This video will cover the key abstractions in OpenSees: the Model, Recorders, Analysis, ModelBuilder and Interpreters. This is an overview presentation of the role of each of these abstractions. Please subscribe to this channel to receive notifications of new video uploads. For in-depth courses, visit my on-line academy: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/ you can also visit my web site for more services: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

This is my first instructional video on OpenSees. Follow the step-by-step instructions on how to download, install and run OpenSees on your Windows computer. I hope you like it, I plan to produce more instructional videos in the near feature. For in-depth courses, visit my on-line academy: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/ you can also visit my web site for more services: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

This video is a getting-started resource to learn the scripting language Tcl and its relationship with OpenSees. Tk, the companion GUI toolkit is also presented. For more videos on #OpenSees visit my educational project https://silviamazzoni.thinkific.com

This video demonstrates how you can take advantage of the Tcl Interpreter (or any other) to define Units in your OpenSees Input File. For in-depth courses, visit my on-line academy: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/ you can also visit my web site for more services: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

In this video I play around with different materials to give you a feel of the different qualities of each material. It's not an exciting demo, nor is it an exhausting demo. The point of the video is to encourage you to dig deeper into the materials to fully understand and take advantage of their capabilities. For more videos on #OpenSees visit my educational project https://silviamazzoni.thinkific.com

This is an introductory video on OpenSees Output and Recorders. It introduces the student to the fundamentals of output for OpenSees. For a detailed description of all output commands visit my educational channel https://silviamazzoni.thinkific.com #OpenSees

This is an introductory video on OpenSees Output and Recorders. It introduces the student to the fundamentals of output for OpenSees. For a detailed description of all output commands visit my educational channel https://silviamazzoni.thinkific.com #OpenSees

This is a quick overview of the Analysis Commands in OpenSees. It is complete, but not extensive. For a full in-depth course on the OpenSees Analysis commands, please register for my academic course project at: https://silviamazzoni.thinkific.com/

This is a quick overview of the Load-Definition Commands in #OpenSees. It is still a great introduction to the subject. For full in-depth courses on #OpenSees, please register for my academic course project at: https://silviamazzoni.thinkific.com/

This is the first in a series of videos where I go through the #OpenSees Examples Manual that I had developed. I have updated the Tcl input files as well as translated them to #OpenseesPy. I will review each example for both formats.

Yes, I spent one hour on Example 1a!!!! it is two files! This is the second in a series of videos where I go through the #OpenSees Examples Manual that I had developed. I have updated the Tcl input files as well as translated them to #OpenseesPy. I will review each example for both formats. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit my web site: silviasbrainery.com

This is the third in a series of videos where I go through the #OpenSees Examples Manual that I had developed. I have updated the Tcl input files as well as translated them to #OpenseesPy. I will review each example for both formats. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit my web site: silviasbrainery.com

In this examples I introduce variables! for both #OpenSees Tcl and #OpenSeesPy. Make sure you watch the whole series and subscribe. please visit my web site and support my initiatives however you can. silviasbrainery.com

In this examples I introduce the uncoupled inelastic section for both #OpenSees Tcl and #OpenSeesPy. Make sure you watch the whole series and subscribe. please visit my web site and support my initiatives however you can. silviasbrainery.com

In this examples I introduce the fiber section for both #OpenSees Tcl and #OpenSeesPy. Make sure you watch the whole series and subscribe. Please visit my web site and support my initiatives however you can. silviasbrainery.com

In this examples I introduce the practice of defining and using units in both #OpenSees Tcl and #OpenSeesPy. Make sure you watch the whole series and subscribe. Please visit my web site and support my initiatives however you can. silviasbrainery.com

In this examples I introduce the concept of defining and using procedures/functions in both #OpenSees Tcl and #OpenSeesPy. Make sure you watch the whole series and subscribe. Please visit my web site and support my initiatives however you can. silviasbrainery.com

In this examples I start working with a multi-story/multi-bay frame. I also the proc/def for a fiber section fo Reinforced-Concrete (RC) section and a AISC W-section in both #OpenSees Tcl and #OpenSeesPy. Make sure you watch the whole series and subscribe. Please visit my web site and support my initiatives however you can. https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

In this video I walk through what you'd need to do to modify the input file of Example 5 for a new model to make it into 3D. So, yes, I talk about the transformation command, too. Please visit my web site to download the examples files and to support this project. https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

This is a detailed video on how to use the Transformation Command in #OpenSees and #OpenSeesPy to define the transformation from element/section local coordinates to the model's global coordinate system. I show you how to do it for aligned sections as well as for the case of a rotated section. Please make sure you visit my web site to support this initiative :https://www.silviasbrainery.com/ If you would like to learn more OpenSees, sign up at: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/

In this video I provide details on how to apply time-varying Nodal Loads in OpenSees. I present both the load pattern and the analysis. I am using Example 5 from the examples manual. I do it in both OpenSeesPy and in OpenSees (Tcl), which is still my favorite! Please visit my web site for more: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/ Please note that I really do like the ops_vis visualization module, I'm just not convinced by the deformed shape and I will look into it further with the developer.

This is the presentation on User Resources I gave on the first day of the OpenSees Workshop Organized by the Earthquake Engineering Association of Turkey (EEAT).

This video is a vlog (unscripted) to add on to the conversation started by Michael Scott's Blog (https://portwooddigital.com/2020/12/27/hysteretic-pinching-parameters/) on the pinching parameters of the Hysteretic Material in OpenSees. Let me know what you think, and don't forget to subscribe. https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

I'm providing the simulation tools for a really clever project. I'll tell you more once it's published. Here is a demo I developed for this project, I hope you enjoy it For more on eSEES -- a Graphical & Scripting UI for #OpenSees -- visit: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/esees

In this video I share the process that I went through to replicate the OpenSees Model used in an independent research project. eSEES makes building the OpenSees model very easy, so you can concentrate on making modeling decisions, such as the type of component and element behavior and discretization. To do more to support my project, you can learn more about and purchase eSEES from my web site: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/esees

This issue comes up often. So I decided to use eSEES -- a Graphical and Scripting User Interface for #OpenSees -- to demonstrate it and its simple solution. Rigid-diaphragm constraints induce extra axial forces into yielding beams that results in an increased bending capacity due to the P-M interaction of a fiber section. In this video I demonstrate the effects, and present a simple solution. This solution can be implemented in #OpenSees, and it's easy to implement in eSEES!!! Learn more about and purchase eSEES on my web site: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/esees

I always say that each tool has its strengths. Tcl is great for building models and running #OpenSees analyses, with real-time visualization. Python is great for post-processing and data visualization. So, I am adding Python post-processing scripts to the eSEES output. The user can now use the scripts as they are, or customize them. These features will be in the next release of eSEES, which should be soon. If you buy it now, you can enjoy the current low price and you are still eligible for the update!

The latest version of eSEES is out! Build the model and run #OpenSees in eSEES.... post-process it in python using the eSEESpy scripts that are generated automatically by eSEES. This video is a demo of a new project, start to finish! Visit to purchase eSEES and support my project to demistify OpenSees. https://www.silviasbrainery.com/esees

This topic came up yesterday during our OpenSees Cafe, so I thought I'd produce a lesson about it -- how do we run sequential earthquake analyses in OpenSees. This video covers both the Tcl and OpenSeesPy versions. I also walk you through updating a file from the OpenSees Examples Manual to work with the current version of OpenSees. For a little bit of everything, subcribe and visit my web site: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

This is a very casual video of what I thought was my first install of Anaconda and Jupyter notebook on my computer so I can run #OpenSeesPy. I used Prof Michael Scott's Video. Here is a direct link to his channel: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/prof-michael-scott Please let me know whether these ad-hoc videos are useful!