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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mitigation Strategies and Engineering Solutions for Infrastructure at Risk from Earth Fissures
Land subsidence can severely impact infrastructure and alter existing floodplain designations by changing ground elevation, ground slope (gradient), and through the development of ground cracks, known as earth...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Pixley Fissure Revisited—Understanding an Old Geohazard to Safeguard New Infrastructure
The Pixley Fissure is an earth fissure associated with historic land subsidence (more than 12 feet between 1926 and 1970) in the southern (San Joaquin Valley) portion of California’s Central Valley. It was the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Earth Fissures and Infrastructure: A Case History at the Siphon Draw Detention Basin, Central Arizona
Land subsidence can severely impact infrastructure and alter existing floodplain designations by changing ground elevation, ground slope (gradient), and sometimes through the development of ground cracks, know...
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Article
Open AccessUse of power-law analysis to predict abuse or diversion of prescribed medications: proof-of-concept mathematical exploration
To conduct a proof-of-concept study comparing Lorenz-curve analysis (LCA) with power-law (exponential function) analysis (PLA), by applying segmented regression modeling to 1-year prescription claims data for ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Investigative Procedures for Assessing Subsidence and Earth Fissure Risk for Dams and Levees
Investigative procedures for assessing land subsidence and earth fissure risk for dams and levees have been developed for projects in arid regions of the USA. The overall assessment includes evaluation of the ...
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Article
Using InSAR to detect subsidence at brine wells, sinkhole sites, and mines
The July 16, 2008, collapse of a brine well southeast of Artesia, New Mexico, has led to concern about the stability of a brine well facility located within the city limits of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Monitoring ...
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Article
Assessing shallow rock conditions over a brine cavern using seismic methods
The 16 July 2008 collapse of a brine well southeast of Artesia, New Mexico, has led to concern about the stability of a brine well facility located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Characterization, monitoring, and mi...
