A procedure which converts a PEER strong motion database file to OpenSees format
#
# -------READSDMFILE.TCL------------------------------------------------read gm input format
#
# Written: MHS
# Date: July 2000
#
# A procedure which parses a ground motion record from the PEER
# strong motion database by finding dt in the record header, then
# echoing data values to the output file.
#
# Formal arguments
# inFilename -- file which contains PEER strong motion record
# outFilename -- file to be written in format G3 can read
# dt -- time step determined from file header
#
# Assumptions
# The header in the PEER record is, e.g., formatted as follows:
# PACIFIC ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS STRONG-MOTION DATA
# IMPERIAL VALLEY 10/15/79 2319, EL CENTRO ARRAY 6, 230
# ACCELERATION TIME HISTORY IN UNITS OF G
# NPTS= 3930, DT= .00500 SEC
proc ReadSMDFile {inFilename outFilename dt} {
# Pass dt by reference
upvar $dt DT
# Open the input file and catch the error if it can't be read
if [catch {open $inFilename r} inFileID] {
puts stderr "Cannot open $inFilename for reading"
} else {
# Open output file for writing
set outFileID [open $outFilename w]
# Flag indicating dt is found and that ground motion
# values should be read -- ASSUMES dt is on last line
# of header!!!
set flag 0
# Look at each line in the file
foreach line [split [read $inFileID] \n] {
if {[llength $line] == 0} {
# Blank line --> do nothing
continue
} elseif {$flag == 1} {
# Echo ground motion values to output file
puts $outFileID $line
} else {
# Search header lines for dt
foreach word [split $line] {
# Read in the time step
if {$flag == 1} {
set DT $word
break
}
# Find the desired token and set the flag
if {[string match $word "DT="] == 1} {
set flag 1
}
}
}
}
# Close the output file
close $outFileID
# Close the input file
close $inFileID
}
}