| V | volume fraction |
| α | thermal expansion coefficient |
| E | Young’s modulus |
| ΔT | temperature change from “stress-free” temperature |
| lc | matrix crack spacing |
| σ | stress |
| ε | strain |
| y | interface counter-slip length |
| z | interface new-slip length |
| P | broken fibers fraction |
| m | Weibull modulus |
| rf | fiber radius |
| ld | interface debonded length |
| τi | fiber/matrix interface shear stress |
| τio | initial interface shear stress |
| τimin | steady-state interface shear stress |
| T | load carried by intact fibers at the matrix crack plane |
| <Tb> | load carried by broken fibers |
| εc_unload | unloading composite strain |
| εc_reload | reloading composite strain |
| U | hysteresis loss energy |
| η | composite damage parameter |
| p1, p2 | empirical parameter of fiber strength degradation model |
| ω, λ | empirical parameter of interface shear stress degradation model |
| Superscript and Subscript | |
| f | fiber |
| m | matrix |
| c | composite |