简介：Inthispaperbothexperimentalandanalyticalapproachestoprovidetheinputsforcreepmodelingofrefractoriesincludinganewlydevelopedhightemperaturecompressivecreepmachineandaninverseestimationprocedureofcreeplawparametersarebrieflyintroduced.Besides,amodifiedsheartestisappliedtodeterminethecohesionandfrictionangleofrefractoriesundershearstate.ARHsnorkelequippedwithmagnesia-chromitebricksischosenforacasestudyofthermomechanicalsimulationapplyingtheclassicalcreepmodelandDrucker-PragercreepmodelavailableinthefiniteelementcodeABAQUS,respectively.Afterwards,thermalstressesandjointopeningofmagnesia-chromitebricksduringaprocesscyclearecomparedtodistinguishtheimpactofthesetwocreepmodels.