OpenSeesroll

Repositories of information on using and developing OpenSees

• The OpenSees website – documentation wiki, message boards, Tcl examples
• OpenSees at GitHub – the latest source code
• OpenSeesPy at GitHub – pip package, docker container, OpenSeesPy documentation
• G2 at GitHub – OpenSees’ long-lost MATLAB sibling
• Awesome-OpenSees – a curated list of OpenSees resources
• @OpenSeesTweets – #OpenSees in the Twitterverse
• Silvia’s Brainery
  • YouTube channel with OpenSees tutorials
  • On-demand courses and training
• OpenSees message board – questions and answers on OpenSees issues
• OpenSees Facebook group – discussion and more Q&A on OpenSees issues
• OpenSees Cafe – live weekly sessions where you can get your questions answered

Journal papers that describe the software design of OpenSees

• McKenna et al (2010) – high level analysis architecture of OpenSees
• McKenna (2011) – OpenSees and high performance computing
• Zhu et al (2018) – interface for multiple interpreters, including Python
• Scott et al (2008) – element and material models
• Scott and Haukaas (2008) – parameter updating and sensitivity analysis
• Haukaas and der Kiureghian (2007) – reliability analysis
• Zhu and Scott (2014) – fluid-structure interaction

Blogs with OpenSees content

• Jose Abell – geomechanics, numerical models, high performance computing
• M. S. Barkhordari – reinforced concrete modeling, earthquake engineering
• Agus Daud – geotechnical and earthquake engineering, Python (in Indonesian)
• Mohsen Zaker Esteghamati – structural reliability, multi-hazard modeling
• Barbara Simpson – earthquake engineering, wave-structure interaction
• Anurag Upadhyay – infrastructure, earthquakes, Python visualization tools for OpenSees
• OpenSees Cloud – developments and updates on OpenSees Cloud

Blogs about finite element analysis

• Enterfea – material and geometric nonlinear analysis of solids
• FEA Academy – books, videos, other resources
• FEA for All – books, tutorials, programming guides
• Maryanne Clare – coding, AEC, visualization, other cool FEA stuff

Blogs with academic content

• Jack Baker – advice for graduate students, tips on academic writing
• xykademiqz – wide range of STEM topics

Blogs on productivity

• Darius Foroux – goal setting, forming habits, decision making
• Josh Spector – creating, writing, audience engagement

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