Shen, W.Y.Chow, Y.K.Yong, K.Y.CIVIL ENGINEERING2014-06-172014-06-171999Shen, W.Y.,Chow, Y.K.,Yong, K.Y. (1999). A variational approach for the analysis of rectangular rafts on an elastic half-space. Soils and Foundations 39 (6) : 25-32. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.00380806https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/65082A variational approach for the analysis of rectangular rafts on an elastic half-space under vertical loading is presented. The deflected shape of a raft is represented by a function with a set of undetermined constants. The response of the raft is determined by the use of the principle of minimum potential energy. The results based on the present method compare well with available published solutions.Elastic half-spacePotential energyRaftVariational approach (IGC: E2)ArticleNOT_IN_WOS