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The approach of Kachanov and Rabotnov to the assessment of damage has been related to the creep of components at elevated temperature. The relation between the damage function and void formation is discussed, together with recent developments in which remaining life can be estimated using available materials constants and strain rate measurements.
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May, I.L., Furtado, H. Creep damage assessment and remaining life evaluation. International Journal of Fracture 97, 125–135 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018396017834
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