Study of shrinkage stresses for drying of brick as a conjugate problem

Drying induced shrinkage stresses of a two-dimensional rectangular brick of aspect ratio 2 is studied numerically. The drying of brick is analysed as a conjugate problem. The conservation equations for the solid are obtained using continuum approach and the Navier-Stokes equations have been served f or the flow held. An elastic model has been used to calculate the shrinkage stresses. The present unified moder predicts the stress concentration at t he leading edge where it is expected to be maximum due to large shrinkage. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.