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Table 1 The CSCM material parameters calibrated based on experimental data (Mousavi et al. 2016).

From: Effect of Alkali-Silica Reactivity Damage to Tip-Over Impact Performance of Dry Cask Storage Structures

Parameters

Symbols

Values

Shear surface constant term under compression

α

14.2 MPa

Shear surface exponent under compression

β 0

0.01929 MPa−1

Shear surface nonlinear term under compression

λ

10.51 MPa

Shear surface linear term under compression

θ

0.2965

Shear surface constant term under tension

α 1

0.7473

Shear surface exponent under tension

β 1

7.25 × 10−2 MPa−1

Shear surface nonlinear term under tension

λ 1

0.17

Shear surface linear term under torsion

θ 1

1.204 × 10−3 MPa−1

Shear surface constant term under extension

α 2

0.66

Shear surface exponent under extension

β 2

7.25 × 10−2 MPa−1

Shear surface nonlinear term under extension

λ 2

0.16

Shear surface linear term under extension

θ 2

1.45 × 10−3 MPa−1

Fracture energy under compression

G c

10 KPa.cm

Fracture energy under tension

G T

0.1 KPa.cm

Fracture energy under shear

G s

0.1 KPa.cm

Maximum plastic volume compaction

W

0.05

Maximum aggregate size

Agg. size

16 mm

Cap aspect ratio

R

5

Softening parameter under compression

B

10–500

Softening parameter under tension

D

0.05–10

Hardening initiation

N H

0.7

Hardening rate parameter

C H

999

Initial cap location

X 0

90 MPa

Cap linear shape parameter

D 1

2.5 × 10−4 MPa

Cap quadratic shape parameter

D 2

3.5 × 10−7 MPa2