An alternative derivation of Marguerre’s solution for displacements in plane isotropic elasticity is provided. It is shown that the present approach, which is based on Green’s theorem and parallel to the Airy stress function approach, is straightforward. Also, the current derivation establishes the completeness of the Marguerre solution. [S0021-8936(00)00302-0]

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