Soil-structure interaction is one of the most interesting topics in Geotechnical Engineering. Several factors render the mechanical response of soils to be markedly nonlinear, irreversible and time-dependent. In order to obtain reliable information for such practical problems, it is ardently necessary to take the aid of modeling and idealizing some specific aspects of soil behavior. This book reveals the efficacy of Lumped Parameter Modeling technique for a reliable prediction of the flexural response of footings resting on unreinforced and reinforced elastic, elastoplastic and viscoelastic...