Disturbed state concept as unified constitutive modeling approach

A unified constitutive modeling approach is highly desirable to characterize a wide range of engineering materials subjected simultaneously to the effect of a number of factors such as elastic, plastic and creep deformations, stress path, volume change, microcracking leading to fracture, failure and softening, stiffening, and mechanical and environmental forces. There are hardly available such unified models. The disturbed state concept (DSC) is considered to be a unified approach and is able to provide material characterization for almost all of the above factors. This paper presents a description of the DSC, and statements for determination of parameters based on triaxial, multiaxial and interface tests. Statements of DSC and validation at the specimen level and at the boundary value problem levels are also presented. An extensive list of publications by the author and others is provided at the end. The DSC is considered to be a unique and versatile procedure for modeling behaviors of engineering materials and interfaces.