Mochikoshi Tailings Dam Simulation

The Mochikoshi Tailings Dam simulation is divided into three phases: the FEM Phase, the Transfer Phase, and the MPM phase. The model for the FEM Phase is an OpenSees model which captures the seismic response of the tailings dam during an earthquake. The Transfer Phase is a script that converts the FEM model at a given time into an MPM model. The MPM Phase is the analysis of the MPM model to capture the runout of the liquefaction induced tailings dam failure. One FEM analysis was performed but several MPM analyses were performed considering different transfer times from FEM and different strength characterizations.