Green's functions for semi-infinite transversely isotropic electro-magneto-thermo-elastic material

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hou, Peng-Fei^{a; *} | Yi, Tao^a | Leung, Andrew Y.T.^b

Affiliations: [a] Department of Engineering Mechanics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China | [b] Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: We use the compact harmonic general solutions of transversely isotropic electro-magneto-thermo-elastic material to construct the three-dimensional Green's function for a steady point heat source acted in the interior of a semi-infinite transversely isotropic electro-magneto-thermo-elastic material by five newly introduced harmonic functions. All components of coupled field are expressed in terms of elementary functions and are convenient to use. Numerical results are given graphically by contours.

Keywords: Green's function, point heat source, semi-infinite, transversely isotropic, electro-magneto-thermo-elastic

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2009-1003

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 83-100, 2009