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2019 Crustal Deformation Modeling Tutorial

June 10-11, 2019

This tutorial will focus on providing training in the use of the CIG PyLith software for quasi-static modeling of crustal deformation, with an emphasis on interseismic, coseismic, and postseismic deformation. The training will also include instruction in CUBIT/Trelis for creating finite-element meshes as input for PyLith and visualizing PyLith output using Paraview.

Instructors: Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley

Note: The content for this set of tutorials is incomplete, because they were presented in person for beta version of PyLith v3.0.0. We will be providing a full set of online content (slides and videos) once version 3.0.0 is released.


Getting Started

  1. Download PyLith v3.0.0beta from https://github.com/geodynamics/pylith/releases
  2. Create a play area to modify the examples
  cd PATH_TO_PYLITH_DIR
  mkdir playpen
  cp -r src/pylith-3.0.0beta1/examples playpen/

Monday June 10, 2019

PyLith, CUBIT/Trelis, and Paraview Refresher

Time Title
8:00am - 8:15am Introduction and overview of tutorials (slides)
8:15am - 9:30am PyLith Overview (slides)

2-D Reverse Fault: Meshing with CUBIT/Trelis

Time Title
9:30am - 10:45am Overview (slides)
Geometry
Meshing
Boundary Conditions

2-D Reverse Fault: Materials, Dirichlet, and Neumann Boundary Conditions

Time Title
1:00pm - 2:30pm Overview (no slides)
Step 2
Step 4

Troubleshooting PyLith Simulations

Time Title
4:30pm - 5:30pm Overview (slides)
Step 1
Step 2

Tuesday June 11, 2017

2-D Reverse Fault: Faults with Prescribed Slip

Time Title
8:00am - 9:30am Overview (no slides)
Step 5
Step 6

2-D Reverse Fault: Gravitational Body Forces

Time Title
11:00am - 12:00pm Overview (slides)
Step 6
Step 7

Meshing with Complex Geometry

Zip file with Exodus-II file of generated mesh for those without CUBIT/Trelis.

3-D Subduction Zone: Meshing Complex Geometry

Time Title
2:00pm - 3:15pm Overview (slides)
Geometry
Meshing
Boundary Conditions