Workshop viiaPackage Basics

This workshop has now been given a few times. To be able to use the workshop material as a reference, this page in the protocol was set up.

This workshop is a basic introduction to the use of the python package viiaPackage that can be used to assist in the modelling, analysing and reporting the NLTH analysis in the VIIA project.

Aim of the workshop:

  • Setup of your working folder and DIANA.

  • Basic knowledge of the structure of the viiaPackage, and insight how to find functionality.

  • Modelling basics and creating your model.

  • Analysing basics and result handling.

  • Reporting basics and final deliverables.

Contents

The contents of this workshop are presented in the form of two powerpoint presentations. The first presentation covers the subjects of day 1 of the course. The topics that are presented here are:

  • Setup viiaPackage

  • Python basics in viiaPackage

  • Modelling basics

  • Loads

The second day of the workshop focusses more on setting up the different analyses, handling the results and creating reports. The topics are:

  • Fixed base analyses

  • Servers

  • The VIIA Team

  • Flexbase analyses

  • Strengthening measures

  • Reporting

Presentations

The presentations with the slides can be downloaded below:

Presentation day 1

Presentation day 2

The updated slides used in the workshop 28/29 June 2023:

Presentation day 1

Presentation day 2

Examples & Exercises

During the workshops, several examples are presented on how to use the functions in the viiaPackage. Also exercises are given that help the participants understand the different topics. These examples and exercises can be downloaded below:

Examples and Exercises

Recordings

The recordings of the workshop that was given in March 2022 are also provided as reference material. The video files are stored in the sharepoint folder on teams. To access the video’s, you will need access to the Community-VIIA-project channel. Please ask your colleagues to give you access. The videos are split up in the different topics. The videos are: