The final thesis investigates the phenomenon of cyclic creep in a selected aluminium alloy, where we were mainly interested in the shakedown or ratcheting. The thesis includes a review of the literature on creep and how to perform the tests, focusing on how to perform the tests given the constraints of the test system and how to solve the associated problems that may arise. The thesis also deals with the interpretation and comparison of the results captured by the testing system versus those captured by the video extensiometer.
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