Modeling of impact on concrete plates by use of the microplane approach

• Dynamic contact modeling at impact.
• Rate-dependent non-local microplane formulation for concrete.
• Comparison of experimental and numerical damage evolution.

A numerical approach to model 3D impact scenarios on concrete structures is presented and validated by experimental investigations. Special focus is given to dynamic contact modeling of an impactor loading a concrete plate at very high velocity. In this context, the main aspect is the elimination of non-physical oscillations of the kinematic fields by using an updated Newmark integration scheme. Two Lagrangian multipliers are used for this update which successfully reduces the unphysical oscillations of the above mentioned fields. In a further step, the material behavior of concrete is described by the microplane model introducing a new rate-dependent non-local damage formulation. Using the equivalent strain as a non-local field, the method is able to model, in an adequate manner so that the crack pattern in concrete is represented by the damage evolution in case of transient problems. The accuracy is validated and proved by the help of benchmark simulations as well as the observed phenomena to experimental investigations.