(a) Lateral movements in a fractured mass of rock or soil, which result from liquefaction or plastic flow of subjacent materials. (b) Lateral movement of intact blocks of soil or rock material which slide on a gently inclined planar surface, such as a bedding plane or a liquefied sand layer.Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2005, Glossary of Geology: American Geological Institute, 799 p.
Below is a list of publications related to Lateral Spread. Select a publication number to access more detailed information and their respective files available for download.
- Koehler, R.D. and others, 2012
- Koehler, R.D., Reger, R.D., and Frohman, R.A., 2012, The Castle Mountain fault, south-central Alaska: New lidar-based observations on the sense of slip, Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract #S53D-2530: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 p., 1 sheet. doi:10.14509/24724
- RI 2011-2
- Koehler, R.D., and Mann, Paul, 2011, Field observations from the January 12, 2010, Haiti earthquake: Implications for seismic hazards and future post-earthquake reconnaissance investigations in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2011-2, 24 p. doi:10.14509/22462