In this paper, a new boundary/domain element method is developed to analyse plates
resting on elastic foundations. The developed formulation is then used in analysing building
raft foundations. For more practical representation, the considered raft plate is treated as
thick plate with free edge boundary conditions. The soil or the elastic foundation is
represented as continuous media (follows the Winkler assumption). The boundary element
method is employed to model the raft plate; whereas the soil is modelled using constant …