Journal of
Civil Engineering and Construction Technology

  • Abbreviation: J. Civ. Eng. Constr. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2634
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCECT
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 139

Full Length Research Paper

Magneto–thermo-viscoelastic material with a spherical cavity

M. A. Ezzat* and H. M. Atef
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 24 November 2010
  •  Published: 31 January 2011

Abstract

 

The present paper is concerned with a homogeneous isotropic perfect conducting viscoelastic body with a spherical cavity subjected to both ramp-type heating and external constant magnetic field. The model of the equations in the context of generalized thermoelasticity with one relaxation time is introduced. The closed form solution for distributions of displacement; temperature, strain, and stress are obtained by using the Laplace transform and the state-space approach. Numerical results applicable to a material - like copper are presented graphically.

 

Key words: Thermoelasticity, magneto-thermo-viscoelasticity, Lord-Shulman theory, state space approach.