3-D Flexible Embedded Machine Foundations by BEM and FEM

by Alexandros P. Gaitanaros, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA,
Dimitris L. Karabalis, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Recent Applications in Computational Mechanics

Abstract:

A study on the dynamic response of three-dimensional flexible massless foundations of arbitrary shape, embedded in a homogeneous, isotropic and linear elastic half-space and subjected to externally applied forces is presented. The numerical method employed is a combination of the frequency domain Boundary Element Method, which is used to simulate the elastic soil medium, and the Finite Element Method, on the basis of which the stiffness matrix of the flexible foundation is obtained. The foundation and soil media are combined by enforcing the compatibility and equilibrium conditions at their common interface.

Subject Headings: Boundary element method | Machine foundations | Finite element method | Elastic foundations | Elastic analysis | Soil analysis | Soil properties

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