Deformation due to mechanical and thermal sources in generalised orthorhombic thermoelastic material

Abstract

A dynamical two-dimensional problem of thermoelasticity has been considered to investigate the disturbance due to mechanical (horizontal or vertical) and thermal source in a homogeneous, thermally conducting orthorhombic material. Laplace-Fourier transforms are applied to basic equations to form a vector matrix differential equation, which is then solved by eigenvalue approach. The displacements, stresses and temperature distribution so obtained in the physical domain are computed numerically and illustrated graphically. The numerical results of these quantities for zinc crystal-like material are illustrated to compare the results for different theories of generalised thermoelasticity for an insulated boundary and a temperature gradient boundary.