Publications

BGC is dedicated to furthering the study of the innovations in the industries we serve. As part of our team’s professional development, BGC experts co-author articles and technical publications and present many of them at industry conferences. Recent publications by BGC staff are listed below. To request a copy of a publication, please reach out to our BGC Library team at library@bgcengineering.ca. Due to copyright issues, we may not be able to provide copies of all the publications listed below.

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2020

Cabré, Albert; Aguilar, Germán; Mather, Anne; Fredes, Víctor; Riquelme, Rodrigo

Tributary-junction alluvial fan response to an ENSO rainfall event in the El Huasco watershed, northern Chile Journal Article

In: Progress in Physical Geography, vol. 44, 2020.

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Church, Michael; Jakob, Matthias

What Is a Debris Flood? Journal Article

In: Water Resources Research, vol. 56, 2020.

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Roper, T P; Forbes, B; Karlovšek, J

The Application of Distributed Optical Strain Sensing to Measure Rock Bolt Deformation Subject to Bedding Shear Journal Article

In: International Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020.

Jakob, Matthias; Church, Michael

The Trouble with Fans Journal Article

In: Innovation, 2020.

Vessely, M. J.

Whose Risk is it Anyway? Don’t Blame the Event! Journal Article

In: GEOSTRATA, 2020.

Ferris, Gerald

Lessons Learned from Freespans at Pipeline Watercourse Crossings Conference

International Pipeline Conference (online), 2020.

Toussaint, L; Barlow, C; McClymont, A; Woods, L; Yulek, M

Mitigating Risks to Shallow Trenchless Pipeline Crossings Using Geophysics and Test Pitting Conference

Canadian Geotechnical Society GeoVirtual Conference (online), 2020.

Dick, G; Nunoo, S; Smith, S; Newcomen, W; Kinakin, D; Stilwell, I; Danielson, J

Monitoring and Managing Large Deformation Pit Slope Instabilities at a British Columbia Copper Mine Conference

International Symposium on Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering (online), 2020.

Whittall, J; Mitchell, Andrew; McDougall, S D

Runout of Open Pit Slope Failures: An Update Conference

International Symposium on Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering (online), 2020.

Stafford, Dylan; Guzman, Earl Marvin De; Kaluzny, S; Alfaro, Marolo; Arenson, Lukas; Doré, G

Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Deformation Monitoring of a High-Fill Embankment in the Arctic Conference

Canadian Geotechnical Society GeoVirtual Conference (online), 2020.

Sarantonis, E; Etezad, M; Ghafghazi, Mason

The Effect of Assumed Residual Strength on Remediation Cost of a Typical Tailings Dam Conference

Tailings and Mine Waste Conference (online), 2020.

Danielson, J; Kinakin, D; Stilwell, I

Tools for Validating and Creating Reliable Fault Models Conference

International Symposium on Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering (online), 2020.

Anderson, S; Vessely, M. J.; Christiansen, C

Advances in Unstable Slope Instrumentation and Monitoring: A Synthesis of Highway Practice (NCHRP Synthesis 554) Journal Article

In: National Academy of Sciences (publisher), 2020.

Polenz, M; Samson, C; Reedy, T; von Dassow, W; Duckworth, W; Lau, T R; Anderson, L; Nesbitt, A E; Tepper, J H; DuFrane, S A; Paulín, G Legoretta

Geologic Map of the Oakville and Rainbow Falls 7.5-Minute Quadrangles, Lewis, Thurston, and Grays Harbor Counties, Washington Presentation

01.01.2020, (Washington Geological Survey (publisher)).

Ball, D; Berge, J; Coli, N; Hrubes, D; Leoni, L; Major, G; Ness, M; Newcomen, W; noon, D; Schwarz, C Preston P Saunders E; Sharon, R; Stacey, P

Guidelines for Slope Performance Monitoring, Chapter 5 - System Support and Operation: Practical Aspects Journal Article

In: CSIRO Publishing, 2020.

Brooks, H; Arenson, Lukas

Towards a Guideline for Assessing Climate Change Vulnerabilities of Northern Airports Journal Article

In: Canadian Standards Association, 2020.

Eaton, B C; Davidson, S L

Treatise on Geomorphology, Volume 9: Fluvial Geomorphology Journal Article

In: 9.18 Hydraulic Geometry: Empirical Investigations and Theoretical Approaches Elsevier (publisher), 2020.

2019

Davidson, Sarah

Modeling floods and channel migration in a changing climate Conference

AGU Fall Meeting 2019. Invited presentation at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. , 2019.

Moase, E; Strouth, A; Mitchell, Andrew

A comparison of different approaches for modelling a fine-grained debris flow at Seton Portage, British Columbia, Canada. Conference

Second JTC1 Workshop on Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides. Paper presented at the meeting of the Joint Technical Committee on Natural Slopes and Landslides of the Federation of International Geo-engineering Societies, Hong Kong., 2019.

Ouellet, S; Suszek, N; Lato, M; Russell, B; Froese, C; Carey, E

Static liquefaction-type tailings dam failures: Understanding options for detecting failures. Conference

In J. Goodwill, D. Van Zyl, & M. Davies (Eds.), Proceedings of Tailings and Mine Waste 2019, November 17-20, Vancouver, BC (pp. 415-420). Vancouver, BC: Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and C3 Alliance Corporation. , 2019.

Poudyal, S; Choi, C; Song, D; Zhou, G; Yune, C; Cui, Y; Leonardi, A; Busslinger, M; Wendeler, C; Piton, G; Moase, E; Strouth, A

Review of the mechanisms of debris-flow impact against barriers. Conference

In J. W. Kean, J. A. Coe, P. M. Santi, & B. K. Guillen (Eds.), Debris-flow hazards mitigation: Mechanics, monitoring, modeling, and assessment: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Debris-flow Hazards Mitigation (AEG Special Publication 28, pp. 1027-1034)., 2019.

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Strouth, A; McDougall, S D; Jakob, M.; Holm, K; Moase, E

Quantitative risk management process for debris flows and debris floods: Lessons learned in Western Canada. Conference

In J. W. Kean, J. A. Coe, P. M. Santi, & B. K. Guillen (Eds.), Debris-flow hazards mitigation: Mechanics, monitoring, modeling, and assessment: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Debris-flow Hazards Mitigation (AEG Special Publication 28, pp. 847- 854). , 2019.

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Walsh, A; Take, W; McDougall, S; Evans, S

Physical modelling of tailings dam breach. Proceeding

In J. Goodwill, D. Van Zyl, & M. Davies (Eds.), Proceedings of Tailings and Mine Waste 2019, November 17-20, Vancouver, BC (pp. 705-714). Vancouver, BC: Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and C3 Alliance Corporation. , 2019.

Zubrycky, S; Mitchell, Andrew; Aaron, J; McDougall, S

Preliminary calibration of a numerical runout model for debris flows in Southwestern British Columbia. Conference

In J. W. Kean, J. A. Coe, P. M. Santi, & B. K. Guillen (Eds.), Debris-flow hazards mitigation: Mechanics, monitoring, modeling, and assessment: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Debris-flow Hazards Mitigation (AEG Special Publication 28, pp. 911-918). , 2019.

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Arenson, L.

Challenges from climate change to all season roads in Canada. Journal Article

In: Invited presentation at the International Conference on Adaptation of Transport Infrastructure to Climate Change, Athens, Greece. , 2019.

Carter, R; Quinn, P; Waddington, B; He, K

Machine-aided terrain mapping using information derived from LiDAR point clouds Conference

AEG 2019. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists, Asheville, NC., 2019.

Guzman, Earl Marvin De; Alfaro, Marolo; Arenson, Lukas; Doré, Guy

Monitored thermal performance of varying embankment thickness on permafrost foundations. Conference

In J.- P. Bilodeau, D. F. Nadeau, D. Fortier, & D. Conciatori (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering and the 8th Canadian Permafrost Conference (pp. 128-136). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers., 2019.

Devito, K J; Little-Devito, M; Mendoza, C A; Chasmer, Laura; Kettridge, N

Learning’s from opportunistic wetlands: The role of substrate and landscape position on reconstructed landforms Conference

Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21, EGU2019-16667. , 2019.

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Dowling, C A; Quinn, P; Lloyd, M; Dipple, M; McPherson, R

Landslide susceptibility mapping for large landslides in Saskatchewan. Conference

AEG 2019. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists, Asheville, NC., 2019.

George, Michael Freeman

High resolution spillway monitoring: Towards better erodibility models (and benchmarking spillway performance). Conference

In J.-P. Tournier, T. Bennett, & J. Bibeau (Eds.), 87th International Commission on Large Dams: Sustainable and safe dams around the world (Vol. 2, pp. 2064-2071). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press., 2019.

Holm, K; Scordo, E; Lau, C; Lee, R; Zellman, Mark; Gauthier, Dave; Sturzenegger, Matthieu; Trottier, M; Jakob, M.; Rennie, C; Beck, A; Buchanan, M; Beitel, B

Large scale flood, steep creek, and landslide-dam flood risk prioritization in British Columbia, Canada. Conference

GeoStJohn’s 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John’s, NL., 2019.

Leonard, R; Moore, P A; Krause, Stefan; Chasmer, Laura; Devito, K J; Petrone, R M; Mendoza, C A; Waddington, J M; Kettridge, Nicholas

Forest stand complexity controls ecosystem-scale evapotranspiration dynamics: Implications for landscape flux simulations Conference

AGU Fall Meeting 2019. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. , 2019.

Porter, M; Hove, J Van; Barlow, Pete; Froese, C; Bunce, C; Skirrow, R; Bobrowsky, Peter

The estimated economic impacts of prairie landslides in western Canada. Conference

GeoStJohn's 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John's, NL., 2019.

Guzman, Earl Marvin De; Kaluzny, S; Alfaro, Marolo; Arenson, Lukas; Doré, Guy

Modelling embankment temperatures in Arctic highways using thermal modifiers and surface energy balance boundary conditions. Conference

GeoStJohn’s 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John’s, NL., 2019.

Devonald, D M; Mitchell, Andrew; Stirling, J L; McDougall, S D; Evensen, H

Consolidation behaviour of colluvium derived from overconsolidated glaciolacustrine deposits under highway embankment fills. Conference

GeoStJohn’s 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John’s, NL., 2019.

Dowling, C A; Quinn, P; Lloyd, M; Dipple, M; McPherson, R

Landslide susceptibility mapping for large landslides in Saskatchewan. Conference

GeoStJohn’s 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John’s, NL., 2019.

Gartner, J; Jakob, M

Debris-flow risk assessment and mitigation design for pipelines in British Columbia, Canada. Conference

In J. W. Kean, J. A. Coe, P. M. Santi, & B. K. Guillen (Eds.), Debris-flow hazards mitigation: Mechanics, monitoring, modeling, and assessment: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Debris-flow Hazards Mitigation (AEG Special Publication 28, pp. 677-684)., 2019.

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Holden, A; Provost, H; Pollard, J; McKenna, G; Wells, P

Evolution of landforms in reclaimed landscapes in the surface mineable Athabasca oil sands. Conference

In J. Goodwill, D. Van Zyl, & M. , 2019.

Quinn, P

Lessons not learned in school: Thinking like an earth sciences professional. Conference

CYGEGC 2019. Keynote presented at the Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientists Conference, St. John's, NL. , 2019.

Quinn, P

Some mathematical musings about extreme events for geotechnical risk, without (much of) the math. Conference

GeoStJohn's 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John's, NL., 2019.

Quinn, P; Gauthier, Dave; Lato, M; Sirois, D

Railway geohazard risk management: Some practical experiences with geohazard warning thresholds. Conference

GeoStJohn's 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John's, NL., 2019.

Smith, W; Schoonmaker, A; Olauson, E

Impact of vegetation on oil sands tailings strength and dewatering: A field trial. Conference

CYGEGC 2019. Paper presented at the Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientists Conference, St. John’s, NL. , 2019.

Stafford, Dylan; Guzman, Earl Marvin De; Kaluzny, S; Alfaro, Marolo; Arenson, Lukas; Doré, G

Preliminary deformation detection of high-fill sections along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway using UAV photogrammetry. Conference

GeoStJohn's 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John's, NL., 2019.

Stewart, E; Toussaint, L

Acid rock drainage mitigation for pipeline construction [Poster]. Conference

GeoStJohn's 2019: Under land and sea. Poster presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John's, NL., 2019.

van Veen, Megan; Porter, M; Lato, M; Mitchell, Andrew; Whadcoat, Siobhan; Gassen, W Van

Assessing landslide deformation using trees in terrestrial lidar data. Conference

GeoStJohn's 2019: Under land and sea. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, St. John's, NL., 2019.

Hokanson, K J; Mendoza, C A; Devito, K J

Peatland hydrologic sovereignty in a water-limited world: Subverting an ecohydrologic paradigm [Abstract]. Conference

IUGG 2019. Oral presentation at the meeting of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Montreal, QC., 2019.

Ferris, Gerald; Newton, S; Ho, M

Watercourse crossing program: 10 years performance. Conference

IPG 2019. Paper presented at the International Pipeline Geotechnical Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina. , 2019.

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Mendoza, C A; Thompson, C; Thompson, R; Mosquera, J; Mooder, B; Crozier, T

Unstructured grids bring enhanced definition to all stages of mining projects. Conference

Groundwater Modeling & Beyond. Paper presented at Modflow and More 2019, Golden, CO. , 2019.

Harrington, Jordan; Arenson, L.; Hayashi, Masaki

Emerging conceptual cryohydrogeological models of rock glaciers [Poster]. Conference

Global Water Futures. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Open Science Meeting, Saskatoon, SK., 2019.

Harrington, Jordan; Provost, H; Holden, A; Crozier, T

Techniques for installation and monitoring of deep groundwater wells [Poster]. Conference

GAC-MAC-IAH Quebec 2019. Poster presented at the joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada, Canada Mineralogical Association, and International Association of Hydrogeologists, Québec, QC. , 2019.

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