I am conducting a 4-point bending test on an over-reinforced concrete beam in ABAQUS. Im using the CDP model for concrete. The failure of over-reinforced concrete should be brittle (sudden drop in load-displacement curve after reaching peak). But ABAQUS is giving me a ductile (plateau after reaching a peak in the Load-displacement curve). I have tried different CDP models with and without damage parameters for compression and tension but none is giving me a brittle failure. Kindly guide me to achieve brittle failure.

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