The continuum damage mechanics (CDM) model by Talreja [Talreja R. Damage characterization by internal variables. In: Pipes RB, Talreja R, editors. Comput Mater Series, vol. 9. Dam Mech Comp Mater, Elsevier, Amsterdam; 1994, p. 53–78], which is one o
Ob ject-oriented programming has opened a great many perspectives on the concept of software and has been hailed as part of the solution to the so-called “software crisis”. It has given the possibility that software components can be constructed and
