https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11546-1
Regular Article
Influence of energy dissipation on plane harmonic waves through a piezo-thermo-elastic medium
1
Higher Institute of Engineering, Dep. of Eng. Math. and Physics, Shorouk Academy, El Shorouk, Egypt
2
Department of applied Mathematics, ERICA Hanyang University, 426-791, Ansan, South Korea
3
Department of Mathematics, COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Wah Campus, Pakistan
4
Department of Mathematics, COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
* e-mail: adnan_jahangir@yahoo.com
Received:
25
March
2017
Accepted:
10
May
2017
Published online:
11
July
2017
The concept of thermo-elasticity proposed by Green and Naghdi is employed to study the plane harmonic waves through a piezo-electric thermo-elastic medium. An analytical technique of normal modes is adopted to find the exact solution of the problem. The theoretical results obtained are represented graphically for the particular material. It is found that energy dissipation reduces the amplitude of waves propagating through the medium. The results fully agree with physical interpretation of the problem.
© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2017
