RCF-3D Analysis: a web-based tool for pushover analysis of regular reinforced concrete frames

Reinforced concrete frame (RCF) buildings are used worldwide in seismic regions. Nonlinear pushover analysis is central to performance-based assessment of these structures but often demands specialized software and extensive scripting, limiting use in performance based earthquake engineering (PBEE) practice and education. RCF-3D Analysis is a web-based application that generates and analyzes three-dimensional RCF models using OpenSeesPy as backend. A guided, tabbed workflow leads users through building geometry and mass definition, RC material and fiber-section creation, beam–column and slab assignment, gravity loading, and modal and pushover analyses. Interactive plan-view visualizations support model checking, while structured data storage enables model reuse. Implemented in Python with Streamlit, RCF-3D Analysis serves practitioners and researchers engaged in PBEE applications.

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SoftwareX
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2026-01-26
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2026.102534
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Seismic Performance and Analysis
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RCF-3D Analysis: a web-based tool for pushover analysis of regular reinforced concrete frames

Orlando Arroyo
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Seismic Performance and Analysis
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RCF-3D Analysis: a web-based tool for pushover analysis of regular reinforced concrete frames

Orlando Arroyo
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Abstract

Reinforced concrete frame (RCF) buildings are used worldwide in seismic regions. Nonlinear pushover analysis is central to performance-based assessment of these structures but often demands specialized software and extensive scripting, limiting use in performance based earthquake engineering (PBEE) practice and education. RCF-3D Analysis is a web-based application that generates and analyzes three-dimensional RCF models using OpenSeesPy as backend. A guided, tabbed workflow leads users through building geometry and mass definition, RC material and fiber-section creation, beam–column and slab assignment, gravity loading, and modal and pushover analyses. Interactive plan-view visualizations support model checking, while structured data storage enables model reuse. Implemented in Python with Streamlit, RCF-3D Analysis serves practitioners and researchers engaged in PBEE applications.

SoftwareXVol. 33
Universidad Industrial de Santander (CO)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 78%
Seismic Performance and Analysis
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