A plastic-damage-contact constitutive model for concrete with smoothed evolution functions

Jefferson, A. D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2050-2521, Mihai, I. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6725-2048, Tenchev, R., Alnaas, W. F., Cole, G. and Lyons, P. 2016. A plastic-damage-contact constitutive model for concrete with smoothed evolution functions. Computers and Structures 169 , pp. 40-56. 10.1016/j.compstruc.2016.02.008

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Abstract

A new 3D finite element concrete model is described. The model brings together two recently developed sub-models for simulating cracking and crack contact behaviour, both of which use smoothed evolution functions, with a triaxial plasticity model component. A number of examples are presented that validate the model using a range of plain and reinforced concrete test data. These examples demonstrate that the model is numerically robust, has good equilibrium convergence performance and is objective with respect to mesh grading and increment size. The examples also illustrate the model’s ability to predict peak loads, failure modes and post-peak responses.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0045-7949
Funders:	TSB
Date of Acceptance:	22 February 2016
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 09:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/90721

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