Stressed State of a Viscoelastic Layer on the Rigid Foundation Under the Action of Concentrated Cyclic Loads

Abstract

By using a generalized two-parameter model, we study main regularities of the deformation of an infinite viscoelastic layer on the rigid foundation under the action of concentrated cyclic loads. The process of transition to the steady-state conditions of deformation under periodic nonharmonic loading is simulated. The possibility of taking into account residual strains (displacements) in a layer made of the Kelvin–Voigt material and their role in the evaluation of the rate of transition into the steady-state mode are analyzed.