Concrete Damaged Plasticity Constitutive Model Research Articles

Seismic Damage Analysis of RCC Gravity Dams Using 3D Nonlinear FEM

The earthquake-resistance performance of gravity dam is an important indicator of dam safety. The earthquake-resistance performance of non-overflow monolith for Guanyinyan gravity dam is evaluated in this paper. First of all, the three-dimensional finite element model of dam is established by ABAQUS software. And then, the seismic response of gravity dam is analyzed by nonlinear finite element method, while the concrete damage plasticity constitutive model is adopted to describe the tensile characteristic of concrete. The seismic response and the damage evolution of dam are obtained. The results show that the dam has formed a crack-like band damage area at the end of earthquake, which are located in the dam along the dam-foundation boundary near the upstream face. At last, according to the results of simulation, the safety and the damage range are investigated.

Stability Analysis of Tunnel Surrounding Rock and Shotcrete Lining and Rock Bolts Based on Strength Reduction Finite Element Method

Based on the practical engineering ,by using the 3D-FEM of elastic-plasticity, a reasonable model for simulation of tunnel excavation and shotcrete lining and rock bolts builds up, surrounding rock using Mohr-Coulomb constitutive model of ABAQUS, lining using Concrete Damaged Plasticity constitutive model, and bolt using elastic-plasticity constitutive model. By using strength reduction finite element method, analysis for safety coefficient of stability of surrounding rock with primary shotcrete lining and rock bolts under the four limit state criteria. It is concluded that the appearance of divergence of the computation may precede by displacement of characteristic points, The safety coefficient of the running-through of the plastic zone of the surrounding rock and the running-through of the plastic zone of the shotcrete and a great amount of rock bolts yielding are less than the divergence of the computation and displacement of characteristic points.

Dynamic analysis of subway station subjected to internal blast loading

The study was motivated by the fact that explosion inside the subway structure may not only cause direct life loss, but also damage the subway structure and lead to further loss of lives and properties. The propagation law of explosion wave in the subway station was analyzed and a simplified model of overpressure in the subway station was also proposed. Whereafter, the improved dynamic cam-clay model of soil and the concrete damaged plasticity constitutive model were used for the dynamic analysis of the subway station. Meanwhile, the influences of soil stiffness and burial depth on the dynamic response of the subway station were looked into. The results show that the multi-peak overpressure in the subway station does not appear, and large stresses concentrate on the central column and the floor slab of the subway station, so some special reinforcement measures should be taken in these parts. The effect of soil stiffness and burial depth on the stress of the central column is little; however, the effect on the stress of the station side wall is relatively obvious.