SDAG / Geo-Institute Joint Meeting
2nd Wednesday - May 14 |
Location:
Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine
5915 Balboa Ave
San Diego, CA 92111
Directions:
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6:00pm -
Social hour
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SDAG Monthly Meeting
6:00pm - Happy Hour
6:45pm - Dinner
7:15pm - Program
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6:45pm
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Menu: Mediterranean Buffet with Vegetarian options
if pre-registered by the deadline, $5 extra if you did not make a reservation.
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Cost: $ 50.00 Member; Non-Member $ 50.00; Student $ 15.00
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7:15pm - Program
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"Landslide Stabilization"
Speaker: Dr. Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE.
There are multiple ways to stabilize landslides. The presentation covers an overview of
different techniques such as mass removal, rock buttresses, geosynthetic reinforced
soils, ground anchors, and in particular the use of deep foundations. Slope stabilization
with deep foundation elements has become a popular technique in the last 20 years
when other techniques are not feasible due to site constrains. The presentation covers
a state of the art regarding design and construction of this technology through slide
stabilization construction projects developed by the author. In particular the use of
micropiles and drilled shafts is highlighted as effective means of slide remediation. The
effect of local geology is critical in the implementation of this technology. This is
explained through 2 case studies having very different geological models that ultimately
determined the remediation technique. The presentation also highlights recent
advances in this topic developed by professional associations such as ASCE Geo-
Institute and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI).
Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE. is a highly
experienced Geotechnical Project Manager and Laboratory Manager
at AGES Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA. He also serves as an Adjunct
Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. With 24 years of
experience in Geotechnical Engineering, he specializes in the design
of deep and shallow foundations, earth retaining structures, and
landslide stabilization. Over the course of his career, Dr. Lobo-
Guerrero has authored over 250 technical papers and presentations
published in scientific journals, geotechnical magazines, and
conference proceedings worldwide. He is also a co-author and
implementation instructor of the State of Delaware LRFD Bridge
Design Manual.
Dr. Lobo-Guerrero has held leadership roles in various professional
organizations. He is a former Chair of the Pittsburgh ASCE Geo-
Institute and a former Director of the ASCE Pittsburgh Section. He is
also a member of the DFI Anchored Earth Retention Committee and
served as Conference Chair for DFI-45 in 2020 and DFI-47 in 2022.
He is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Geo-
Professionals, ASCE. His contributions to the field have been
recognized with numerous awards, including the 2024 ASCE Fellow,
the 2022 DFI President's Award, the 2021 ASCE Lifetime
Achievement Award, the 2020 ASCE Civil Engineer of the Year
(Pittsburgh Section), the 2016 ASCE Geo-Institute Distinguished
Reviewer, and the 2006 ASCE Geo-Institute Best Paper on
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Upcoming SDAG meetings - 2025
Second Wednesday - May 14 - SDAG/Geo-Institute Joint Meeting: Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero on Landslide Stabilization at Sufi Mediterranean
June 18 - SDAG/SCGS Joint Meeting: Dr. Miles Kenney on the controversial Beverly Hills fault at El Adobe in San Juan Capistrano
July 16 - Rachel Maxwell on a survey of the Mojave-Sonoran Desert Springs and their sources. "Is this spring connected to that Aquifer?"
August 20 - Dr. Mario Caputo on "Newly Discovered Tetrapod Bones, Insect Trace Fossils, & Eolian Adhesion Structures- Upper Pennsylvanian Wescogame Formation, Supai Group, Grand Canyon, Arizona"
September 26-28 - SDAG Annual Field Trip, San Andreas Fault in the Wrightwood area, Transverse Ranges (no meeting this month)
October 15 - Todd Wirth on "First report of marine invertebrate megafossils from the Eocene Mount Soledad Fm at Tourmaline Surfing Park"
November 19 - Joint Meeting with AEG Inland Empire Section - Eldon Gath on "San Joaquin Hills, Santa Ana Mountains, Puente Hills, and the Whittier fault: The final(?) grand theory of Orange County's tectonic geomorphic evolution"
December 17 - Traditional Holiday Celebration at the San Diego Natural History Museum with Tom Deméré
Recordings of past meetings
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4/16/2025 Constraining Natural and Anthropogenic Controls on Base of Freshwater and Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDW) In Central San Joaquin Valley - Emily Imperato
4/16/2025 Examination of Middle Cambrian hyoliths from the Manuels River Formation of Avalonian southeastern Newfoundland - Nicolas Oliver
2/19/2025 A New Seismotectonic Framework for Active Faults in Metropolitan San Diego - Karl Mueller
8/21/2024 Upper Cretaceous through lower Eocene strata in San Diego: Messages for the end-Cretaceous impact, extinctions, and paleoclimates - Dr. Pat Abbott
5/15/2024 Exploring Iceland's Geological Wonders: From a Regional Perspective to a Hiking Expedition - Don Barrie & William Buckley
3/19/2024 Mighty Bad Land: A Perilous Expedition to Antarctica Reveals Clues to an Eighth Continent - Bruce Luyendyk
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