Creep in Structures

the long version

The proceedings of the fourth IUTAM Symposium "Creep in Structures", held in Cracow, September 1990 present 81 papers discussing rapid development of the theory, experimental research and structural applications of creep and viscoplasticity. They reflect the present state of creep mechanics with structural applications, at the same time summarizing the achievements of the last decade and showing the directions of future research. The three almost equal parts of the volume cover the following topics: 1) - constitutive equations - combined loadings 2) - damage, creep crack growth - creep rupture 3) - structures, analytical and numerical methods, optimal design.