OpenSees: A Framework for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

Structural engineers face many challenges in attempting to analyze and design structures that can withstand the devastating effects of earthquakes. The OpenSees software framework seeks to aid in this challenging task by letting earthquake engineers develop finite-element and finite-element-reliabil...

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Published in:Computing in science & engineering 2011-07, Vol.13 (4), p.58-66
Main Author: McKenna, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational modeling
Design engineering
distributed computing
Earthquakes
Finite-element method
parallel computing
scientific computing
Structural engineering
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Summary:Structural engineers face many challenges in attempting to analyze and design structures that can withstand the devastating effects of earthquakes. The OpenSees software framework seeks to aid in this challenging task by letting earthquake engineers develop finite-element and finite-element-reliability applications for use in sequential, high-performance, and distributed processing environments.
ISSN:1521-9615
1558-366X
DOI:10.1109/MCSE.2011.66