Publisher Summary Multifield theories indicate the wide range of models in which some
graphic fields must be introduced to describe the influence of material substructures on the …

A continuum model suitable for the description of microcracked bodies is shown. The
influence of microcracks on the mechanical behavior of the body is estimated through a …

A formulation of the Cauchy theory for balance laws of scalar valued quantities is considered
from a general geometric point of view. It is assumed only that the ambient space is an …

The mechanical balance equations for a body with microstructure are derived from an
expansion of the general Noll's axiom of frame-indifference that takes into account the …

In the present paper, a continuum model used to describe brittle microcracked bodies is
proposed. The configuration of the body is represented by two fields: the displacement field …

The natural minimum energy problem of the statics of a body with free discontinuities, given
by a microcrack system, is replaced by a more rough two-field minimum problem on a …

In this paper we formulate balance principles for an immiscible mixture of continua with
microstructure in the broadest sense to include, eg, diffusion and adsorption phenomena …

In a dilatant granular material with rotating grains the kinetic energy in addition to the usual
translational one consists of three terms owing to the microstructural motion; in particular, it …

The thermo-mechanical balance and constitutive equations for a porous material with large
irregular pores are investigated by imposing internal kinematic and thermal constraints on …

A porous material with large irregular holes is here studied as a hyperelastic continuum with
latent microstructure, and the mechanical balance equations are derived from the general …