This webtool is intended to help analysts using the ABAQUS concrete damaged plasticity material model to define the multitude of input parameters required to correctly reproduce the behaviour of concrete.

In most cases, users need only define the mean uniaxial compressive strength of the material. Options are available to use more refined selections where required.

While the calculations performed by this web-tool are correct according to the authors best judgement and experience, I accept no responsibility for any results arising from use or misuse of the keywords that are generated. Users of this web-tool should satisfy themselves as to the veracity of the generated keywords before delivering any results that rely on these keywords.

Concrete damaged plasticity is a highly nonlinear material model, which is extremely sensitive to its input parameters. Analysis using this model should only be undertaken by experts, or those with sufficient time and knowledge to scrutinise any results.

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The calculations performed to create the keywords for this were originally as work towards my PhD thesis. A link can be found here:

https://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/848767/

Should you wish to reference this document, the following text is suggested:

Francis, Philip (2018) The influence of shear connection strength and stiffness on the resistance of steel-concrete composite sandwich panels to out-of-plane forces. Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey.

As the thesis describes, the key reference for most of the input parameters is the Federation internationale du beton Model Code 2010. The model code is presented here:

https://www.fib-international.org/publications/model-codes.html