Comparative investigation on influences of concrete material constitutive models on structural behavior

This analysis was carried out based on the smeared crack model and plasticity damage model in general finite element program ABAQUS. Comparison and analysis were made on the key factors of concrete constitutive models that have effect on the static mechanical behavior of structural members. Then the mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete members and steel-concrete composite members under monotonic loading and cyclic loading were simulated using various concrete constitutive models. Both the smeared cracking model and the plasticity damage model could accurately simulate the macroscopic response of flexural concrete members or flexural composite members subjected to monotonic load, and the smeared cracking model was more accurate in simulating the cracking behavior of concrete, applicable for analyzing the stress situation of concrete during stress-strain space constantly changing after cracking. Besides, the plasticity damage model could be adopted to simulate the stress behavior of concrete structures or composite structures under the action of cyclic load. The two models could not accurately simulate the whole process of stress behavior of concrete in two-dimensional or three-dimensional stress state. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.