The damage mechanics allows a detailed modeling of reinforced concrete’s degradation phenomenon. The theory of isotropic damage leads to quite satisfactory results in the description of both in the local and the global behavior. It is within the scope of this work to provide a model of damage based on the non-linear mechanical behavior of fiber concrete. This model takes into account the ductile nature of the observed during testing of material and direct tension after cracking. The modeling will be done while checking the principles of damage mechanics using the fundamentals of continuous mechanics of materials to propose a law of damage variation in unidirectional compression and tension. Confrontations with experimental test results are established.
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