In this video Michael Scott and I give an introduction and overview of the different interpreters for OpenSees and provide some guidance and recommendations.

in this video I go into a detailed explanation on how to build a section in OpenSees using the Aggregator Section

In this video i give a detailed explanation of how some multi-point constraints work in OpenSees

In this short video I talk about nodal masses in OpenSees

In this video I play around a bit with different types of constraints and boundary conditions you can have in #OpenSees

This video is a little lengthy, but I go through a detailed discussion on defining load patterns in OpenSees, especially when the loading is in 2D. To support my project, please visit my web site: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

this is a detailed discussion on how to define fiber sections in OpenSees. Stay tuned until the end where we also cover the ND fiber section Visit my web site to support this project! https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

I took this short video from a workshop I gave on OpenSees. In this video I discuss what you need to consider in defining your element local axes when you need to define element distributed loads, which are defined in the local-axis system.

This video is a duplicate of another one by the same title. Since I cannot remove it because i have posted the link publicly. This is one of the first examples I developed for the OpenSees Wiki Examples Manual. In this example I walk you through the key steps in building an OpenSees model and running an both a static and a dynamic EQ analysis. This example is both in OpenSees Tcl and OpenSeesPy Python. Please visit my web site to download the examples files and to support this project. https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

This Brainery Byte was developed by Bijan Sayyafzadeh, member of the OpenSees Cafe @ Silvia's Brainery, with minor editorial contributions by me. The objective of the workbook is to provide a better understanding of the orientation of the local axes of the zeroLength elements in OpenSees and how to use the -orient option. Two examples are provided: one in 2D and one in 3D You may access the Brainery Byte Jupyter Notebook from my web site: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/brainerybytes

Among other topics, at today's OpenSees Cafe @ Silvia's Brainery we discussed how to make and save animations in OpenSees using Python. This video clip is on this topic. Join the Cafe for more such topics and discussions. https://www.silviasbrainery.com/opensees-courses

In this video I show you an efficient way to run OpenSees analyses simultaneously (in parallel) in Windows in a simple and clean manner, without having to download or install any extra programs or libraries. p.s. you can follow the same process for python. Don't forget to visit my web site: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

Many OpenSees beginners have trouble managing convergence in OpenSees. This videos gives you a great introduction and a place to start. Even though the demo here is done in the TCL implementation of OpenSees, it can be easily adapted for OpenSeesPy

At this week's OpenSees Cafe' @ Silvia's Brainery, Prof. Michael Scott gave us a detailed introduction to how to perform a Monte Carlo Simulation using OpenSees and the different ways it can be performed. Sign up for the OpenSees Cafe here: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/opensees-courses Visit Michael's Blog for many such pearls of knowledge: https://portwooddigital.com/.../19/monte-carlo-simulation/

Postprocessing your OpenSees results is so easy when using the interactive features of OpenSeesPy and the Matplotlib. This video gives you line-by-line instructions on how to plot Integration-Point curvatures on your OpenSees Model. Along the way you learn how to draw your models and the deflected shape. You can find this Notebook here: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/visualization-brainerybytes If you liked this video, you can support my projects by watching my pay-per-view educational videos: https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

During the second half of today's #OpenSees Cafe, we talked a bit about the easy way to visualize your OpenSees Model! In this second part we talk about eSEESminiPy -- the Python Package I have been working on and how useful it is. Join our lively live weekly meetings: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/courses/LiveOpenSeesCafeWeekly

During the second half of today's #OpenSees Cafe, we talked a bit about the easy way to visualize your OpenSees Model! Join our lively live weekly meetings: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/courses/LiveOpenSeesCafeWeekly

Ho finalmente prodotto un video in italiano su come usare OpenSees! https://www.silviasbrainery.com/

In the early 2000s Frank and I developed a simple convergence script and included it in the OpenSees Examples Manual. It's great to see OpenSees users use this script. In today's OpenSees Cafe I described the details of this script and its overall process. Join our lively live weekly meetings: https://courses.silviasbrainery.com/courses/LiveOpenSeesCafeWeekly

Here is the presentation that Prof. Michael Scott, one of the key developers of OpenSees, gave at the EOS 6th International Short Course on Seismic Analysis of Structures at the University of Palermo, Italy.