ISSN:
1741-2765
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract This investigation consists in finding stresses and displacements produced by a rigid footing (or punch) at the plane boundary of a semi-infinite elastic solid. The proposed method is a combined application of electrical analog and finite-difference technique and can be applied to any arbitrary shape of rigid footing (or punch). The experimental setup is very simple and the numerical-analysis part is easily amenable to computer programming. The method has been exemplified by 3 cases: (1) rigid strip footing (or punch); (2) rigid circular footing (or punch); and (3) rigid square footing (or punch) on a three-dimensional semi-infinite solid. The results, wherever possible, have been compared with exact solutions and have been found to be in close agreement.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02320600
