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Treated are line loads travelling with constant speed on the surface of an inhomogeneous elastic half space, the materials considered being such that uncoupled motions can arise. Assuming a quasi static state, solutions are presented for (i) a line force in the plane of the surface, acting in a direction perpendicular to that of its motion (called SH line load), and (ii) a normal line force moving in a direction perpendicular to its length.
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Scott, R.A. Line loads moving on the surface of an inhomogeneous elastic half space. Appl. sci. Res. 21, 356–365 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411619
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