Shakedown analysis of fusion reactor first wall

Shakedown analyses of a typical fusion reactor first wall including coolant channels subjected to cyclic thermal/steady primary and cyclic primary/steady thermal stresses are carried out. The stresses are assumed to be predominantly of the bending type. The first cycle of loading/unloading is analyzed using elastic-plastic beam bending theory. The general problem of shakedown is solved using the shakedown theorem of perfect plasticity