How to install OpenSees to run non-linear analysis, Time History Analysis & Pushover Analysis

How to install OpenSees to run non-linear analysis, Time History Analysis & Pushover Analysis

ProtaStructure requires OpenSees to perform non-linear Time History Analysis & Pushover Analysis. If OpenSees is not installed, the program will show the warning as shown in the figure below:

ProtaStructure 2025 & later 

Steps to install OpenSees:

1) Download OpenSees from https://opensees.berkeley.edu/OpenSees/user/download.php

2) Copy "lib" folder in "OpenSeesXXX.exe" folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\Prota

3) Copy all files in the "bin" folder, then paste and replace into : 

1. C:\Program Files (x86)\Prota\ProtaStructure2026   (for ProtaStructure 2026)
   
2. C:\Program Files (x86)\Prota\ProtaStructure2025   (for ProtaStructure 2025)
   
3. C:\Program Files (x86)\Prota\ProtaStructure2024   (for ProtaStructure 2024)
   
4. C:\Program Files (x86)\Prota\ProtaStructure2022    (for ProtaStructure 2022)
   

4) Launch ProtaStructure and the program able to detect OpenSees.exe. You are ready to perform the Time History or Pushover Analysis.

For more details of performance based seismic design in ProtaStructure, kindly refer to this webinar recording: Performance Based Seismic Design