3. Quick start¶

3.1. Download and Install s³hark¶

The app is here if you haven’t got it. Follow the instruction here to download and install the application.

The current version of s³hark utilizes OpenSees as its backend. Its internal backend is being developed and will be available in next release.

If you don’t have OpenSees installed, go to the download page to register.

After registration, you can proceed to the download page by entering your email address and clicking the Submit button.

Read through that page, then download and install the correct versions of OpenSees and Tcl depending on your system (Windows or Mac).

Remember the installation path of OpenSees.

Click this link to download demos for input rock motion files.

Unzip the downloaded file, and you’ll see two json demos: one is for 1D shaking, the other is for bi-directional shaking. You can use either one.

Click the ‘+’ button on the top of the table to add a soil layer.

Make sure the following two paths have been set correctly in the Configure tab:

Click the ‘Analyze’ button to start the simulation.