On the wave propagation in generalised thermoelastic media

In this paper, the analysis is based on the decoupled field equations of linear thermoelasticity without energy dissipation. These equations have been solved with the use of integral transforms. The dynamic behavior of an elastic half space due to (i) a line load and (ii) a mechanical load, acting on the boundary is also discussed. While the displacement in both of the cases is found to be continuous, the temperature, strain and stress are observed to be discontinuous at elastic and thermal wave fronts. The characteristic features of the underlying theory are analyzed in the light of these solutions and their counterparts in earlier works. The results obtained theoretically have been computed numerically and are represented graphically.