A thermal-shock problem in magneto-thermoelasticity with thermal relaxation

The one-dimensional problem of distribution of thermal stresses and temperature is conside& in a generalized thermoelastic electrically conducting half-space permeated by a primary uniform magnetic field when the bounding plane is suddenly heated to a constant temperature. The Laplace transform technique is used to solve the problem. Inverse transforms are obtained in an approximate manner using asymptotic expansions valid for small values of time. Numerical computations for two particular cases are carried out. Copyright 0 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd