Static Deformation of an Orthotropic Multilayered Elastic Half Space by Two-Dimensional Surface Loads

In the present study, the investigation of the effect of surface loads on the static deformation of multilayered orthotropic horizontal elastic slab has been done. The layers are assumed to be in welded contact. The plain strain problem of normal strip loading has been discussed. The objective of this paper is to study effect of surface loads on static deformation of an orthotropic multilayered horizontal slab by using matrices method. Process of layered matrices is used at any point of medium to obtain the displacements and stresses. Effect of uniform half space deformation and isotropic half space has been discussed numerically.