2.3.6. Simulation Applications¶

The simulation application specifies parameters and executes the script for the response simulation. These parameters may include the integrator scheme, convergence tolerance, step size, etc., of the numerical analysis. It takes as input the BIM file, the EVENT file, the SAM file, and the EDP file. After the response simulation is completed, the EDP.json file is populated with the resulting EDPs and saved in the simulation working directory. Note that the SIM.json file is not saved in the directory.

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OpenSees-Simulation_R

Executes script for building structural model in OpenSees and running analysis for the response simulation, then saves the results in EDP.json.

Inputs

CLI

filenameBIM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the BIM
filenameSAM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the SAM
filenameEVENT <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the event data
filenameEDP <FileName(W)>: name of EDP file to be added to
filenameSIM <FileName(W)>: name of SIM file to be added to

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OpenSeesPy-Simulation

Executes script for building structural model in OpenSeesPy and running analysis for the response simulation, then saves the results in EDP.json.

Inputs

CLI

filenameBIM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the BIM
filenameSAM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the SAM
filenameEVENT <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the event data
filenameEDP <FileName(W)>: name of EDP file to be added to
filenameSIM <FileName(W)>: name of SIM file to be added to


                usage: OpenSeesPySimulation.py [-h] [--filenameBIM FILENAMEBIM]
                               [--filenameSAM FILENAMESAM]
                               [--filenameEVENT FILENAMEEVENT]
                               [--filenameEDP FILENAMEEDP]
                               [--filenameSIM FILENAMESIM] [--getRV [GETRV]]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --filenameBIM FILENAMEBIM
  --filenameSAM FILENAMESAM
  --filenameEVENT FILENAMEEVENT
  --filenameEDP FILENAMEEDP
  --filenameSIM FILENAMESIM
  --getRV [GETRV]

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IMasEDP

Returns the input event IM as the EDP in the absence of a response simulation method. This application is appropriate to use when damages and losses are estimated as function of IM in the DL assessment.

Inputs

CLI

filenameBIM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the BIM
filenameSAM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the SAM
filenameEVENT <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the event data
filenameEDP <FileName(W)>: name of EDP file to be added to
filenameSIM <FileName(W)>: name of SIM file to be added to


                usage: IMasEDP.py [-h] [--filenameBIM FILENAMEBIM] [--filenameSAM FILENAMESAM]
                  [--filenameEVENT FILENAMEEVENT] [--filenameEDP FILENAMEEDP]
                  [--filenameSIM FILENAMESIM] [--getRV [GETRV]]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --filenameBIM FILENAMEBIM
  --filenameSAM FILENAMESAM
  --filenameEVENT FILENAMEEVENT
  --filenameEDP FILENAMEEDP
  --filenameSIM FILENAMESIM
  --getRV [GETRV]

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OpenSees-Simulation

No description

Inputs

CLI

filenameBIM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the BIM
filenameSAM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the SAM
filenameEVENT <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the event data
filenameEDP <FileName(W)>: name of EDP file to be added to
filenameSIM <FileName(W)>: name of SIM file to be added to


                usage: OpenSeesPySimulation.py [-h] [--filenameBIM FILENAMEBIM]
                               [--filenameSAM FILENAMESAM]
                               [--filenameEVENT FILENAMEEVENT]
                               [--filenameEDP FILENAMEEDP]
                               [--filenameSIM FILENAMESIM] [--getRV [GETRV]]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --filenameBIM FILENAMEBIM
  --filenameSAM FILENAMESAM
  --filenameEVENT FILENAMEEVENT
  --filenameEDP FILENAMEEDP
  --filenameSIM FILENAMESIM
  --getRV [GETRV]

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ExtractPGA

No description

Inputs

CLI

filenameBIM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the BIM
filenameSAM <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the SAM
filenameEVENT <FileName(R)>: name of file containing the event data
filenameEDP <FileName(W)>: name of EDP file to be added to
filenameSIM <FileName(W)>: name of SIM file to be added to