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Environmental &Engineering GeoscienceAUGUST 2015 VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 3
THE JOINT PUBLICATION OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS
AND THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
SERVING PROFESSIONALS IN
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, AND HYDROGEOLOGY
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ABDUL SHAKOORDepartment of GeologyKent State University
Kent, OH 44242330-672-2968
BRIAN G. KATZFlorida Department of Environmental
Protection2600 Blair Stone Rd.Tallahassee, FL 32399
EDITORSCover photo
Landslide damaged home in eastern Kentucky. Cut-and-fill slope development,weak rocks, thick clayey soils, and complex groundwater activity were condi-tions that led to the rainfall triggered landslide. Photo courtesy of Dr. MatthewCrawford (see article on pages 181–195).
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JOHN W. BELL
Nevada Bureau of Mines andGeologyRICHARD E. JACKSON
(Book Reviews Editor)Geofirma Engineering, Ltd.JEFFREY R. KEATON
AMEC AmericasPAUL G. MARINOS
National Technical Universityof Athens, GreeceJUNE E. MIRECKI
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersPETER PEHME
Waterloo Geophysics, IncNICHOLAS PINTER
Southern Illinois University
PAUL M. SANTI
Colorado School of MinesROBERT L. SCHUSTER
U.S. Geological SurveyROY J. SHLEMON
R. J. Shlemon& Associates, Inc.GREG M. STOCK
National Park ServiceRESAT ULUSAY
Hacettepe University, TurkeyCHESTER F. “SKIP” WATTS
Radford UniversityTERRY R. WEST
Purdue University
EDITORIAL BOARD
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
JEROME V. DEGRAFF
USDA Forest ServiceTHOMAS J. BURBEY
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteSYED E. HASAN
University of Missouri, Kansas City
ROBERT H. SYDNOR
ConsulantCHESTER F. WATTS (SKIP)Radford University
Environmental &Engineering Geoscience
Volume 21, Number 3, August 2015
Table of Contents
165 Statistical Evaluation of Shoreline Change: A Case Study from Seabrook Island, South Carolina
Briget C. Doyle and Madelyne R. Adams
181 Geologic, Geotechnical, and Geophysical Investigation of a Shallow Landslide, Eastern Kentucky
Matthew M. Crawford, Junfeng Zhu, and Steven E. Webb
197 Influence of Geologic and Index Properties on Disintegration Behavior of Clay-Bearing Rocks
Abdul Shakoor and Tej P. Gautam
211 Seismic Source Characterization for Greater Phoenix Area Earthquake Hazard
Simon T. Ghanat, Edward Kavazanjian, Jr., and Ramon Arrowsmith
223 Monitoring Spatial-Temporal Change of Land Desertification in a Fragile Sub-Alpine Rangeland
Eco-Environment: A Case Study from China
Wei Xian, Zhiying Xiang, Liyang Liu, and Huaiyong Shao
235 Microfabrics-Based Approach to Predict Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Selected Amphibolites Schists
Using Fuzzy Inference and Linear Multiple Regression Techniques
Esamaldeen Ali, Wu Guang, and Abdelazim Ibrahim
247 Book Reviews
Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing
By K.H. Head and R.J. Epps
Review by: Richard Jackson