OpenSees Navigator

Tony Yang and Andreas Schellenberg

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California, Berkeley

Eiji Kohama

Port and Airport Institute, Japan Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC) University of California, Berkeley

Introduction
MATLAB based graphical user interface (GUI). Pre- and post-processing for OpenSees and OpenFresco. Design toolboxes: NSP, PBEE, AISC design checks, AISC database, response spectra for linear and bilinear systems and signal filtering. Both MATLAB Pcode and self-executable versions are available. Being used by researchers from Asia, US, Canada, south America and Europe.

Motivations
Graphical input is more flexible than TCL text input. Most researchers use MATLAB to do the postprocessing, and MATLAB/Simulink is the typical framework for implementing hybrid simulation tests. OpenSees Navigator will create the OpenSees (analytical/hybrid) model and graphically display the results before, during or after a test. Flexible to use and requires no programming skill.

OpenSees Navigator

Define geometry: new model template

Stick Model Beam Model

EBF Model

Zipper Frame

Inverted-V Braced Frame Moment Frame Single Area Mesh

Define geometry: Zipper braced frame

View geometry: set display options

Node: -Tags -SP Constraints -MP Constraints -Masses -Loads/Displ. Element: -Tags -Types -GeoTrans -Local Axes -Zero Length General: -Model -Global Axes -Grid Lines

View geometry: display

Edit geometry
Node: -Add -Delete -Move Element: -Add -Delete -Divide/Join -Add/Delete ZeroLength

Define material: uniaxial materials

Templates: -BoucWen -Concrete01 -Concrete02 -Concrete03 -Elastic -ElasticNoTension -ElasticPP -ElasticPPGap -Fatigue -Hardening -Hysteretic -MinMax -Parallel -Series -Steel01 -Steel02 -Viscous 10

Define uniaxial material: Steel01

Material properties

Fy = 50 ksi E = 29000 ksi b = 0.05

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Define uniaxial material: Steel01

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Define material: nD materials

Templates: -ElasticCrossAnisotropic3D -ElasticIsotropic -FluidSolidPorous -J2Plasticity -MultiaxialCyclicPlasticity -PlaneStress -PlateFiber -PressureDependMultiYield -PressureDependMultiYield02 -PressureDependentElastic3D -PressureIndependMultiYield -Template3DElastoPlastic Under development: -NewTemplate3DElastoPlastic ModelsLargeDeformatio n 13

Define section: line sections

Templates: -Aggregator -Elastic -Fiber -Uniaxial

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Define line section: fiber section

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Define fiber section: AISC patch

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Define section: area section

Templates: -Bidirectional -ElasticMembranePlate -PlateFiber

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Define element: line element

Templates: -CorotationalTruss -DispBeamColumn -ElasticBeamColumn -ExpBeamColumn -ExpChevronBrace -ExpTruss -ExpZeroLength -ForceBeamColumn -HingeBeamColumn -Truss -ZeroLength

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Define line element: ElasticBeamColumn

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Define line element: ForceBeamColumn

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Define element: area and solid elements

Templates (area): -Quad -Shell -BbarQuad -EnhancedQuad Templates (solid): -Brick8N -StdBrick Under development: -Brick20N -Quad-UP -Brick8Nu-p-U -Brick20Nu-p-U -ElementsLargeDeformation

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Define TimeSeries:
Templates: -Constant -Linear -PathFile -PathFileFiltered -PathValue -Pulse -Rectangular -Sine -Triangle

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Define TimeSeries: PathFile

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Ground Acceleration [in/sec2]

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Define LoadPattern:
Templates: -Plain -UniformExcitation -MultipleSupport

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Define LoadPattern: UniformExcitation

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Define recorder
Templates: -BeamColumn Element -Display -Experimental Element -Node -Truss Element -ZeroLength Element Defaults: -DefoShape -EigenVector

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Define recorder: node recorder

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Define recorder: BeamColumn recorder

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Define analysis options

Defaults: -StaticDefault -TransientDefault -EigenDefault

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Define analysis options: new analysis

Integrator Type: For example use AlphaOS Method for Hybrid Simulation Solution Algorithm: The AlphaOS Method requires a Linear solution algorithm 30

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Assign menu
Node: -SP Constraints -MP Constraints -Masses -Loads -Displacements Element: -Types -GeoTrans -Rotations -ZeroLength Axis

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Assign menu

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Display assigned properties

Nodal Masses Element Types

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Define analysis case

Defaults: -StaticDefaultCase -EigenDefaultCase

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Define analysis case: new analysis case

For Example: Periods and Mode Shapes after Time-History Analysis

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OpenFresco: hybrid simulation

expControl

Interfaces to the different control and data acquisition. Transforms between the experimental element degrees of freedom and the actuator degrees of freedom (linear vs. non-linear transformations). Stores data and provides communication methods for distributed testing. Represents the part of the structure that is physically tested and provides the interface between the FEsoftware and the experimental software framework
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expSetup

expSite

expElement

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Define expControl:
Templates: -SCRAMNet -dSpace -xPCtarget -MTSCsi -LabVIEW -SimUniaxialMaterials

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Define expControl: MTSCsi

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Define expSetup:
Templates: -InvertedVBrace -InvertedVBraceJntOff -Aggregator -NoTransformation -OneActuator -TwoActuators -ThreeActuators -ThreeActuatorsJntOff

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Define expSetup: InvertedVBrace

L0 L4

L1

L2

L3

Actuator 0: LA0

Actuator 2: LA2

Actuator 1: LA1

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Define expSite:
Templates: -LocalSite -RemoteSite -ActorSite

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Define expSite: LocalSite

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Define expElement: InvertedVBrace

d7, q7 d8, q8

controlled displacements d6, q6

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d1, q1 d2, q2 d0, q0 d5, q5

d4, q4 d3, q3

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acquired forces x1 x2

acquired forces

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Define expElement: InvertedVBrace

Experimental ChevronBrace Element

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Run OpenSees: set OpenSees.exe path

Steps: 1. Set OpenSees.exe Path (needs to be done only once)

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Run OpenSees: write TCL files

Steps: 2. Write OpenSees Input Files (writes TCL files) 3. Run OpenSees

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Post processing: load results

First: Load OpenSees Results into Matlab

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Post processing: output

Now these are enabled

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Post processing: plot deformed shape

Time Step

AnalysisCase

Recorder

Order

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Post processing: plot element forces

Time Step

AnalysisCase

Recorder

Response

Magnification 50

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Post processing: plot mode shape

Animation Speed

AnalysisCase

Recorder

Mode

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Post processing: plot response histories

AnalysisCase

Recorder

Parameter

Node/Element

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Post processing: plot response spectra

Spectra Name

Response

Damping

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Post processing: animate response

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Post processing: principal stress and strain

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Design: AISC design toolbox

Database Inquiries: -Show Available Sections -Find Section Properties -Find Matching Sections Design Checks: -Bending Capacity -Compression Capacity -Shear Capacity -PMM Interaction

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AISC design toolbox: find section properties

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AISC design toolbox: find matching sections

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AISC design toolbox: bending capacity

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AISC design toolbox: compression capacity

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AISC design toolbox: shear capacity

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AISC design toolbox: PMM interaction

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Summary
OpenSees Navigator provides

Hybrid simulation interface (OpenFresco). Many design toolboxes: NSP, PBEE, AISC design checks, AISC database, response spectra for linear and bilinear systems and signal filtering. Both MATLAB Pcode and self-executable versions are available.

Flexible and user friendly graphical user interface. Great tool to visualize structural behavior. Easy way to study material, section, element or system behavior.

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Website: home

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Website: download

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Thank you!
OpenSees Navigator 2.3 is available at http://peer.berkeley.edu /OpenSeesNavigator http://peer.berkeley.edu/OpenSeesNavigator Contacts: Eiji Kohama: ekohama@berkeley.edu Andreas Schellenberg: andreas.schellenberg@gmail.com Tony Yang: yangtony2004@gmail.com

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