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Abstract
The so-called concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) model is frequently employed by ABAQUS users to simulate the behaviour of concrete. One important aspect of the model, namely the representation of material dilatancy, is evaluated in the paper. The role of the dilatancy angle in pressure-dependent plasticity models is reviewed. The plastic potential adopted in the CDP model is discussed. It is shown that the definitions of the angle in the CDP model and in the Burzynski—Drucker—Prager (BDP) plasticity model for a continuum can lead to different angle magnitudes. Two tests on concrete configurations are simulated to illustrate how strongly the angle influences the results: the Kupfer benchmark of a panel under uniaxial or biaxial compression and the punching shear response in a slab-column connection. The importance of viscosity in cracking simulation is thereby mentioned, the results are compared with experimental ones and mesh sensitivity is verified. Recommendations for analysis of concrete mechanics problems are formulated.