Effects of thermal relaxations on thermoviscoelastic interactions in an unbounded body with a spherical cavity subjected to a periodic loading on the boundary

Abstract

Thermoviscoelastic interactions in an infinite homogeneous viscoelastic medium with a spherical cavity are studied. The cavity surface is subjected to a periodic loading and zero temperature change. The classical dynamical theory of thermoelasticity as well as the generalized theories of thermoelasticity are applied to consider the thermoelastic coupling. The analytical expressions for the closed-form solutions of displacement, temperature, and stresses are obtained; and the thermal relaxation effects on the interactions are studied to compare the three theories. The numerical values of the physical quantities are computed for a suitable material. The results are presented graphically to illustrate the problem. © 2000 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.