Plane strain deformation of an orthotropic elastic medium using an eigenvalue approach

Abstract

The analytic expressions for the displacements and stresses at any point of an infinite orthotropic elastic medium as a result of an inclined line load have been obtained. This plane strain problem has been solved by using eigenvalue approach and the use of matrix notation avoids unwieldy mathematical expressions. The technique developed in the present paper is simple, straightforward and convenient for numerical computation. The variations of the displacements and stresses with the horizontal distance have been shown graphically.