Abstract: A general three-dimensional micromechanical approach to modeling anisotropic damage of brittle materials such as concrete, rocks, or certain ceramics is presented. Damage is analyzed as a direct consequence of microcracks ...

Abstract: This paper considers a saturated porous medium in which the matrix is a cracked solid. Progressive crack closure is responsible for an overall nonlinear poroelastic behavior. The state equations of nonlinear poroelasticity ...