Abstract
A three-dimensional model of the generalized thermoelasticity without energy dissipation under temperature-dependent mechanical properties is established. The modulus of elasticity is taken as a linear function of the reference temperature. The resulting formulation in the context of Green and Naghdi model II is applied to a half-space subjected to a time-dependent heat source and traction free surface. The normal mode analysis and eigenvalue approach techniques are used to solve the resulting non-dimensional coupled equations. Numerical results for the field quantities are given in the physical domain and illustrated graphically. The results are also compared to results obtained in the case of temperature-independent modulus of elasticity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.