Bibliography: leaves 243-256. / xi, 258 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / In this thesis, time-independent thermoelastoplastic and time-dependent creep stress and damage analysis of thick-walled cylinders are investigated using incremental theory of plasticity in conjunction with improved material elastoplastic and creep constitutive models. The results are validated experimentally and numerically. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1996