NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF A MASSIVE IMPACTOR FALLING ONTO A REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM
The paper presents the results of numerically modeling the dynamics of a concrete beam reinforced by longitudinal rods and transversal frames of rods under the effect of a falling massive impactor. The dynamic behavior of the material of concrete is described using the Holmquist - Johnson - Cook model. The reinforcement of the beam is modeled by beam elements, using the bilinear model of elastoplastic material with isotropic hardening. Binding between the reinforcement and concrete is described by introducing additional kinematic equations that couple degrees of freedom of the related nods of the beam and volumetric finite elements. The mathematical model makes it possible to introduce additional failure criteria to predict propagation of tensile cracking. Pressure lower than the minimal one (failure only in the tension zone) and volumetric strain higher than the threshold value are taken as a criterion of tensile failure. Failure is modeled by removing elements from the computational pattern, when the above failure criteria are satisfied. The effect of accounting for failure on the response of the beam is analyzed. Numerical modeling is done using the finite-element method with explicit time integration in the LOGOS and LS-DYNA systems. Concrete is modeled using linear four-node finite elements with one integration point. The impactor is modeled as an absolutely solid body with a detailed description of the impacting end. The obtained results are compared with experimental data. It is demonstrated that the Holmquist-Johnson-Cook material model developed for analyzing high-velocity impacts can also be applied to problems of low-velocity impact.