Application of the finite element method to evaluate the lower bound shakedown limit for structures subjected to combined mechanical and thermal loading

The article considers a numerical method for estimation of structures shakedown lower limit based on Melan' theorem. The method is demonstrated on a simple task: a thick-walled spherical vessel subjected to repeated internal pressure and inhomogeneous temperature field. The proposed method permits to give an appropriate estimation of the shakedown lower limit.

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