Quasi-static transient thermal stresses in a thick annular disc

The present paper deals with the determination of transient thermal stresses in a thick annular disc. A thick annular disc is considered having zero initial temperature and subjected to arbitrary heat flux on the upper and lower surfaces where as the fixed circular edges are at zero temperature. The governing heat conduction equation have been solved by using integral transform technique. The results are obtained in series form in terms of Bessel’s functions. The results for displacement and stresses have been computed numerically and are illustrated graphically.