Cornforth Consultants :: Charlie Hammond

Charles M. Hammond

Registration
Engineering Geologist - OR, WA

Hydrogeologist - WA

Geologist - OR, WA

Career
1987 - present
Senior Associate Geologist
Cornforth Consultants, Portland, OR

Education
1987/M.S. in Geology
New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology, Socorro, NM

1983/B.A. in Geology
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA

Honors/Societies
Past Chair, Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists, Oregon Section

Member, Geological Society of America

Senior Associate Geologist

Mr. Hammond has over 30 years of experience as an Engineering Geologist. His landslide specialty work includes detailed interpretation, reconnaissance mapping, geologic assessment, subsurface investigation, modeling, causation analysis and risk assessment of future ground movement. He works on individual landslides and regions of widespread ancient landslide terrain. During his career he has built a track record of accurate characterization of unstable slope conditions.

Several projects representative of Mr. Hammond’s experience include:

Water Supply Pipelines Landslide Vulnerability, Portland, Oregon
Natural Gas Facility Landslide Mitigation, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
La Grande Powerhouse Slope Stability, La Grande, Washington
Snowbasin Access Highway, Utah
Three Capes Scenic Road Landslide, Pacific City, Oregon
Skagway Submarine Landslide Investigation, Skagway, Alaska
Trestle Flume Failure, Sandy, Oregon
Clackamas River Hydroelectric Projects Landslide Hazards, Clackamas County, Oregon
Kelso-Beaver Natural Gas Line Geologic Hazards, Cowlitz County, Washington
Power Canal Landslide Management, Leaburg, Oregon
Washougal River Road Rockfall Hazards, Washougal, Washington
ERFO Geotechnical Site Investigations, Oregon and Washington
3rd Avenue Extension, Ketchikan, Alaska
Westside Light Rail Feasibility, Portland, Oregon
Diablo Dam Rockfall Hazard Assessments, Diablo, Washington
Highway 87 Landslide Investigation, Payson, Arizona
Highway 26 Re-route Landslide Hazards, Dubois, Wyoming

Selection of technical presentations and lectures:

Storm-Induced Groundwater Spikes in Landslides of the Tyee Formation, Central Coast Range, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA, 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides, Roanoke, Virginia
Horizontal Drain Component of Landslide Mitigation at US Highway 20, Lincoln County, Oregon, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington
Characterizing Six Large Landslides with LiDAR Imagery and Reconnaissance, Cascade Range, South Fork Santiam River, Oregon, 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides, Banff, British Columbia, Canada
Geology in Landslide Engineering, 1st North American Symposium on Landslides, Vail, Colorado