Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the effects of a mechanical force on an object consisting of a solid material, according to which the deformations and stresses caused by the mechanical force at a plurality of points on the object are determined by means of a digital calculation method in an anelastic mode wherein the behaviour of the material is represented by a polycrystalline microscopic behaviour model using a maximum of ten grain blocks, the deformations of said grain blocks being determined from a maximum of six sliding systems, and optionally a maximum of seven grain joint blocks, the deformations of said grain joint blocks being determined from at least one system and a maximum of one hole block having a variable volumic fraction, the plastic deformations of said hole block being purely volumic.