A plastic-damage model for concrete

Published in Int. Journal of Solids and Structures Vol. 25 (3), pp. 299-326, 1989
doi: 10.1016/0020-7683(89)90050-4

Abstract

In this paper a constitutive model based on an internal variable-formulation of plasticity theory for the non-linear analysis of concrete is presented. The model uses a new yield criterion which matches experimental data quite well and it accounts for both elastic and plastic stiffness degradations effects. Onset and amount of cracking can be studied by a simple postprocessing of the finite-element plasticity solution. The accuracy of the model is checked with some examples of application.