Basedonthethermodynamictheory,anorthotropicdamageconstitutivemodelwasdevelopedtodescribethenonlinearmechanicalbehaviorofC/SiCcomposites.Thediferentnonlinearkinematicandisotropichardeningfunctionswereadoptedtodescribeaccuratelythedamageevolutionprocesses.Thedamagevariablesweredefinedwiththedamagedmodulusandtheinitialundamagedmodulusonenergyequivalenceprinciple.Theinitialorthotropyanddamagecouplingwerepresentedinthedamageyieldfunction.Tensileandin-planeshearloadingandunloadingtestswereperformed,andagoodagreementbetweenthemodelandtheexperimentalresultswasachieved.