# Cracking model for concrete

 The brittle cracking model in Abaqus/Explicit: provides a capability for modeling concrete in all types of structures: beams, trusses, shells and solids; can also be useful for modeling other materials such as ceramics or brittle rocks; is designed for applications in which the behavior is dominated by tensile cracking; assumes that the compressive behavior is always linear elastic; must be used with the linear elastic material model (Linear elastic behavior), which also defines the material behavior completely prior to cracking; is most accurate in applications where the brittle behavior dominates such that the assumption that the material is linear elastic in compression is adequate; can be used for plain concrete, even though it is intended primarily for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures; allows removal of elements based on a brittle failure criterion; and is defined in detail in A cracking model for concrete and other brittle materials. See Inelastic behavior for a discussion of the concrete models available in Abaqus. The following topics are discussed:
 Related Topics About the material library Inelastic behavior In Other Guides *BRITTLE CRACKING *BRITTLE FAILURE *BRITTLE SHEAR Defining brittle cracking

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