Response of Thermal Source in Initially Stressed Generalized Thermoelastic Half-Space with Voids

The purpose of this research is to study the plane problem in initially stressed generalized thermoelastic half-space with voids due to thermal source. A particular type of thermal source has been taken as an application of the approach. Finite element technique has been used to solve the problem. The components of displacement, stress, temperature change and volume fraction field are computed numerically. Effect of relaxation times and initial stress are depicted graphically on the resulting quantities.