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Welcome to the OpenSeesWiki

OpenSeesWiki is a Wiki creation. The goal is simple: to provide information about OpenSees. Please explore the site and see what a great resource OpenSees can be..

OpenSees

OpenSees, the Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, is an object-oriented, open source software framework. It allows users to create both serial and parallel finite element computer applications for simulating the response of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to earthquakes and other hazards. OpenSees is primarily written in C++ and uses several Fortran and C numerical libraries for linear equation solving, and material and element routines. The framework WILL BE covered in the developers section.

The goal of the OpenSees development is to improve the modeling and computational simulation in earthquake engineering through:

new open-source code development
education
community discussion

A number of simple applications are provided to introduce new users and non-programmers to the OpenSees framework. All these applications are interpreters and they allow users to perform finite element analysis using a simple yet powerful scripting language. The analysis can look like plain text input files or they can be complex programs. It's up to the skills of the user. These applications are covered in the users section.

OpenSees Resources

OpenSees has two different classes of user and the information contained herein is similarly split:

FAQs

Funding

The funding for the development and maintenance of the core OpenSees code was initially provided by the NSF-sponsored Pacific Earthquake Engineering (PEER) Center. No current support for OpenSees is provided.

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-== <big>'''Welcome to the OpenSeesWiki'''</big> ==
+==<big> '''Welcome to the OpenSeesWiki''' </big> ==
+[[Main_Page|OpenSeesWiki]] is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki] creation. The goal is simple: to provide information about OpenSees. Please explore the site and see what a great resource OpenSees can be..
-[[Main Page|OpenSees Wiki]] is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki] creation. The goal is simple: provide information about OpenSees. Please explore the site and see what a great resource OpenSees can be.
 == OpenSees ==
-''OpenSees''', the Open System for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_engineering Earthquake Engineering] Simulation, is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented object-oriented], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] software framework created at the [http://www.nsf.gov NSF]-sponsored Pacific Earthquake Engineering
+''OpenSees'', the Open System for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_engineering Earthquake Engineering] Simulation, is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented object-oriented], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] software framework. It allows users to create both serial and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_computing parallel] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element finite element] computer applications for simulating the response of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] and other hazards.  OpenSees is primarily written in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B C++] and uses several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran Fortran] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_programming_language C] numerical libraries for linear equation solving, and material and element routines. The framework WILL BE covered in the [[OpenSees Developer| developers section]].
-([http://peer.berkeley.edu PEER]) Center. It allows users to create [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element finite element] applications for simulating the response of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] and oher hazards.  OpenSees is primarily written in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B C++] and uses several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran Fortran] numerical libraries for linear equation solving.
 The goal of the OpenSees development is to improve the modeling and computational simulation in earthquake engineering through:
 #new open-source code development
-#the provision of examples
+#education
-#a community monitored message-board.
+#community discussion
-== OpenSees User Tools ==
-[[Documentation]]
- Before you begin and for when you get stuck there is always the documentation. For new users to OpenSees, have a look at the primers to get yourselves more familiar with the overall design.
-Download
+A number of simple applications are provided to introduce new users and non-programmers to the OpenSees framework. All these applications are interpreters and they allow users to perform finite element analysis using a simple yet powerful scripting language. The analysis can look like plain text input files or they can be complex programs. It's up to the skills of the user. These applications are covered in the [[OpenSees User| users section]].
- Download a precompiled binary from the latest build.
-Examples
- Here are some simple and some not-so-simple examples to get you started.
-Tools
+==OpenSees Resources==
- Download accessory programs which are available for OpenSees.
+OpenSees has two different classes of user and the information contained herein is similarly split:
+#[[OpenSees User]]
-Message board
+#[[OpenSees Developer]]
- To talk to other users who may be able to assist you with problems leave a message on our users message board. We encourage all users to visit the message board often to see what others are working on and to assist others who may be having problems.
-Bugs
+== FAQs ==
- Should any bugs get passed our strict testing procedures!, we would encourage anybody who finds one to report it following the procedures outlined for Bugs.
-== Wiki Tools ==
+== Funding ==
-* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
+The funding for the development and maintenance of the core OpenSees code was initially provided by the [http://www.nsf.gov NSF]-sponsored Pacific Earthquake Engineering ([http://peer.berkeley.edu PEER]) Center. No current support for OpenSees is provided.
-* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
-* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]