Abstract
The paper shows that the properties of the individual constituents and of the whole system can be represented by a set of continuous functions. The individual sets of functions define the partial and the overall macrocontinua. All macrocontinua are accurately interpreted in terms of measurable quantities. The paper shows the dependence of the individual models on the internal characteristic length of the measuring probe. The relations are found among the various types and levels of continua, the balance equations and conditions are deduced expressing the relation between the superposition of partial macrocontinua and the macrocontinuum representing the material as a whole. Boundary conditions are deduced. The deviations of the presented theory from the “classical” continuum theory of mixtures are discussed.
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