Thermo-Elastic Analysis of a Cracked Half-Plane Under a Thermal Shock Impact Using the Hyperbolic Heat Conduction Theory

Abstract

The transient thermal stresses around a crack in a thermo-elastic half-plane are obtained under a thermal shock using the hyperbolic heat conduction theory. Fourier, Laplace transforms and singular integral equations are applied to solve the temperature and thermal stress fields consecutively. The integral equations are solved numerically and the asymptotic fields around the crack tip are obtained. Numerical results show that the hyperbolic heat conduction have significant influence on the dynamic temperature and stress field. It is suggested that to design materials and structures against fracture under thermal loading, the hyperbolic model is more appropriate than the Fourier heat conduction model.