Vibration of a pre-stressed plate on a transversely isotropic multilayered half-plane due to a moving load

This paper presents an analytical research on the dynamic interaction problem between a pre-stressed plate and a transversely isotropic multilayered half-plane subjected to a moving load. The pre-stressed plate is governed by the Kirchhoff plate theory, and the transversely isotropic multilayered half-plane is solved by the analytical layer-element method. Combining the frictionless contact and displacement compatibility conditions between the plate and the soil, the contact stress and the deflection of plate in the Fourier transform domain are derived. With the aid of the inverse Fourier transform, the actual solutions can be further achieved. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the influence of load speed, the rigidity of plate, the axial force applied on the plate and the stratified character of the soil.