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Plate on Viscoelastic Foundation under a Moving Load By SATYANARAYANMANDAL 1)

Summary- In this note the deflection of a simply supported rectangular elastic plate on viscoelastic foundation has been obtained due to a moving load. Introduction
This note concerns with the deflection of an elastic plate on visco-elastic foundation. Two different types of foundations have been considered. In the first case [1] 2) the differential operator B has been taken as linear of the form B-as +a2 6/6t where aj and a2 are material constants. The second case deals with visco-elastic foundation of the Pasternak type. In addition to the Winkler hypothesis, where at each point the pressurep is directly proportional to the deflection w, Pasternak assumes the existence of shear interactions between the spring elements in the foundation. This is done by connecting the ends of the springs to a plate consisting of incompressible vertical elements, which deforms only by transverse shear and a second foundation constant, the 'Shear modulus' G is considered. Since the movement of the foundation is very slow, the inertia terms are neglected. The differential equation of a laterally loaded thin elastic plate resting on a viscoelastic Pasternak-foundation is given by [2],

D V * w - # ~ t V2 w + q ~ + c w = q
where/~ is a viscosity coefficient, r/visco-compressibility coefficient. In both the cases, a normal load has been applied and it moves with a constant velocity along the line parallel to one edge of the plate. The property of the Dirac delta function play an important role in solving the problem. It has been found very helpful to use Laplace transform.

Equations
The differential equation for the deflection w of an elastic plate on a viscoelastic i) Hatuganj M.N.K. High School, P.O. Hatuganj, Dt. 24-Parganas, West Bengal. ~) Numbers in brackets refer to References, page 59.

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B ~x2x 2+~y2j

(~

02 ~2

~z
w(x,y,t)=q(x,y,t)-oh~w(x,y,t)
(1)

where B is a differential operator. The differential equation for the deflection w of an elastic plate on visco-elastic foundation of the Pasternak type is given by [2] D V'~ w O ~w # ~t V z w + tl ~ - + c w = q(x, y, t) (2)

where q(x, y, t) is the intensity of the lateral load and D is flexural rigidity of the plate, /~ viscosity coefficient, r/visco-compressibility coefficient.

Method of solution
Taking the x y-plane as the middle plane of the plate [3] of cross-section a x b, let us suppose that the load is moving with a constant velocity v along the line Y=Yo and let it be represented by

q(x, y, t) = P ~(x - v t) 6(y - Yo)

where P is a constant. We assume that the deflection of the plate w is of the form

(3)

w(x,y,t)=
and the load q is of the form

~
m=l

n=l

~ A , , n ( t ) s i n m ~ X s i n n~zya b

(4)

q(x, y, t) :

~
m=l

n=l

~, Pm,(t)sin m__7~ x sin _ _rc ny a b

(5)

Let the differential operator B be taken as linear, i.e.,

B - a 1 + a2 ~l~t where a~ and a2 are constants. Substituting the series (4), (5) and (6) in the equation (1) we get
(m 2 n2"~2 62 (al + a2 ~/Ot) a2~ + b2,] ~z 4 Amn(t) = Pmn(t) -- 0 h ~t ~ Amn(t ) . Taking the Laplace transform defined by
oo

(6)

(7)

f ( p ) = f e -pt f ( t ) dt
ql] 0

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and applying it to the equation (7) we have

&,(p) = P~.(P) ~4(al + a2 P) ~ + ~z + ~ h Pz

(8)

Any particular coefficient Pm.(t) of the series (5) is given by [3]

e..(0 = ~

4ff
a b 0 0 oo

m q(~, y, t) sin -n ax

sin n n y dx dy. b

(9)

Using the relation (3) we get from the relation (9)

P,..(t) = 4P ab nny o . mnvt sinsanb a

(lO)

remembering

f 6 ( t - - c) f ( t ) dt = f ( c ) .
0

Applying the Laplace transform to the equation (10) we get

p,..(p)

4Pm~v

n~yo sin - b

(11)

Using the relation (11) in the relation (8) we get

&.(p) -

4PmTzv

a2bph
-

(pZ+K)(pZ_t_K2p+Ka)

nnyo sin - b

4a P~ m nv I g~ ~

p B A/+--~+p~+~+c p2 _}_K2 P q_ K1

(12)

01 +p2+Kzp+K where
K= - , KI= n2"] 2

f]j sin n rc Yo

Qli- 7 + ~
A=

n2)2
'
K2 K2 K 2 + K~ + K K ~ - 2 K K , '
C=

= a2 rc4 (rrt 2

~:~ TiT\~+~],
B=

K - K1 2 K K 1 - K 2 - K~ - K K~' K1 - K - K 2 2 -KK~" 2KK 1 -K2-K

D1=

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Taking the inverse Laplace transform of the relation (12) [4] we get
i

Am, Q) = 4a2boP m ~_t;v[" [A c o s , j K t + ~B - - sinx/K t ,/K + C e -(g2/2)t cosK 3 t + E e -(~2/2)t sinK3 t] sin n~yo b

(13)

A
where
Ka - v / 4 K * -K2, E _2Da
-- CK 2

2 Hence, using the relation (13) in the series (4) we get

oo oo

2Ka

w(x, y, t)
m=l n=l

A cosx/K t + :~

C e -(KE/2)t cosK

3 t -}- E e - ( K 2 / 2 ) t

sinK3t]

(14)

x sin - b

n = y o . rn~zx

sm - a

sin-

n~y

Proceeding in the same manner and considering the differential equation (2) for the deflection w(x, y, t) of an elastic plate on visco-elastic foundation of the Pasternak type and the load-relation given by (3) we obtain the deflection as
co co

w ( x , y, t) = 4 - P-~ z v ~ 1 ; az b
= =

1
tl--,u~ 2

ia~_ mz
+

~ n 2)

(15)
n~zy
sin - -

D 2 -] 9 n ~ YO 9 m 7r X BI e -Ft + C1 cos Q t + ~- sin Q t.j sm - sm - -

where
Qm Tcv a
m n2~ 2

P1 = D ~z 4
+ ,

+ b2J
F = F~2'
F

+ C

'
1 F 2 _1_ Q 2 ,

F 2 = q - #~z 2
1

B1 -

C1 =

if2 + Q2,

D2 ~- F z

+ 02"

Acknowledgement

The author wishes to express his thanks to Dr. S. K. SARKAR, Ph.D., Jadavpur University, for his kind help and guidance in this work.

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