QuakeCoRE OpenSees Training Workshops - 2017
The 2017 OpenSees training workshops are to be held 16-17 March at the University of Canterbury and 27-28 March at the University of Auckland. These workshops are intended to provide a general introduction to working with the OpenSees finite element analysis platform for both structural and geotechnical applications. It is recommended that attendees bring a laptop to get the most out of the workshop, but it is not required.
Both workshops will be held under a two-day format, will be fully catered, and are free to all:
- Day 1 will concentrate on introductory topics and is well-suited to those who have never used OpenSees, those who are just beginning with OpenSees, or those who would like a refresher. The content of this first day will include topics such as:
- How to download, install, and run OpenSees on your computer
- An anatomy of an OpenSees model file
- Recording analysis results and interpreting recorded output
- Simple structural analysis in OpenSees
- Geotechnical modeling capabilities of OpenSees
- Available pre- and post-processing tools
- Running OpenSees in parallel and on NeSI computational resources
- Day 2 will focus on more advanced analysis concepts, with in depth discussions of specific structural and geotechnical analyses. This second day is best-suited to those who are currently (or imminently) using OpenSees, but beginning users will also benefit. More details to come.
Please register your interest for the 2017 workshops via email to christopher.mcgann@canterbury.ac.nz. Note which workshop you would like to attend (i.e. Christchurch or Auckland), and which day(s) you would like to attend (beginner topics and/or advanced topics). Also, please complete the pre-workshop survey available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X3S2S7G.
Details on exact dates, locations, times, and agendas will be sent around to registered participants and posted in this space soon.