Definition

OpenSees is an open system for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, is a software framework for simulating the seismic response of structural and geotechnical systems.

Background

OpenSees has been developed as the computational platform for research in performance-based earthquake engineering at the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research .OpenSees is also the simulation component for the NEESit  since 2004.

Aplication

OpenSees has advanced capabilities for modeling and analyzing the nonlinear response of systems using a wide range of material models, elements, and solution algorithms. The software is designed for parallel computing to allow scalable simulations on high-end computers or for parameter studies.

It allows users to create finite element applications for simulating the response of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to earthquakes.

Link Relacionados

http://opensees.berkeley.edu