Laser-induced thermoelastic response in an isotropic medium having variable material moduli

Thermal displacement and stress distribution are analysed in the domain of plane-strain geometry of an isotropic thermoelastic medium having variable material moduli. In this context of the analysis, laser induced heat sources are planted on the reference plane. To analyse the thermal responses due to the injected heat sources into the medium, hyperbolic type heat conduction model with three phase-lags incorporated. Analytical solutions are expressed in-terms of Laplace–Fourier integral transform domain and the physical behaviour of displacement and stresses are depicted through a discretised form of inverse-integral transformation technique. Finally, parameterized characteristic analysis are presented graphically and the salient features of thermal displacements are highlighted.