Static boundary element solution of double plates.

This paper presents static analysis of a double-plate system using the boundary element method. The system is composed of two parallel plates with an elastic layer in between. The plates are assumed to be represented by the Kirchhoff plate model and the elastic layer is treated as a Winkler elastic foundation. The mathematical steps required to establish a boundary element technique are adequately addressed: integral equations, fundamental solution; domain integral transformation into boundary integral, and formation of an algebraic system of the double-plate problem. Numerical examples of double plate problems with different mechanical properties, boundary conditions, and load types are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]