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A Higher Order Solution of the Elastic Problem for a Homogeneous, Linear-Elastic and Isotropic Half-Space Subjected to a Point-Load Perpendicular to the Surface
DICAM – Civil, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 (BO), Italy.
Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2012, 86(5), 435-468. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2012.086.435
Abstract
A recent experimental programme with the aim of acquiring the strains induced by aircraft traffic in concrete pavements [Ferretti and Bignozzi (2012); Ferretti (2012a)] has provided the opportunity of reviewing the classical solution of Boussinesq's problem for a homogeneous linear-elastic and isotropic half-space subjected to a point-load. In this document, we have proposed a second order solution to Boussinesq's problem, which allows us to account for the new experimental evidence.Keywords
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