on the basis of the experimental studies of mechanical properties in brittle rock,the generalized elastic modulus,generalized elastic Poisson ratio,irreversible deformation Poisson ratio and damage deformation characteristic arediscussed.And then,a new damage variable is defined.A new nonlinear elastic-damage constitutive equation is built and the damage evolution equation is proposed.The nonlinear elastic-damage constitutive equation is verified in the uniaxialcompression test of quartz sandstone in Chongqing.The results show that reasonableagreement exists between the theoretical analysis and the experimental data.