An analytical solution of steady-state dynamic response of a multilayered viscoelastic medium to a moving distributed load is obtained using a novel approach that combines transfer matrix method with Sun’s convolution representation integrated over impulse response function of the layered medium. The layered media under consideration include elastic and viscoelastic media with four different viscoelastic constitutive models, while the moving load is allowed to have a circular spatial distribution, which is more realistic for mimicking tire footprint than a commonly used point load. Efficient numerical algorithms based on fast evaluation of various integral transformations and their inversions are developed and validated through numerical example.

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