Examples

Examples

Cable Stayed

Cable Stayed

Model of a cable-stayed bridge imported from CSiBridge

Arch Instability

Python • Static • CE221

Arch Instability

Several nonlinear static analysis methods are used to investigate instabilities in a shallow arch.

Corotational02

This page develops 5 examples that demonstrate improvements of the Corotational02 transformation over the existing CrdTransf classes in OpenSees.

Extrusion with bricks

Extrusion with bricks

A hexahedral finite element mesh is generated with xara and executed with OpenSees.

Finite Rotations

Finite Rotations

This problem highlights the exceptional accuracy of the ExactFrame formulation for simulating large deformations

Flexible Rod Buckling Under Torque

Frame • CE221

Flexible Rod Buckling Under Torque

Geometrically nonlinear analysis of a shaft buckling under torsion.

Follower loading

Frame • Loads • Tcl

Follower loading

This example demonstrates the simulation of follower loading applied to frame elements.

Helical Forms

Helical Forms

A highly geometrically nonlinear problem is solved with the geometrically exact frame element formulation.

Influence lines

Influence lines are constructed for a plane truss.

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