Abstract: It is shown that the original continuum damage mechanics model of Kachanov is better suited for creep life analysis of creep-brittle solids and structures than continuum damage mechanics models ...

Abstract: A simple method of analysis of stress transmission in polycrystals with frictionless grain boundaries is presented. This method applies to a large class of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ...

Abstract: A simple form of consistency relations between generalized forces and displacements for systems exhibiting power-law behavior is presented. The later discussion focuses on certain details regarding ...

Abstract: A method for analyzing problems involving defects in lattices is presented. Special attention is paid to problems in which the lattice containing the defect is infinite, and the response in a ...