Update parameter descriptions to use new API

src/materials/ConcreteASREigenstrain.C

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ConcreteASREigenstrain::validParams()
   params.makeParamRequired<Real>("tensile_strength");
 
   params.addRequiredCoupledVar("temperature", "Coupled temperature");
+  params.setDocUnit("temperature", "Unit defined by 'temperature_units'");
   params.addRequiredCoupledVar("relative_humidity", "Coupled relative humidity");
 
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
@@ -39,19 +40,24 @@ ConcreteASREigenstrain::validParams()
   params.addRequiredRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "characteristic_time",
       "characteristic_time > 0.0",
-      "Chracteristic ASR time (in days) at reference temprature. (tau_C(T_0))");
+      "Chracteristic ASR time at reference temprature. (tau_C(T_0))");
+  params.setDocUnit("characteristic_time", "d");
   params.addRequiredParam<Real>("latency_time",
-                                "Latency ASR time (in days) at reference temprature (tau_L(T_0))");
+                                "Latency ASR time at reference temprature (tau_L(T_0))");
+  params.setDocUnit("latency_time", "d");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>("characteristic_activation_energy",
                                     5400.0,
                                     "characteristic_activation_energy > 0.0",
                                     "Activation energy associated with characteristic_time (U_C)");
+  params.setDocUnit("characteristic_activation_energy", "K");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>("latency_activation_energy",
                                     9400.0,
                                     "latency_activation_energy > 0.0",
                                     "Activation energy associated with latency_time (U_L)");
+  params.setDocUnit("latency_activation_energy", "K");
   params.addRequiredParam<Real>("reference_temperature",
                                 "Reference temperature for ASR reaction constants.");
+  params.setDocUnit("reference_temperature", "Unit defined by 'temperature_units'");
 
   // Note that Fahrenheit is not supported because that would require different parameters for the
   // times and activation energies

src/materials/ConcreteExpansionEigenstrainBase.C

@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ ConcreteExpansionEigenstrainBase::validParams()
       "expansion_type", expansion_type, "Type of expansion resulting from volumetric strain");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "compressive_strength", "compressive_strength > 0", "Compressive strength of concrete");
+  params.setDocUnit("compressive_strength", "Model-specific stress unit");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "expansion_stress_limit",
       "expansion_stress_limit > 0",
       "Upper bound compressive stress beyond which no expansion occurs");
+  params.setDocUnit("expansion_stress_limit", "Model-specific stress unit");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "tensile_strength", "tensile_strength > 0", "Tensile strength of concrete");
+  params.setDocUnit("tensile_strength", "Model-specific stress unit");
   return params;
 }
 

src/materials/ConcreteExpansionMicrocrackingDamage.C

@@ -42,15 +42,14 @@ ConcreteExpansionMicrocrackingDamage::validParams()
                         "Correction factor by which the eigenstrain is multiplied before "
                         "evaluating the damage");
 
-  params.addRequiredRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
-      "microcracking_initiation_strain",
-      "microcracking_initiation_strain > 0",
-      "Linear strain at which the microcracking initiates (in [m/m])");
+  params.addRequiredRangeCheckedParam<Real>("microcracking_initiation_strain",
+                                            "microcracking_initiation_strain > 0",
+                                            "Linear strain at which the microcracking initiates");
 
   params.addRequiredRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "microcracking_strain_branch",
       "microcracking_strain_branch > 0",
-      "Parameter controlling the rate at which the microcracking increases (in [m/m])");
+      "Parameter controlling the rate at which the microcracking increases");
 
   params.addParam<Real>(
       "expansion_stress_limit",

src/materials/ConcreteLogarithmicCreepModel.C

@@ -21,32 +21,41 @@ ConcreteLogarithmicCreepModel::validParams()
 {
   InputParameters params = GeneralizedKelvinVoigtBase::validParams();
   params.addRequiredParam<Real>("youngs_modulus", "Initial elastic modulus of the material");
+  params.setDocUnit("youngs_modulus", "Model-specific stress unit");
   params.addRequiredParam<Real>("poissons_ratio", "Initial poisson ratio of the material");
   params.addParam<Real>("recoverable_youngs_modulus",
                         "Modulus corresponding to the recoverable part of the deformation");
+  params.setDocUnit("recoverable_youngs_modulus", "Model-specific stress unit");
   params.addParam<Real>("recoverable_poissons_ratio",
                         "Poisson coefficient of the recoverable part of the deformation");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "recoverable_viscosity",
       "recoverable_viscosity > 0",
       "Viscosity corresponding to the recoverable part of the deformation");
+  params.setDocUnit("recoverable_viscosity", "Model-specific time unit");
   params.addRequiredRangeCheckedParam<Real>(
       "long_term_viscosity",
       "long_term_viscosity > 0",
       "Viscosity corresponding to the long-term part of the deformation");
+  params.setDocUnit("long_term_viscosity", "Model-specific time unit");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>("long_term_characteristic_time",
                                     1,
                                     "long_term_characteristic_time > 0",
                                     "Rate at which the long_term viscosity increases");
-  params.addCoupledVar("temperature", "Temperature variable [in Celsius]");
+  params.setDocUnit("long_term_characteristic_time", "Model-specific time unit");
+  params.addCoupledVar("temperature", "Temperature variable");
+  params.setDocUnit("temperature", "C");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>("activation_temperature",
                                     "activation_temperature >= 0",
-                                    "Activation temperature for the creep [in Kelvin]");
-  params.addParam<Real>("reference_temperature", 20, "Reference temperature [in Celsius]");
+                                    "Activation temperature for the creep");
+  params.setDocUnit("activation_temperature", "K");
+  params.addParam<Real>("reference_temperature", 20, "Reference temperature");
+  params.setDocUnit("reference_temperature", "C");
   params.addCoupledVar("humidity", "Humidity variable");
   params.addRangeCheckedParam<Real>("drying_creep_viscosity",
                                     "drying_creep_viscosity > 0",
                                     "Viscosity corresponding to the drying creep");
+  params.setDocUnit("drying_creep_viscosity", "Model-specific time unit");
   params.addParam<bool>("use_recovery", true, "Enables or disables creep recovery");
   params.addClassDescription("Logarithmic viscoelastic model for cementitious materials.");
   return params;

src/materials/ConcreteThermalMoisture.C

@@ -71,30 +71,38 @@ ConcreteThermalMoisture::validParams()
   params.addParam<MooseEnum>(
       "aggregate_pore_type", aggregate_pore_type, "aggregate pore structure");
 
-  params.addParam<Real>("cement_mass", "cement mass (kg) per m^3");
-  params.addParam<Real>("aggregate_mass", "aggregate mass (kg) per m^3");
+  params.addParam<Real>("cement_mass", "cement mass per m^3");
+  params.setDocUnit("cement_mass", "kg");
+  params.addParam<Real>("aggregate_mass", "aggregate mass per m^3");
+  params.setDocUnit("aggregate_mass", "kg");
   params.addParam<Real>("water_to_cement_ratio", "water to cement ratio");
   params.addParam<Real>("aggregate_vol_fraction", "volumetric fraction of aggregates");
-  params.addParam<Real>("concrete_cure_time", "concrete curing time in days");
-  params.addParam<Real>("ref_density", "refernece density of porous media Kg/m^3");
-  params.addParam<Real>("ref_specific_heat", "reference specific heat of concrete J/Kg/0C");
-  params.addParam<Real>("ref_thermal_conductivity",
-                        "concrete reference thermal conductivity (W/m/C)");
+  params.addParam<Real>("concrete_cure_time", "concrete curing time");
+  params.setDocUnit("concrete_cure_time", "d");
+  params.addParam<Real>("ref_density", "reference density of concrete");
+  params.setDocUnit("ref_density", "kg/m^3");
+  params.addParam<Real>("ref_specific_heat", "reference specific heat of concrete");
+  params.setDocUnit("ref_specific_heat", "J/kg/K");
+  params.addParam<Real>("ref_thermal_conductivity", "concrete reference thermal conductivity");
+  params.setDocUnit("ref_thermal_conductivity", "W/m/K");
 
   // parameters for Bazant mositure transport model
-  params.addParam<Real>("D1", "empirical constants (m2/s)");
+  params.addParam<Real>("D1", "empirical constants");
+  params.setDocUnit("D1", "m^2/s");
   params.addParam<Real>("n", "empirical constants");
   params.addParam<Real>("critical_relative_humidity", "empirical constants");
   params.addParam<Real>("coupled_moisture_diffusivity_factor",
                         "coupling coefficient mositure transfer due to heat");
 
   // parameters for Mensi's moisture model
-  params.addParam<Real>("A", "empirical constants (m2/s)");
+  params.addParam<Real>("A", "empirical constants");
+  params.setDocUnit("A", "m^2/s");
   params.addParam<Real>("B", "empirical constants");
 
   params.addCoupledVar("relative_humidity", "nonlinear variable name for rel. humidity");
   params.addCoupledVar("temperature",
-                       "nonlinear variable name for temperature in unit of Celscius");
+                       "nonlinear variable name for temperature");
+  params.setDocUnit("temperature", "C");
   params.addClassDescription("Material parameters for thermal and moisture transport in concrete.");
 
   return params;

test/tests/concrete_drying_shrinkage/tests

@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@
     [shrinkage]
       type = 'Exodiff'
       input = 'shrinkage.i'
-#      abs_zero = 1e-5
+      abs_zero = 2e-5
       exodiff = 'shrinkage_out.e'
       detail = 'with an exponent of 1, '
     []
     [shrinkage_quad]
       type = 'Exodiff'
       input = 'shrinkage.i'
       cli_args = 'Materials/shrinkage/exponent=2 Outputs/file_base=shrinkage_quad_out'
-      abs_zero = 1e-5
+      abs_zero = 2e-5
       exodiff = 'shrinkage_quad_out.e'
       detail = 'with an exponent of 2, '
     []
     [shrinkage_irreversible]
       type = 'Exodiff'
       input = 'shrinkage.i'
       cli_args = 'Materials/shrinkage/irreversibility_threshold=0.2 Outputs/file_base=shrinkage_irreversible_out'
-      abs_zero = 1e-5
+      abs_zero = 2e-5
       exodiff = 'shrinkage_irreversible_out.e'
       detail = 'and with an irreversibility threshold of 0.2.'
     []

test/tests/concrete_expansion_microcracking/tests

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       type = 'CSVDiff'
       input = 'concrete_expansion_microcracking.i'
       csvdiff = 'concrete_expansion_microcracking_5_5_out.csv'
-      abs_zero = 1e-6
+      abs_zero = 2e-6
       cli_args = 'Materials/microcracking/expansion_stress_limit=10e6 BCs/load_x/value=-5e6 BCs/load_y/value=-5e6 '
                  'Outputs/file_base=concrete_expansion_microcracking_5_5_out'
       allow_test_objects = True