Steady state responses of poroelastic half-space soil medium to a moving rectangular load

The dynamic steady state responses of a poroelastic half-space soil medium subjected to a moving rectangular load are investigated analytically/numerically. The full dynamic poroelastic theory of Biot is employed, under the assumption of an incompressible solid grain and neglecting the apparent mass density. Using the Fourier transform, the governing equations of motion are then reduced to a system of four coupled ordinary differential equations which are solved semi-analytically. Soil vertical displacements, accelerations and pore water pressures induced by moving load are calculated. Computed result shows that load velocity and intrinsic permeability of the soil medium shows an apparent effect on its dynamic responses and pore water pressures. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.