ABSTRACT
The disturbed state concept (DSC) is considered to be a unified and powerful approach for constitutive modeling of engineering materials, and interfaces and joints. It can be applied to characterize the thermomechanical behavior of a wide range of materials, geologic, concrete, metals, ceramics, alloys (solder), silicon, and reinforced or structured systems. The inherent idea in the DSC is based on a
holistic
consideration of the material’s response to external influences (loads); the concept has been shown to have roots in philosophical and mechanistic viewpoints of the behavior of matter.
