LCI sponsors the annual H. Ray Taber Foundation Drill Class
For a second year in a row, LCI has sponsored the annual H. Ray Taber Foundation Drill Class. This educational event is a field seminar for graduate and undergraduate engineering …
Recent News & Publications
Refining the spatial and temporal signatures of creep and co-seismic slip along the southern San Andreas Fault using very high resolution UAS imagery and SfM-derived topography, Coachella Valley, California
Chelsea Blanton of LCI has co-authored a technical paper in the journal Geomorphology. The paper presents the results of an analysis of coseismic slip and creep along the southern San …
Scott Lindvall, 2019–2020 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Applied Geology.
Scott Lindvall has been named the 2019–2020 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Applied Geology. The lectureship is supported by the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) and the …
Paleoliquefaction Studies and the Evaluation of Seismic Hazard
Ross Hartleb of LCI has co-authored a technical paper, “Paleoliquefaction Studies and the Evaluation of Seismic Hazard”, with Tish Tuttle (M. Tuttle & Associates), Lorraine Wolf (Auburn University), and Paul …
LCI receives funding from CEC to improve seismic risk assessment of natural gas infrastructure
LCI is a member of two teams that recently were awarded muti-million dollar grants from the California Energy Commission to improve the seismic risk assessment of natural gas storage and pipeline …
Oroville Emergency Recovery-Spillways Project selected as 2018 Project of the Year by the Sacramento Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
LCI served as the lead geologic consulting firm supporting the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in their response to the Oroville Dam spillway emergency, and subsequent spillway recovery work, …
Evaluating, kappa, Q(f), and stress parameter in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado
Ivan Wong of LCI has co-authored a technical paper “Evaluating, kappa, Q(f), and stress parameter in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado” with Bob Darragh and Walt Silva of Pacific …
Assessing the Seismic Hazards in Jamaica Incorporating Geodetic and Quaternary Fault Data
Ivan Wong, Patricia Thomas, and Nora Lewandowski of LCI have authored the technical paper “Assessing the seismic hazards in Jamaica incorporating geodetic and Quaternary fault data” with Rich Koehler of …
Estimating Time-Dependent Seismic Hazard of Faults in the Absence of an Earthquake Recurrence Record
Stephen Thompson of LCI has co-authored a technical paper titled, “Estimating Time-Dependent Seismic Hazard of Faults in the Absence of an Earthquake Recurrence Record” with Glenn Biasi of the University …
California Geological Survey Publication
The California Geological Survey (CGS) has released a major revision to its Special Publication 42 (SP 42): Earthquake Fault Zones – A Guide for Government Agencies, Property Owners / Developers, …