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K. S. Parihar & Sunita S. Patil

SSBT's College of Engineering & Technology, Bambhori, Jalgaon, India

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Journal of Thermal Stresses, 33: 907924, 2010

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THERMOELASTIC PROBLEMS OF THIN CIRCULAR

AND RECTANGULAR PLATES
K. S. Parihar and Sunita S. Patil

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SSBTs College of Engineering & Technology, Bambhori, Jalgaon, India

In this paper an attempt is made to determine the temperature, displacement and
stress functions of a thin circular plate by applying nite Hankel transform and
Laplace transform techniques. This plate that is assumed to be in the plane state of
stress is subjected to axisymmetric boundary conditions. As a further simplication,
special cases of the third kind of boundary condition are used on the two plane
surfaces, while zero temperature is maintained on the outer curved surface of the thin
circular plate. A particular case of the boundary conditions is discussed in detail, and
numerical results are presented graphically. A mathematically similar problem is that
of determining temperature distribution, displacement and stress functions on an edge of
a thin rectangular plate with the stated boundary conditions. The results are obtained
by applying nite MarchiFasulo transform and Laplace transform techniques.
Keywords:

Heat conduction; Laplace transform; Plane state of stress

INTRODUCTION
Roy Choudhury [1] determined quasi-static thermal stresses in a thin circular
plate subjected to transient temperature applied along the circumference of a circle
over the upper face with lower face at zero temperature and the xed circular edge
thermally insulated. Such types of problems (see also [24]) are of great importance
for engineering applications. For instance, they make it possible to determine the
state of stress in circular plates constituting foundations of containers for hot gases
or liquid, in foundations for furnaces etc., in other words in all cases in which either
temperature or heat ux is given on the planes bounding the plate.
Ishihara et al. [5] studied the heat conduction problem to determine the
temperature distribution and discuss the thermoelastic deformation in thin circular
plates subjected to partially distributed and axisymmetric heat supply on the
outer curved surface. Navlekar and Khobragade [6] studied the direct steady-state
and transient thermoelastic problem to determine the temperature, displacement
and stress functions of a thin circular plate of thickness h occupying the space
D
0 r a, 0 z h with the known boundary conditions. The nite Hankel
and Laplace transform techniques are used to nd the solution of the problem.
Received 30 June 2009; accepted 20 April 2010.
The authors are grateful to the anonymous referee for several helpful suggestions.
Address correspondence to K. S. Parihar, SSBTs College of Engineering & Technology,
Bambhori, Jalgaon 425001, India. E-mail: dr.kailash_parihar@rediffmail.com
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A numerical estimate for the temperature distribution is obtained and depicted

graphically.
The present paper is concerned with the determination of temperature,
displacement and stress functions of a thin circular plate of thickness h occupying
the space D
0 r a, 0 z h. Special cases of the third kind of boundary
condition




= fr t
(1)
Tr z t + Tr z t
z
z=h




Tr z t + Tr z t
= gr t
(2)
z
z=0
are used where Tr z t is the temperature of the plate and f g are known functions
of rand t. Mathematically, a third kind of boundary condition is the one in which
a linear combination of the temperature and its normal derivative is prescribed
at the boundary surface. The physical signicance of the third kind of boundary
condition is that the boundary surface under consideration dissipates heat by
convection according to Newtons law of cooling (i.e., heat transfer is proportional
to temperature difference) to a surrounding temperature, which varies both with
time and position along the boundary surface. Boundary conditions of the type (1)
(2) have been considered in [68]. Also, Tr z t satised the initial condition
Tr z 0 = 0

(3)

while zero temperature is maintained on outer curved surface of the thin circular
plate; that is,
Ta z t = 0

(4)

The boundary conditions (1), (2), (4) and the initial condition (3) suggest that the
circular plate is subject to axisymmetric heating.
The differential equation governing the displacement function Ur z t as in
Nowacki ([4], Chap.1) is
1 U
2 U
= 1 + at T
+
r 2
r r

(5)

where  and at are Poissons ratio and the linear coefcient of thermal expansion of
the material of the plate, respectively, and
Ua z t = 0

(6)

The stress functions rr and  are given by

rr = 2

1 U
2 U

 = 2 2
r r
r

(7)

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909

where is the Lame constant, while each of the stress functions rz  zz  z are zero
within the plate in the plane state of stress. Also, it follows from (5) and (7) that

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 = 2 1 +  at T rr

(8)

which obviates the need to calculate  separately.

Singru and Khobragade [9] studied the direct steady-state thermo-elastic
problem to determine the temperature, displacement and stress functions of a
thin rectangular plate occupying the space D
0 x a, b y b with the
stated boundary conditions. More recently, Ghadle and Khobragade [10] considered
the problem of determining temperature gradient, temperature distribution,
displacement and stress functions on the edge x = a of a thin rectangular plate
occupying the space D with the stated boundary conditions, by applying nite
MarchiFasulo transform and Laplace transform techniques. The numerical results
for unknown temperature gradient are calculated and depicted graphically. The
problem addressed in [10] is reconsidered in the present paper in order to highlight
some new features.
The reason for combining the study of the circular and the rectangular plates
in a single paper is purely mathematical. More precisely, the expressions for which
the inverse Laplace transforms are to be found are similar in the two problems. We
use the theory of residues for calculating the inverse Laplace transforms [11].
THE CIRCULAR PLATE PROBLEM
Consider the thin circular plate of thickness h occupying the space D
0
r a, 0 z h. The temperature Tr z t satises the differential equation
2 T
1 T
1 T
2 T
+
=
+
r 2
r r
z2
k t

(9)

where k is the thermal diffusivity of the material of the plate. Equations (1)(7) and
(9) constitute the formulation of the problem under consideration.
Let 
T denote the nite Hankel transform of T with respect to the variable r
and let T denote the Laplace transform of T with respect to the variable t, then we
have
 
 a

T n  z s =
est dt
rTr z t J0 n rdr
(10)
0

Using the two transforms and equations (9), (1)(4) we get

d2

T q 2 T = 0
dz2
s
q 2 = n2 +
k



d



T n  z s + T n  z s
= f n  s
dz
z=h

(11)
(12)
(13)

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d

T n  z s + 
= g n  s
T n  z s
dz
z=0

(14)

where n are the positive roots of the transcendental equation

J0 n a = 0

(15)

We use the principle of superposition and split the problem into the following two
problems:

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Problem 1. To nd the function Tr z t = Tf r z t satisfying the

equations (9), (1)(4) with gr t 0.
Problem 2. To nd the function Tr z t = Tg r z t satisfying the
equations (9), (1)(4) with fr t 0.
Once the solutions of the Problem 1 and Problem 2 are found, the solution
Tr z t satisfying the equations (9), (1)(4) is given by
Tr z t = Tf r z t + Tg r z t

(16)

THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEM 1

The solution of equations (11)(14) with gr t 0 is given by

Tf n  z s = f n  s

sinhqz q coshqz
1 q 2  sinhqh

(17)

where q is given by (12). We now nd the inverse Laplace transform of G given by

G n  z s =

sinhqz q coshqz
1 q 2  sinhqh

(18)

which has simple poles at

qh = mi m = 1 2          and q 2 = 1

(19)

that is when

s = k


n2

m
h

2 
2
= mn
(suppose)

(20)

and when
s = kn2 1 = n2 (suppose)

(21)

The residues of est G at these poles are given by

Re s est G n  z s =

2
s= mn

2k
2
1m+1 Bm ze mn t
h

(22)

THERMOELASTIC OF THIN PLATES


Bm z =

h
m

mz

sin


1+

cos
h
2

Re s est G n  z s =

s=n2

911

mz

h

(23)

m

kez n2 t
e
sinhh

(24)

Thus, if L1 denotes the inverse Laplace transform operator we have



 n  z s = sum of residues of est G at the poles
L1 G

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2
s = mn
 m = 1 2          and s = n2

(25)

Taking the inverse nite Hankel transform and the inverse Laplace transform
in (17) and using the convolution theorem of Laplace transform together with
equations (18)(25) we can write
Tf r z t = T1 r z t + T2 r z t
T1 r z t =



J0 n r 
4k 
1m+1 Bm zAmn t
a2 h n=1 J12 n a m=1

(26)
(27)

where Bm z is given by (23) and we have

Amn t =

f n  t =
T2 r z t =

2

f n  t e mn tt  dt

(28)

a
0

rfr tJ0 n rdr


J0 n r  t
2kez 
2

f n  t en tt  dt
a2 sinhh n=1 J12 n a 0

(29)

(30)

where mn and n are given by (20)(21).

The function Amn t in (28) may be written also in the form



 t 2
1
2 t
mn
mn tt  



e
fn  t dt
Amn t = 2 f n  t f n  0e
mn
t
0

(31)

which is obtained from (28) by carrying out an integration by parts. The form (31)
is more suitable when we want to differentiate the series in (27) term by term.
The solution of Problem 1 was attempted earlier in [6]. Due to erroneous
inverse Laplace transform, the solution in [6] differs from
 the hone2  given by (26)
(30)
on
two
counts.
In
[6],
T
r
z
t

0
and
the
factor
1 +  m  is replaced by
2
 h 2

 m  1 n2  in T1 r z t given by (27)(29) together with (23). To ensure that the
solution given above by (26)(30) is the correct solution, we carry out the following
verications.

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Using (27), (23) and (31) while carrying out term-by-term differentiation of the
series in (27) we can show that


4 
 2 T1
1 T1
 2 T1
f n  tJ0 n r 
1 T1
=

1m+1 Bm z
+
+
k t
r 2
r r
z2
a2 h n=1
J12 n a
m=1

a2

2ez
sinhh



f n  t J0 n r
J12 n a
n=1

(32)

where we have obtained the last step by using the Fourier series expansion

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sinhz =



m1m+1 sin mz

2

h
sinhh
2 +  m 2
h2

m=1
h

(33)

with  = 1. Also from (30) we have



2 T2
f n  tJ0 n r
1 T2
1 T2
 2 T2
2ez
+

+
=

2
2
2
r
r r
z
k t
a sinhh n=1
J12 n a

(34)

Thus using (26), (32) and (34) we nd that T = Tf satises the differential
equation (9).
Also, using (27) and (31) we nd
T1 r z t +


J0 n rf n  t sinhn z

2 
T1 r z t = 2
z
a n=1
J12 n a sinhn h



m1m+1 sin mz

J0 n r 
4k 

h
2
a2 h2 n=1 J1 n a m=1 k 2 + m
2
n


 t
2 t
2 tt   
mn
mn



f n  0e
f n  t dt
+
e
t
0

(35)

where we have made use of (33) with  = n . From (35) we now have


J0 n rf n  t

2 
= fr t
= 2
T1 r z t + T1 r z t
z
a n=1
J12 n a
z=h




T1 r z t
=0
T1 r z t +
z
z=0

Also, from (30) we nd that





T2 r z t 0
T2 r z t +
z

(36)
(37)

(38)

It follows from (26) and (36)(38) that T = Tf satises the conditions (1)(2) with
gr t 0. Finally, it is a simple matter to verify that the solution T = Tf satises
the conditions (3) and (4). Thus, it is veried that the solution T = Tf of Problem 1

THERMOELASTIC OF THIN PLATES

913

given by (26)(30) satises the differential equation (9), the initial condition (3) and
the boundary conditions (1)(2), and (4) with gr t 0.
DETERMINATION OF DISPLACEMENT AND STRESS FUNCTIONS
The solutions of Problem 1 given by (26)(30) is of the form
Tr z t = Tf r z t =




En z t J0 n r

(39)

n=1

Using (5), (6) and (39) we have

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Ur z t = 1 + at



En z tJ0 n r
n2
n=1

(40)

Now, using (7) and (40) we nd




En z tn r1 J1 n r

(41)



En z t J0 n r n r1 J1 n r

(42)

rr r z t = 2 1 + at

n=1

 r z t = 2 1 + at



n=1

The expression for  given by equation (42) may be obtained also by using (39),
(41) and (8).
A SPECIAL CASE OF PROBLEM 1
The function fr t in Problem 1, introduced through the boundary condition
(1), can be arbitrarily prescribed. As in [6] we take
fr t = 1 et r 2 raH
H = h3 + 5h2 + 4h

(43)

For this choice of fr t we can get the corresponding results for the steady-state
case discussed separately in [6]. Substituting fr t from (43) into (27)(30) we get




J0 n r  a
4kH 
4
J

xdx

J

a
ah n=1 n2 J12 n a 0 0 n
n 1 n



1m+1 Bm z 
2 t
t
mn
2
1

+
e

1/
mn
2 1
 mn
m=1




J0 n r  a
2kHez 
4
T2 r z t =
J  xdx J1 n a
a sinhh n=1 n2 J12 n a 0 0 n
n


2
n2 11 1 et + en t 1/n2
T1 r z t =

(44)

(45)

2
where Bm z mn
and n2 are given by (23), (20) and (21). Thus the temperature
T = Tf is given by (26), (44) and (45).

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Figure 1 Variation of 
T = Tf r z t/ given by Eqs. (26), (44)(45) and (50) with z for t = 1 and
r = 05, 1.0, 1.5. The values of constants are a = 2, h = 1, k = 086.

In the steady-state case we encounter the series

z



sinhn z n coshn z
e
1m+1 Bm z
h
+
=
2
mn
2k1 n2  sinhh
sinhn h
m=1

(46)

where we have used partial fractions and the Fourier series expansion (33) for
 = 1 and  = n . For the special case (43), let Tf 0 r z denote the limiting value of
Tf r z t as t  then using (26) and (44)(46) we get




J0 n r sinhn z n coshn z  a
2H 
4
Tf 0 r z =
J0 n xdx J1 n a
a n=1 n2 1 n2 J12 n a sinhn h
n
0
(47)
The expression for the steady-state temperature Tf 0 r z has been given in [6] as

F n J0 n r sinhn z n coshn z
2 
2
a n=1
1 n2 J12 n a sinhn h
 a
F n  =
rFrJ0 n rdr
Fr = r 2 raH

Tf 0 r z =

(48)
(49)

It is easily veried that Tf 0 r z given by (48)(49) reduces to that given by (47) on
simplication.
Returning to the transient case set
 = 4 kah2 H1

(50)

Numerical results are obtained for the temperature Tf r z t/ given by (26), (44),
(45) and (50). The variation of Tf r z t/ with z is shown in Figure 1 for
t = 1 a = 2 and r = 05 10 and 15.

THERMOELASTIC OF THIN PLATES

915

While carrying out the numerical work, it is observed that the contribution
of T2 dominates over that of T1 . It is evident from (39) and (41) that the
expressions for 2 1 + at 1 rr and 2 1 + at 1  may be obtained from the
temperature expression Tf given by (26), (44), and
 (45) simply by replacing J0 n r
by n r1 J1 n r and n r1 J1 n r J0 n r , respectively. The variations of
2 1 + at 1 rr and 2 1 +  at 1  with z are shown in Figures 2 and 3,
respectively.

THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEM 2

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The solution of equations (11)(14) with fr t 0 is given by

Tg n  z s = g n  s

sinh qz h q cosh qz h

1 q 2  sinhqh

(51)

Comparing (51) with (17) we nd that the expression for Tg can be obtained from
that of Tf by replacing z by z h and f n  s by g n  s. Therefore, we can
write the solution of Problem 2 at once using (26)(30). Thus we have
Tg r z t = T3 r z t + T4 r z t






J0 n r
4k
1m+1 Bm z hDmn t
a2 h n=1 J12 n a m=1
 t
2

Dmn t = g n  t e mn tt  dt

T3 r z t =

g n  t =

(52)
(53)
(54)

a
0

rgr tJ0 n rdr

(55)

Figure 2 Variation of  rr = 2 1 + at 1 rr r z t with z for t = 1. The expression for  rr is
obtained form 
T in Figure 1 simply by replacing Jo n r by n r1 J1 n r. The values of r and various
constants are the same as in Figure 1.

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Figure 3 Variation of   = 2 1 + at 1  r z t with z for t = 1. It follows from Eq. (8) that
T  rr  and so no new calculations are required for   . The values of r and various constants
  = 
are the same as in Figures 12.

T4 r z t =

2k
a2


ezh 
J0 n r  t
2

g n  t en tt  dt 
sinhh n=1 J12 n a 0

(56)

where Bm z mn and n are given by (23), (20) and (21) in which n are the
positive roots of the transcendental equation (15). The solution of Problem 2 was
attempted earlier in [7]. Due to erroneous inverse Laplace transform the solution in
[7] differs from
the one
In [7], T4 r z t 0 and


 given by (52)(56)
 h 2on two2 counts.
h 2
 is replaced by  m
 1 n  in T3 r z t given by (53)(55)
the factor 1 +  m
together with (23). Since we have deduced the solution of Problem 2 from that of
Problem 1, the solution of Problem 2 given by (52)(56) is the correct solution and
no verication is called for.
Also, the analysis of relationships among the temperature, displacement and
stress functions carried out previously for Problem 1 can be extended verbatim
to Problem 2. Thus the expressions for 2 1 + at 1 rr and 2 1 + at 1 
may be obtained from the temperature expression
Tg given by (52)(56)
simply by


replacing J0 n r by n r1 J1 n r and n r1 J1 n r J0 n r , respectively.

A SPECIAL CASE OF THE CIRCULAR PLATE PROBLEM

As in [7] we take
fr t = 1 et a2 r 2 eh
gr t = 1 et a2 r 2 

(57)

With this choice we can get results for a steady-state case studied separately in [7].
From (16), (26) and (52) we have
Tr z t = T1 r z t + T2 r z t + T3 r z t + T4 r z t

(58)

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917

where Ti i = 1 2 3 4 are given by (27)(30), (53)(56) and (57). The special case
(57) satises the condition fr t eh gr t. Then, it follows from (30) and (56) that
T2 r z t + T4 r z t 0

(59)

Using (58)(59), (27)(29), (53)(55) and (57) we nd





1 + 1m+1 eh Bm z
16k 
J0 n r 
Tr z t =
2 1
ah n=1 n3 J1 n a m=1
 mn


2
2
1 et + e mn t 1/ mn

(60)

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where Bm z is given by (23).

In the limiting case as t  we need the series




1m+1 Bm z h
Bm z
=

2
2

mn
mn
m=1
m=1

zh
h
e
=
2k1 n2  sinhh

sinh n z h n cosh n z h
sinhn h


(61)

We have deduced the above result from the series (46). If we denote by T0 r z the
limiting value of Tr z t as t  and make use of the relations (60)(61) and (46)
we get
T0 r z =

 
1
8
3 1 n2 J1 n a sinhn h J0 n r
a n=1 n


eh sinhn z n coshn z sinhn z h n coshn z h

(62)
The expression for the steady-state temperature T0 r z has been given in [7] as




F0 n  sinhn z
coshn z J0 n r
2 
T0 r z = 2
n
a n=1 1 n2  sinhn h
sinhn h J12 n a




G0 n  sinh n z h
cosh n z h J0 n r
2 
(63)
2
n
a n=1 1 n2 
sinhn h
sinhn h
J12 n a
 a
 a
F0 n  =
rF0 rJ0 n rdr
G0 n  =
rG0 rJ0 n rdr
(64)
0

F0 r = a2 r 2 eh

G0 r = a2 r 2 

(65)

It is easily veried that T0 r z given by (63)(65) reduces to that given by (62) on
simplication.

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Figure 4 Variation of T = Tr z t/ given by Eqs. (60) and (66) with z for t = 1 and r = 05, 1.0,
1.5. The values of constants are a = 2, h = 1 and k = 086

Returning to the transient case the variation of Tr z t/ with z is shown
in Figure 4 for t = 1 a = 2 and r = 05 10 and 15, where
 = 16k/ah2 

(66)

and T is given by (60). The variation of 2 1 + at 1 rr with r is shown

in Figure 5 for t = 1 h = 1 and z = 00 05 and 10. As pointed out earlier,
the expression for 2 1 + at 1 rr may be obtained from that of T simply by
replacing J0 n r by n r1 J1 n r.
While calculating the value of rr for r = 0 the limit formula
 1

lim x1 J1 x =
x0
2

(67)

is employed.

Figure 5 Variation of rr

= 2 1 + at 1 rr r z t with r for t = 1. The expression for rr
is

obtained from T in Figure 4 simply by replacing Jo n r by n r1 J1 n r. While calculating rr
for
r = 0 the limit formula (67) is used for z = 00 05, 1.0. The values of constants are the same as in
Figure 4.

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919

THE RECTANGULAR PLATE PROBLEM

Consider a thin rectangular plate occupying the space D
0 x a b
y b where x y are Cartesian coordinates. The displacement components ux and
uy in the x and y directions are represented in the integral form as



1  2 U
2 U
+
T
dx


E y2
x2



1  2 U
2 U
uy =
+
T
dy


E x2
y2

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ux =

(68)
(69)

where  and  are the Poisson ratio and the linear coefcient of thermal expansion of
the material of the plate, respectively, and Ux y is the Airy stress function, which
satises the relation
 2
2

 2

2

2
T
(70)
+
U
=
E
+
x2
y2
x2
y2
where E is Youngs modulus of elasticity and T is the temperature of the plate (see
[9, 10]). The temperature T satises the differential equation
2 T
2 T
1 T
+
=
x2
y2
k t

(71)

Tx y 0 = 0

(72)

the initial condition

and the boundary conditions



Tx y t + Tx y t
= hy t
x
x=0




Tx y t + k1 Tx y t
=0
y
y=b




Tx y t + k2 Tx y t
=0
y
y=b
and the interior condition




Tx y t + Tx y t
= fy t
x
x=

(73)
(74)
(75)

(76)

where 0 <  < a k is the thermal diffusivity of the material of the plate and k1  k2
are the radiation constants on the two edges y = b b of the rectangular plate. The
stress components in terms of U are given by
xx =

2 U
2 U
2 U


yy =

xy =
2
2
y
x
xy

(77)

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Equations (68)(77) constitute the mathematical formulation of the problem under

consideration.
THE USE OF INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS
We make use of the Laplace transform and the MarchiFasulo integral
transform as discussed in [9, 10]. Let
Pn y = Qn cos an y Wn sin an y

(78)

Qn = k1 + k2 an cos an b

Wn = 2 cos an b + k2 k1 an sin an b

(79)

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The function Pn y satises the differential equation

Pn y + a2n Pn y = 0 b < y < b

(80)

and the boundary conditions

Pn y + k1 Pn y y=b = 0
Pn y + k2 Pn y y=b = 0

(81)

provided an are the roots of the equation

1 + k1 k2 a2n  sin2an b + k1 k2 an cos2an b = 0

(82)

then it is easily veried that Pn y, n = 1 2    are orthogonal on b b and we

can dene the MarchiFasulo transform of fy as
f an  =

(83)

fyPn ydy

with the inversion formula

fy =



f an 
P y
An n
n=1

(84)

where
An =

Pn y 2 dy = bQ2n + Wn2  + Q2n Wn2 

sin2an b
2an

(85)

Now consider


b
 b
2 T
T

P
ydy
=
y

TP
y
+
TPn ydy
P
n
y2 n
y n
b
b



T
= Pn b k1
+T
y
y=b



 b
T

+ Pn b k2
a2n
TPn ydy
+T
y
b
y=b

(86)

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where we have made use of the integration by parts and the relations (80)(81).
Making use of the conditions (74)(75), equation (86) reduces to


b
b

 b
2 T
2
P
ydy
=
a
TPn ydy
n
y2 n
b

(87)

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Taking MarchiFasulo transform with respect to the variable y and the

Laplace transform with respect to the variable t in equations (71), (73), (76) and
using (72), (87) we get
d2
s
T q 2 T = 0
q 2 = a2n +
dx2
k



d

T x an  s +
T x an  s
= h an  s
dx
x=0



d
T x an  s +
T x an  s
= f an  s
dx
x=

(88)
(89)
(90)

The solution of the differential equation (88) satisfying the conditions (89)(90) may
be written
T x an  s = f an  s

sinh qx q cosh qx
1 q 2  sinh q

h an  s

sinh qx  q cosh qx 

1 q 2  sinh q

(91)

This form of solution is similar to the one given by (17) and (51). Therefore the
solution of the problem stated by (71)(76) may at once be written as
Tx y t = T5 x y t + T6 x y t + T7 x y t + T8 x y t
 t


Pn y 
2k 
2

T5 x y t =
1m+1 Dm x f an  t emn tt  dt
 n=1 An m=1
0


x 
t
Pn y
ke
2

T6 x y t =
f an  t en tt  dt
sinh  n=1 An 0
 t


2k 
Pn y 
n  t e2mn tt  dt
T7 x y t =
Dm x ha
 n=1 An m=1
0


kex  Pn y t
2

T8 x y t =
han  t en tt  dt
sinh  n=1 An 0

(92)
(93)
(94)
(95)
(96)

where An is given by (85), (79) and we have

Dm x =


m

cos mx
sin mx





 2
1 +  m


(97)

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2mn

=k

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f an  t =


a2n

b
b

m


2 

2n = ka2n 1

n  t =
fy tPn ydy
ha

(98)

b
b

hy tPn ydy

(99)

The constants an are the positive zeros of the transcendental equation (82).
The solution of the rectangular plate problem was attempted earlier in [10].
Due to erroneous inverse Laplace transform, the solution in [10] differs from the
one given by (92)(99) on four counts.
In [10], T6 x y t 0, T8 x y t 0 and Dm x in T5 x y t and T7 x y t is
replaced by Lm x given by





m
mx
mx
Lm x =
sin

m
cos
(100)
1 m2 


Substituting Tx y t from (92)(96) into (70) we can nd the Airy stress function
Ux y t. Indeed, we have
Ux y t = kE U5 x y t + U6 x y t + U7 x y t + U8 x y t 

(101)

where U5 x y t and U7 x y t may be obtained, respectively,

1 from

 T5 x y t and
T7 x y t simply by replacing exp 2mn t t  by 2mn exp 2mn t t  in
(93) and (95). Similarly U6 x y t and U8 x y t may be obtained,
respectively,


from T6 x y t and T8 x y t simply by replacing exp 2n t t  by
 2 1


n exp 2n t t  in (94) and (96). Once Ux y t is determined, we can nd
the displacement components using (68)(69) and the stress components using (77).
A SPECIAL CASE OF THE RECTANGULAR PLATE PROBLEM
As in [10] we take
fy t = 1 et y b2 y + b2 e
hy t = 1 et y b2 y + b2

(102)

With this choice we can get the results for the steady-state case studied separately
in [9]. The expressions in (102) satisfy the condition fy t e hy t. When this
condition is used in (94) and (96) together with (99) we get
T6 x y t + T8 x y t 0
Then using (92)(93), (95) and (102) we nd




1 + 1m+1 e
2k 
Mn Pn y 
Tx y t =
Dm x
 n=1
An
2mn 1
n=1


2
1 et + emn t 1/2mn
Mn =

(103)

(104)



16k1 + k2  cosan b 
3 an b2 sinan b 3an b cosan b (105)
4
an

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923

where An  n and mn are given by (85), (79) and (98). The function Pn y is given
by (78) where an are the positive zeros of the transcendental equation (82).
In the limiting case as t  we encounter the series

x



1m+1 Dm x
e
sinh an x an cosh an x

+
=
2mn
2k1 a2n  sinh 
sinh an 
m=1

(106)

where Dm x is given by (97). Like the series in (46), the above series has been
evaluated using partial fractions and the Fourier series expansion (33). Also,
replacing x by x  we can get a result similar to that of (61). Using these series
and taking the limit as t  in (104) we get

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T0 x y  =

 


1
1 a2n An sinh an  Mn Pn y

n=1



e sinh an x an cosh an x sinh an x  an cosh an x  
(107)

where T0 x y
 denotes the limiting value of Tx y t as t . The steady-state
case has been studied in [9] with  = a. It is shown in [9] that
T0 x y
a =




F0 an Pn y sinh an x an cosh an x

1 a2n An sinh an a

sinh an a
n=1

F0 an  =




G0 an Pn y sinh an x a an cosh an x a

(108)
1 a2n An
sinh an a
sinh an a
n=1

b
b

F0 yPn ydy
G0 an  =

G0 yPn ydy

F0 y = y b2 y + b2 ea

G0 y = y b2 y + b2

(109)
(110)

where Pn y is given by (78). It is easily veried that

F0 an  = ea Mn
G0 an  = Mn

(111)

Thus T0 x y
a given by (108) and (111) is the same as the one given by (107) with
 = a.
Returning to the transient case, we set
k1 = 1 k2 = 0 b = 1 an =

1
x
2 n

(112)

Then (82) reduces to

2 + xn cot xn = 0

(113)

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Figure 6 Variation of 
T = Ta y t/ with y for t = 1 10. The expressions for Ta y t and  are
given by Eqs. (104)(105) and (114). The values of constants are k1 = 1 k2 = 0 b = 1 a = 2  = 15
and k = 086.

Taking a = 2  = 15 k = 086 and

gy t = Ta y t
 = 8k1 + k2 k/

(114)

the variation of gy t/ with y is shown in Figure 6 for t = 1 10

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