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The thermal shock problem of a half-space is frequently used as a test example for checking computer programs which are suitable for solving thermoelastic problems. As there are no exact solutions for the problem formulated on the basis of complicated models, authors have compared their own results to previous numerical results in their publications so far. In the present paper six thermoelastic models are investigated. Curves of temperature, displacement and stress fields arising as a result of sudden and ramp-type surface heating are given in a very handy form for program testing. A thorough analysis of elastic and thermal waves is also included.
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Balla, M. Analytical study of the thermal shock problem of a half-space with various thermoelastic models. Acta Mechanica 89, 73–92 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01171248
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