Running the U6 – Base sample model

When   a   user   creates   a   new   account   they   are   automatically   provided   with   a   sample   ETABS  e2k  file,  U6  –  Base.e2k,  several  ground  motions,  and  two  sample  defaults,  described  fully   in  Section  2.4.2.  The  first  default,  named  “U6  -­‐  Base  -­‐  Sample  Default”  is  built  to  allow  the  user   to  run  the  U6  –  Base  model  immediately  with  no  extra  work  required.  To  do  this  first  visit  the   Downloads  page  in  the  website  by  clicking  the  Downloads  button  in  the  navigation  bar  on  the   top  of  the  screen.  An  image  of  this  can  be  seen  in  Figure  2-­‐1.  

Figure  2-­‐1  -­‐  Downloads  

Clicking  the  U6  ETABS  Model  link  under  the  Sample  U6  Model  section  in  the  navigation  bar  on   the  left  of  the  screen  will  allow  the  user  to  download  the  U6  –  Base  ETABS  e2k  file  that  the  user   will  use  to  create  a  new  model.    

From  here,  visit  the  user’s  profile  by  clicking  the  Profile  button  on  the  top  of  the  screen  

Figure  2-­‐2  -­‐  Profile  Overview  

From  here,  activate  the  “U6  –  Base  –  Sample  Default”  default  by  clicking  the  Load  button  to  the   right  of  this  default.  This  will  cause  the  U6  –  Base  default  to  become  active.  The  user  can  tell  if   this  was  done  successfully  if  the  light-­‐blue  highlighting  shifts  to  cover  the  desired  default.  An   image  of  this  can  be  seen  in  Figure  2-­‐3.  

Figure  2-­‐3  -­‐  Profile  Overview  with  U6  -­‐  Base  default  active  

Next,   the   user   can   create   a   new   model   using   the   download   e2k   file   by   first   clicking   on   the   Models  dropdown  in  the  navigation  bar  on  the  top  of  the  screen  followed  by  the  Create  button.   This  will  redirect  the  user  to  the  new  model  page,  shown  in  Figure  2-­‐4.  

The  user  must  first  enter  the  name  “U6  –  Base”  in  the  name  field  and  upload  the  downloaded   e2k  file  by  clicking  the  Choose  File  button  and  selected  the  desired  file.  The  model  can  then  be   created   by   clicking   the  Create   Model  button.   This   will   then   redirect   the   user   to   the   analysis   listing  page  for  the  newly  created  model,  as  shown  in  Figure  2-­‐5.  

Figure  2-­‐5  -­‐  Model  Created  

The  user  can  then  create  a  new  analysis  for  this  model  by  clicking  the  Create  Analysis  button.   This  will  redirect  the  user  to  the  new  analysis  page  as  shown  in  Figure  2-­‐6.  

Figure  2-­‐6  -­‐  New  Analysis  

Before  creating  the  analysis,  the  user  must  first  enter  a  name.  For  this  example  the  name  “Base   Analysis”   was   chosen.   Entering   this   name   in   the   text-­‐field   and   clicking   the  Create   Analysis   button   will   redirect   the   user   back   to   the   analysis   listing   for   the   U6   –   Base   model,   as   seen   in   Figure  2-­‐7.  

Figure  2-­‐7  -­‐  Analysis  Created  for  sample  model  

The  user  should  note  that  the  newly  created  analysis  now  appears  in  the  analysis  listing   for   the   U6   –   Base   model.   It   would   now   be   possible   to   customize   the   configuration   of   this   analysis,  however,  the  sample  configuration  comes  pre-­‐built  to  run.  The  user  is  encouraged  to   look  through  the  sample  configuration  to  help  gain  a  better  understanding  of  reasonable  values   for  some  of  the  options.  To  submit  the  analysis,  click  the  Submit  button.  Clicking  the  button  will   cause   a   popup   alerting   the   user   to   the   fact   that,   upon   accepting   the   message,   any   existing   analysis  results  for  this  analysis  will  be  deleted.    After  clicking  ok  the  website  will  show  a  popup   saying  the  model  has  been  submitted.  This  can  be  seen  in  Figure  2-­‐8.    

Figure  2-­‐8  -­‐  Sample  Analysis  Submitted  

  Mousing  over  or  clicking  the  Run  Status  result  in  either  a  popup  or  a  redirection  to  a   page  allowing  the  user  to  view  information  on  the  current  status  of  the  analysis’s  jobs.  Images   of  this  can  be  seen  in  Figure  2-­‐9  and  Figure  2-­‐10.  

Figure  2-­‐10  -­‐  Sample  Model  Run  Status  page  

Once   all   runs   have   been   completed   the   user   can   view   the   results   by   clicking   on   the  View   Results  button  in  the  analysis  listing  page.  This  will  redirect  the  user  to  the  results  page,  shown   in  Figure  2-­‐11.  

This  figure  shows  that  4  out  of  4  runs  have  been  completed.  To  view  a  result  use  the  Select   Ground  Motion  dropdown  and  select  “elCentro_dt.tar.gz”.  This  will  then  cause  the  Input  Files,   Output   Files,   and  Post-­‐Processing   Files   dropdowns   to   populate   with   options   for   the   user   to   view  or  download.  Select  the  Post-­‐Process  Files  dropdown  and  select  Undeformed  Shape:  Grid   A.png  this  will  cause  an  image  of  the  undeformed  shape  to  appear  on  the  screen  as  well  as  a   download  button.  This  is  shown  in  Figure  2-­‐12.  

This  concludes  the  U6  –  Base  tutorial.  The  user  is  encouraged  to  explore  the  other  files   in  the  result  screen  as  well  as  examine  the  configuration  used  to  run  this  model.  Reading  other   portions  of  this  manual  in  addition  to  the  SteelConverter  manual  will  help  the  user  gain  a  better   understanding  of  the  capabilities  of  VirtualShaker.  

  Figure  2-­‐12  -­‐  Sample  Model  Undeformed  Shape