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Introduction to OpenSees: Open-Source FEA for Earthquake Engineering

Introduction to OpenSees OpenSees (Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation) is an open-source software platform developed by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER). It is specifically designed for the finite element analysis (FEA) of structural and geotechnical systems,

July 14, 2025

Unlocking the Future of Engineering Research: The Power of Raw Data Sharing

At EngineeringDownloads, we’re always looking for ways to help researchers work more efficiently. That’s why we’re proud to announce our collaboration with Raw Data Library (RDL), a game-changing platform that’s solving one of academia’s biggest challenges – access to raw

July 14, 2025

OpenSees for Structural Analysis

OpenSees (Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation) is an open-source software framework developed primarily for nonlinear structural and geotechnical analysis, with a strong emphasis on earthquake engineering. Developed at UC Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), it provides a

July 11, 2025

My FEM Software Journey: The Good, The Bad & The “Aha!” Moments

I’ve been quiet for a while, but for good reason—more on that later. Today, I’m sharing the messy, challenging, and surprisingly fulfilling path I took to learn commercial FEM software. If you’re navigating the same struggles in your FEM software

July 9, 2025

Which one is better? Abaqus or ANSYS?

As an engineer, we need to build a model to simulate a process so we can save many and reduce processing time. For this aim, we need to use conventional solvers such as Abaqus, ANSYS, Solidwork (I know, Solidwork solver

July 7, 2025

Linking Abaqus and FORTRAN: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this tutorial, we aim to explain the first step of subroutine programming in the Abaqus software, which is linking the Abaqus software and FORTRAN compiler. You can watch the video tutorial for additional tips, more detailed explanations, and a

July 1, 2025

Goldak Heat Input Model for Welding and Additive Manufacturing

Introduction In the present blog post, we explore the complexities of simulating Additive Manufacturing (AM) through Abaqus, under the guidance of Saman Hosseini. Specifically, our attention centers on incorporating the Goldak heat source model to conduct an in-depth examination of

July 1, 2025

Plastic behavior in ABAQUS-2: Specialized Plasticity Models

Introduction In our previous blog, we delved into the fascinating world of plastic behavior models, focusing on their application to metals and general materials. Now, get ready to take your understanding to the next level as we turn our attention

July 1, 2025

Plastic behavior in ABAQUS-1: Metals and General Materials

Different material behaviors The material library in Abaqus provides a wide range of options for modeling various engineering materials, such as metals, plastics, rubbers, foams, composites, granular soils, rocks, plain and reinforced concrete, and also different material behavior models including