Configurational stress tensor in anisotropic ductile continuum damage mechanics

The paper deals with a generalized macroscopic theory of anisotropically damaged elastic-plastic solids. A macroscopic yield condition describes the plastic flow properties and a damage criterion represents isotropic and anisotropic effects. The unbalance of pseudomomentum is established based on the second law of thermodynamics. Evaluation of a strain energy function and assuming the existence of pseudo-potentials of plastic and damage dissipation leads to the definition of the configurational stress tensor, inhomogeneity force and material dissipation force.