Abstract: The dynamic response problem of a rectangular thin elastic plate on a half-space viscoelastic Winkler foundation impacted by a low velocity rigid body is discussed, A non-linear Volterra integral equation on impact force F( t ) is deduced, and the dynamic transverse deflection W(x, y, t ) of the plate is put forward. To solve the integral equation, an effective numerical computation method is used. At the end, the results of a practical example are shown and discussed.

Key words: Dynamic response, Impact, Rectangular plate, Viscoelasticity