Disturbances in an initially stressed fiber-reinforced orthotropic thermoelastic medium due to inclined load

The present concept is related to the two-dimensional deformation in an initially stressed fiber-reinforced orthotropic thermoelastic model in the context of Green-Naghdi type III (GN III) theory as a result of the application of an inclined load. Normal and shear loads are assumed to be linear. The full expressions for the displacement components, temperature field and stresses are obtained by using normal mode technique. Comparisons are made in an orthotropic, transversely isotropic and an isotropic medium to illustrate the effects of fiber reinforcement on these physical quantities. The effects of initial stress, Green-Naghdi theories (type III and type II), inclination angle of load and time on the field variables are also considered.