...) of a component/structure in which the magnitude of stress locally exceeds the elastic range at any load, although in reality the configuration will certainly permit plastic shakedown. In recent years, the “Non-Cyclic Method” (NCM) was proposed by the present authors to predict the entire ratchet boundary (both...

...) of a cracked component/structure in which the magnitude of stress locally exceeds the elastic range at any load, although in reality the configuration will certainly permit plastic shakedown. In recent years, the “Non-Cyclic Method” (NCM) was proposed by the present authors to predict the entire ratchet...