A method for the analysis of plates on a two-parameter foundation

In this study\ an iterative method is developed in order to analyze the plates on a two!parameter elastic foundation\ based on the study by Vallabhan et al[ "0880#\ where the material properties of the soil are used in order to compute the coe.cients of subgrade reactions\ for the layered soil medium[ In the analysis\ the _nite element method is used\ both plate and surrounding soil area divided into _nite elements[ The plate _nite element is considered by including the e}ects of subgrade reactions[ By means of the method suggested herein\ it is possible to examine the interaction between the separate plates close to each other and to assume the plate of arbitrary shape[