The unique compendium teaches beginners how to perform nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis by following a series of step-by-step examples and basic programming method using OpenSees. The scope of the book includes nonlinear FE analyses of reinforced concrete frame shear wall structures, liquefiable soils, soil-structure interaction systems, fluid-solid coupling systems, high-speed railway systems, as well as introduces the sensitivity, reliability, optimization, peridynamic (PD) analysis, and the integration of OpenSees with other softwares. This must-have reference also teaches users how to program by adding simple material and element models, as well as PD algorithms in OpenSees.

Contents:

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  Introduction to OpenSees Application:

  
  
  
  
  • Download and Run
  
  
  • A Simple Structural Analysis Example
  
  
  • Introduction to Tcl Syntax
  
  
  • Frame Structure Analyses
  
  
  • Analyses for Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
  
  
  • Soil–Structure Interaction (SSI) System
  
  
  • Fluid–Solid Coupling
  
  
  • Numerical Analyses of Soil Liquefaction
  
  
  • Numerical Optimization
  
  
  • Coupling OpenSees with Other Software Using the Client–Server Technique
  
  
  • Response Sensitivity Analysis Based on Direct Differentiation Method (DDM)
  
  
  • Structural Analysis Based on Bond-Based Peridynamics (BPD)
  
  
  • A Wheel–Rail Interaction Element for High-Speed Railway System
  
  
  • Reliability Analysis
  
  
  
  


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  Introduction to OpenSees Programming:

  
  
  
  
  • Downloading the Package and Building OpenSees Source Code
  
  
  • Adding an Elasto-Perfect-Plasticity Material in OpenSees
  
  
  • Adding a New Element in OpenSees
  
  
  • Implementing State-Based Peridynamics (SPD) in OpenSees
  
  
  
  

Readership: Professionals, academics, researchers and graduate students in civil engineering, earthquake engineering and engineering mechanics.