Transverse Motions of Rectangular Plates Resting on Elastic Foundation and Under Concentrated Masses Moving at Varying Velocities

AbstractThis study concerns the dynamic characteristics of a prestressed isotropic, rectangular plate continuously supported by an elastic foundation and carrying accelerating mass M. Closed form solutions of the governing fourth order partial differential equations with variable and singular coefficients are presented. For the two-dimensional plate problem, the solution techniques is based on the double Fourier Finite Sine integral transformation, the expansion of the Dirac Delta function in series form, a modification of Struble's asymptotic method and the use of Fresnel sine and Fresnel cos...