This article is concerned with a review of the literature on shakedown problems of complex
structures according to various hardening rules. Although many hardening rules have been …

The current study has attempted to comprehensively review ratcheting response of materials
involving various influential parameters such as loading spectra, thermal cycles, stress …

Double wall transpiration cooling (DWTC) is a new technology that allows the gas turbine
inlet temperatures to be increased beyond current levels to promote higher engine …

Double wall transpiration cooling (DWTC) systems allow the operating temperature of gas
turbines to be increased beyond current levels, promising further enhancements in engine …

Advanced thermal protection technology is key for allowing hotter gas turbine cycle
temperatures towards minimising fuel consumption and emissions. While effusion holes are …

Based upon the kinematic theorem of Koiter (1960,“General Theorems for Elastic Plastic
Solids,” in Progress in Solid Mechanics 1, JN Sneddon and R. Hill, eds., North-Holland …

This paper describes a new linear matching method (LMM) technique for the direct
evaluation of the ratchet limit of a structure subjected to a general cyclic load condition …

The aviation industry has now connected a number of engine power-loss events to the
ingestion of atmospheric ice crystals. Ice crystals are believed to penetrate to and eventually …

New porous double layer (PDL) transpiration cooling technologies can allow gas turbine
entry temperatures to be increased beyond current limits towards higher engine efficiency …

We propose a numerical method for the computation of shakedown loads of engineering
structures subjected to varying thermo-mechanical loading. The method is based on Melan's …