena1onalpark(coauthor),andthegeologicframeworkandhistoryofthesan AndreasFaultsystem bothlongtermandshortterm(neotectonicframework). AEGInlandEmpireChapterNews February2015 Page3
AEG-IE Chapter Officers Chair Greg Johnson LA County DPW (626) 458-1741 gjohnson@dpw.lacounty.gov Vice Chair Jeff Fitzsimmons Lahontan RWQCB (951) 212-5018 geojeff08@att.net Vice Chair South Desmond Chung Geobrugg North America (909) 706-8964 desmond.chung@geobrugg.com Treasurer Mark Doerschlag Peak Group geofantasy@aol.com Secretary Shaun Wilkins Petra Geosciences, Inc. swilkins@petra-inc.com (657) 269-4980 Past Chairs; Greg Johnson, 2015 David Gaddie, 2014; Douglas Johnston, 2013; Debbie Kunath, 2012; Frank Jordan, 2005, 2011; Douglass Johnston, 2010; Kerry Cato, 2009 Newsletter Editor Shaun Wilkins Petra Geosciences, Inc. aeginland@gmail.com (657) 269-4980 The AEG Inland Empire Chapter Newsletter is a monthly publication of the Inland Empire Chapter of the Southern California Section, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists. For more information visit the Chapter website: http://www.aegsc.org/chapters/ inlandempire. AEGNIEOCTOBERMEETINGDETAILS Date/Time Wednesday,October21,2015. Socialhour5:30/6:30 Dinner6:30/7:15 Announcements7:15/7:30 TalkandQ&A7:30/8:30 Loca3on PinnaclePeak 2533LaCadenaDriveSouth Colton,CA92324 Cost $25withRSVP $10perstudentwithRSVPandproofofvalidstudentID $30forwalk/inswithoutRSVP RSVP aeginland@gmail.com DeadlineisCOBMondayOctober19,2015 IndividualswhoRSVPbutdonotagendmaybechargedifthe finalagendancedoesnotmeettherestaurantguarantee. DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING LOCATION Direc3ons:FromIN215HeadingSouth: 1.ExitBartonRoadandmergeontoLaCrosseAve 2.TurnRightontoBartonRoad 3.TurnslightLemontoLaCadenaDriveSouth 4.Des1na1ononright.(2533LaCadenaDriveSouth). Direc3ons:FromIN215HeadingNorth: 1.ExitSouthIowaAvenue. 2.TurnRightontoSouthIowaAvenue 3.Con1nueontoLaCadenaDriveSouth 4.MakeaU/TurnatWestLaLomaStreet 5.Des1na1ononright.(2533LaCadenaDriveSouth). Submittals: Deadline, 25 th of the month. Employment notices, job position announcements, and advertisements can be posted for a minimal fee. Newsletter circulation exceeds 300 people in greater inland areas of Southern California, and elsewhere. E-Mail Address changes: aeginland@gmail.com AEGInlandEmpireChapterNews October2015 Page4
ANNOUNCEMENTS&OTHERMEETINGS OTHERMEETINGS AEG/SouthernCaliforniaSec1on:OctoberMee1ngTBD. Formoreinforma1onvisit:hgp://www.aegsc.org/ AEG/InlandEmpireSec1on:October21,2015(Wednesday). The%San%Andreas%Fault% system%in%the%inland%empire%region:%%what%is%known%and%what%remains%to%be%known %%Speaker:Dr. JonathanC.Ma>,U.S.GeologicalSurvey Formoreinforma1onvisit:hgp://www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire/ ASCE:(OrangeCountyBranch).October8,2015(Thursday). CommunicaAng%Coastal%Flood%Risk% with%streetclevel%data Speaker:Dr.BreTF.Sanders,DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmental Engineering,UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine. Formoreinfovisit: hgp://www.asceoc.org/upcoming/events. ASCE:(SanBernardino/RiversideCountyBranch).October1,2015(Thursday).Topic: ConAngency% Engineering%During%The%PUEBLO%Crisis%(Something%Different) Speaker:Col.JimGates,USAF(Ret).For moreinfovisit:hgp://www.asce/sbriv.org/asce_new/calendar.html. ASCE:(SanDiegoCountyBranch).October27,2015(Tuesday).Lunchmee1ng TopicTBD Formoreinfovisit:hgp://www.asce/sd.org/ EERI:(SanDiego).TBD # Formoreinfo,visit:hgp://sandiego.eeri.org/ GRA:#October6/7,2015.30 th %Biennial%Groundwater%Conference%&%24 th %Groundwater%Resources% AssociaAon%MeeAng.Sacamento,CA.SeeWebsiteforMee1ngs.Formoreinfo,visitwww.grac.org/# IGS:October8,2015(Thursday)"FormerGasSta1oninRiverside:Small%Sites%Can%Keep%You%On%Your% Toes%Too. Speaker:ShelbyBarker,AECOM.Formoreinfovisit:hgp://www.inlandgeo.org/ LABasin:OctoberMee1ngTBD Formoreinfovisit:hgp://www.labgs.org/ SCGS:October12,2015(Monday).Topic: Landslides:%the%role%of%variable%groundwater%and% earthquakes Speaker:Dr.HugoLoaiciga,P.E.,UniversityofCalifornia SantaBarbara. Formoreinfovisit:hgp://www.scgs.org/. SME:OctoberMee1ngTBDFormoreinfovisit:hgp://www.smenet.org/SouthernCalifornia/ SDAG:October21,2015(Wednesday).Topic: CoyoteMountains Speaker:Dr.TomRockwell, SanDiegoStateUniversity.AnnualFieldTrip,Nov6/8,2015: Western%Salton%Trough%Regional% Tectonics,%Coyote%Mountains%an%Vicinity Formoreinfovisit:hgp://www.sandiegogeologists.org/index.html AEGInlandEmpireChapterNews October2015 Page5
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AEG_InlandEmpireChapter 2015N2016MonthlySpeakerSchedule Mee1ngDate GuestSpeaker Titleof Presenta1on Wednesday,October21,2015 Thursday,November12,2015 Wednesday,December09,2015 Wednesday,January20,2016 Wednesday,February17,2016 Dr.JonathanC.Ma>N Geologist,U.S.Geological Survey Dr.NormanMeek/Chairofthe DepartmentofGeographyand EnvironmentalStudies,CSUSB Dr.JeffKeaton/Principal EngineeringGeologist,AMEC FosterWheeler, LosAngeles,CA Dr.PeterRobinson/Technical/ ManagementAdvisor GreggDrillingandTes1ng,Inc. SignalHill,California Dr.SallyMcGill/Chairofthe DepartmentofGeologic Sciences,CSUSB The#San#Andreas#Fault#system#in# the#inland#empire#region:##what# is#known#and#what#remains#to# be#known# How#(In)EffecDve#is#the# Headward#Erosion#Process Earthquake#Ground#MoDon#for# Design#of#Hoover#Dam#Bypass# Bridge# An#IntroducDon#to#the#CPT#for# geotechnical#and#geon environmental#applicadons DistribuDon#of#fault#slip#across# the#pacificnnorth#america#plate# boundary#in#southern#california:# Recent#results#from#geologic#and# geodedc#studies## Wednesday,March16,2016 Dr.DavidOglesby/Chairofthe DepartmentofEarthSciences, UCR April2016 INLANDGEOLOGICAL SOCIETIESNJOINTMEETING: AEGNIE,IGS,SME,CSUSB Dynamic#models#of#an# earthquake#and#tsunami# offshore#ventura,#california# TBA May2016 ShortCourse TBA June2016 Dr.JohnIzbicki/Geologist, U.S.GeologicalSurvey TBA AEGInlandEmpireChapterNews October2015 Page7
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