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Hello there,
In the Abaqus CDP, I’m working with fiber concrete. I had previously modeled the EN 14651 (3-point bending) test and now I was testing my “real” beams. She has longitudinal reinforcement and stirrups, as seen in the photo (figure 1). There are no stirrups in a small test area (I’m dealing with shear). However, regardless of how the material input stresses change, the force-displacement graphs in the post-peak zone show increasing force (Figures 2 and 3).

The supports were positioned in a beam region (without drawing the supports) and the displacement was applied in an RP with “coupling.” Reinforcement can also be found in the “embedded region.” I put it to the test with some random material from a YouTube video, and the strength keeps increasing. Is there something wrong with my model? In addition, the peak force is significantly higher than the experimental data. Figures 4 and 5 show the data from the CDP.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

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First of all, you cannot enter random material from a YouTube video and expect to get similar results to the experimental ones. The data you enter must match the ones in the experimental test.

Second, you need to check the data you use is True or engineering and must match the experimental data. If the stress data is True, the diagram you obtained might be correct.

The last thing I recommend is checking the input data units and rechecking your model; you might have done something wrong. I suggest referring to the link below as well. It might help you a lot.

Abaqus Tutorial for Beginners (Abaqus Tutorial for Civil Engineering)

Best wishes.

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