2021-04-162015-01-019781461455882http://hdl.handle.net/10784/29260In this chapter the thermodynamic theory behind damage mechanics is presented. The presented damage evolution model is purely physical, rather than empirical. Entropy production rate is used as a damage metric.engSpringer New YorkContinuum Mechanics and Mechanics of MaterialsStructural MaterialsTheoretical and Applied MechanicsMechanicsNanotechnologyCeramicsGlassCompositesNatural Methodsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart2021-04-16Basaran, CemalNie, ShihuaGomez, J.Gunel, ErayShidong LiMinghui LinHong TangChengyong YanWei YaoHua Ye10.1007/978-1-4614-5589-9_31