Static fundamental solutions for a bi-material full-space

In this paper\ the complete static response of two joined dissimilar half!spaces due to an arbitrary interior point load is derived[ By means of a method of displacement potentials and integral transforms\ a dual format of the solution in the form of a Hankel integral representation and algebraic closed!form expressions is presented[ As illustrations\ its analytical degeneration to benchmark solutions for a homogeneous medium as well as its variation under general geometric and material conditions are shown[ The importance of the dual format of the bi!material solution in connection with the method of asymptotic decomposition to the development of a rigorous treatment of its dynamic counterpart is also demonstrated[ 0887 Elsevier Science Ltd[ All rights reserved[