Interactive VM for OpenSees
Get StartedRuns OpenSees interactively and responds to errors in real time.
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OpenSees Overview
The Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OpenSees) is a software framework for simulating the static and seismic response of structural and geotechnical systems. It has advanced capabilities for modeling and analyzing the nonlinear response of systems using a wide range of material models, elements, and solution algorithms.
Learn How to Use OpenSees
Read step-by-step instructions on getting started and a detailed breakdown of version differences in the User Guide.
Video Tutorials
Running OpenSees on the DesignSafe CyberInfrastructure - Scalability by Design, Nov. 14, 2023
Calibrating an OpenSees Material Model using Experimental Data in quoFEM, Dec. 10, 2021
Fluid-Structure Interaction with OpenFOAM and OpenSees with Hydro-UQ, Nov.19 2021
2021 DSA Hackathon: Automated Model Calibration for Cyclic Tests Using OpenSees & Jupyter Notebooks
WEBINAR - Using OpenSeesPy on DesignSafe, May 22, 2019
WEBINAR - OpenSees & DesignSafe, Oct. 31, 2018
SimCenter | Numerical Simulation of Concentrically Braced Frames using OpenSees, Oct. 10, 2017
WEBINAR - Leveraging OpenSees, Jupyter and DesignSafe: A Real World Walkthrough, May 3, 2017
OpenSees Official Resources
How to Cite OpenSees & DesignSafe
Please include both of these citations if you use OpenSees on DesignSafe.
OpenSees:
McKenna, F., Fenves, G. L, and Scott, M. H. (2000) Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. University of California, Berkeley, http://opensees.berkeley.edu.
DesignSafe:
Rathje, E., Dawson, C. Padgett, J.E., Pinelli, J.-P., Stanzione, D., Adair, A., Arduino, P., Brandenberg, S.J., Cockerill, T., Dey, C., Esteva, M., Haan, Jr., F.L., Hanlon, M., Kareem, A., Lowes, L., Mock, S., and Mosqueda, G. 2017. “DesignSafe: A New Cyberinfrastructure for Natural Hazards Engineering,” ASCE Natural Hazards Review, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000246.
Select a Version
OpenSees-EXPRESS (VM)
Get StartedRuns on a single core with basic computer-resources requirements and is easy to use.
OpenSeesMP
Get StartedRuns all the processors in parallel. Requires understanding of parallel processing and the capabilities to write parallel scripts.
OpenSeesSP
Get StartedParallel version driven by a single processor. Easy to use even with limited knowledge about parallel computing.
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GiD
Create mesh geometry of physical structures for simulations. Useful for finite element modeling.
- Licensed
STKO
Visualize data from OpenSees with this Scientific ToolKit for OpenSees (STKO).
- Earthquake
- Licensed