The latest updates to SimCenter research application tools are summarized below. All applications are open-source and feature an integrated auto-citation generator. Download the updated releases to take advantage of these new features. A two-page summary of each application and "how to cite" attributions are provided on each tool webpage.
The WE-UQ application is a tool that enables researchers to assess the response of a building to wind loading. It incorporates uncertainty quantification in the structure’s response to account for the user’s assumptions of the building properties and numerical modeling. Version 4.2 includes the capability to calculate wind loads on building components and cladding, which is demonstrated in Example 4.10.
The Regional Resilience Determination Tool (R2D) creates and launches simulation workflows to assess the regional impact of natural hazard events. R2D advances the capabilities of the natural hazards engineering community by facilitating the high-resolution assessment of disaster impact and recovery on a regional scale. Version 5.3 includes the addition of power networks for a Hazus damage assessment as shown in Example E16. The update also integrates pyrecodes software that enables recovery simulation as demonstrated in Example E17 for a region damaged by an earthquake.