Kerry Cato

Historical patterns of debris flows have been reconstructed at the town of Forest Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains using a variety of field methods (mapping flow events after occurrence, dendrochronology evidence, soil chronosequences). Large flow events occur when summer thunderstorms produce brief high-intensity rainfall to mobilize debris;...

This project occurred from April to September 2019 and the purpose was to research different types of instrumentation that can be used to monitor and, thus, help to understand the occurrence of debris flows in the community of Forest Falls, California. The community of Forest Falls is located within a canyon in the San Bernardino Mountain range of...

The accuracy of existing mapped locations of the Mill Creek and Mission Creek Faults were evaluated and updated using remote sensing and GIS methods (Fig. 1). Utilizing historical maps and aerial photography, combined with airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data imagery, reconnaissance field mapping, and GIS positioning control revealed a...

The accuracy of existing, mapped locations of the Mill Creek and Mission Creek Faults was evaluated and updated using remote sensing and GIS methods where the faults pass through the San Bernardino mountain community of Forest Falls, CA. Original mapping was published in the 1990’s or earlier and without the benefits of accurate GIS positioning. Us...

This book is one out six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to the geotechnical and environmental site characterization. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World. The meeting proceedings analyze t...

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to the advances made in engineering geology with emphasis on education, soil and rock properties, and modeling. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for...

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to slope stability including case histories, landslide mapping, and emerging technologies. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World....

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to dams, tunnels, groundwater resources, and climate change. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World. The meeting proceedings analyze...

This book is one out six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to mining, aggregates, and karst. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World. The meeting proceedings analyze the dynamic role of engineeri...

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to geologic hazards, such as earthquakes, land subsidence, coastal hazards, and the emergency response. The theme of the IAEG/AEG Meeting, held in San Francisco from September 17-21, 2018, is Engineering Geology for a Sustain...

The design and construction of wine caves can be difficult due to low ground cover, weak rock or soil, presence of sand and complicated by the elaborate curves and labyrinth-style floor plans. This paper will focus on southern California’s first wine cave in the Temecula wine region that was constructed by mining techniques. An excavation procedure...

Alexander Dam is a hydraulic fill earth dam and the second-highest embankment dam in Hawaii, having been built in 1929-1932 on the south side of the Hawai-ian island of Kauai to provide irrigation for McBryde Sugar Company Ltd. It was constructed across Wahi-awa Stream mauka (Hawaiian for "stream that comes from the mountains," literally "toward th...

Typescript (photocopy). Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas A & M University, 1991. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. "Major subject: Geology."