Mechanical and thermal sources in a micropolar generalized thermoelastic medium

The disturbance due to mechanical and thermal sources in a homogeneous, iso tropic, micropolar generalized thermoelastic half-space is investigated by the use of Laplace-Fourier transform technique. The analytical expressions of displacement components, normal force stress, tangential force stress an d temperature field so obtained have been inverted by using a numerical tec hnique. Numerical results are presented graphically for a magnesium crystal like material. (C) 2001 Academic Press.