Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Disturbed State Concept: Preliminaries -- Chapter 3 Relative Intact and Fully Adjusted States, -- and Dsturbance -- Chapter 4 DSC Equations and Specializations -- Chapter 5 Theory of Elasticity in the DSC -- Chapter 6 Theory of Plasticity in the DSC -- Chapter 7 Hierarchical Single-Surface Plasticity -- Models in the DSC. -- Chapter 8 Creep Behavior: Viscoelastic and Viscoplastic -- Models in the DSC -- Chapter 9 The DSC for Saturated and Unsaturated Materials -- Chapter 10 The DSC for Structured and Stiffened Materials -- Chapter 11 The DSC for Interfaces and Joints -- Chapter 12 Microstructure: Localization and Instability -- Chapter 13 Implementation of the DSC in Computer Procedures -- Chapter 14 Conclusions and Future Trends -- Appendix I Disturbed State, Critical-State, and -- Self-Organized Criticality Concepts -- Appendix II DSC Parameters: Optimization and Sensitivity.