A Higher Order Solution of the Elastic Problem for a Homogeneous, Linear-Elastic and Isotropic Half-Space Subjected to a Point-Load Perpendicular to the Surface

Abstract

A recent experimental programme with the aim of acquiring the strains induced by aircraft traffic in concrete pavements (Ferretti and Bignozzi (2012); Ferretti (2012a)) has provided the opportunity of reviewing the classical solution of Boussinesq's problem for a homogeneous linear-elastic and isotropic half-space subjected to a point-load. In this document, we have proposed a second order solu- tion to Boussinesq's problem, which allows us to account for the new experimental