Thermal stresses in a transversely isotropic elastic solid weakened by an external circular crack (Q1083886)

This paper examines the problem of the steady state thermoelastic behaviour of an external circular crack located in a transversely isotropic elastic medium. The surfaces of the crack are subjected to a symmetric temperature distribution. The mathematical analysis of the problem is approached via a Hankel transform development of the governing equations. Numerical results presented in the paper illustrate the manner in which the thermoelastic stress intensity factors are governed by the elastic and thermal properties of the transversely isotropic elastic solid.