Dynamic response of the half-space subjected to a moving point load and thermal stress

Abstract

Dynamic transient response of the half-space subjected to a moving point load and thermal stress is investigated analytically in this study. By employing the Helmholtz decomposition and introducing a moving coordinate system, the corresponding modified partial differential equations of motion for the transient waves in the half-space are firstly obtained. With one-side and two-side Laplace transformation over the new time and space variables, the second-order partial differential equations of motion in the modified system are then simplified as the ordinary differential equations, whose solutions are thereafter obtained when the boundary condition is satisfied. To get the dynamic response in time domain, the analytical solutions in Laplace domain are inverted using the Cagniard-de Hoop method. Some examples are evaluated and discussed in details for the purpose of examining the effect of the moving load and thermal stress on the transient response of the half-space.