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Firstly, a time-varying thermal damage evolution equation dependent on both temperature level and heating duration is developed, and a temperature-coupled stress creep damage equation is established synchronously to realize the synergistic evolution of dual time-varying damage, with damage only acting on the fractional viscosity coefficient to keep the elastic modulus unchanged. Then, combined with the improved fractional-order Kelvin element and optimized Nishihara model, the uniaxial creep damage model is derived via rigorous equation derivation and integration, and the corresponding triaxial model is further deduced for complex engineering stress conditions. Finally, model verification and comparison are conducted based on rock creep tests under 25 \u00b0C, 50 \u00b0C, 75 \u00b0C and 100 \u00b0C. The results indicate that the model can accurately characterize the full three-stage creep behavior of rock, with the predicted curves in excellent agreement with test data and all correlation coefficients exceeding 0.95. 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