*HEADING
: Test for tapered membranes  [M3D9]
*PREPRINT,ECHO=YES,HISTORY=NO,MODEL=YES
*NODE,NSET=BOTTOM
*NODE,NSET=TOP
*NFILL,NSET=NALL
 BOTTOM,TOP,10,10
*NODAL THICKNESS
 BOTTOM,3.
 TOP,1.
*NODAL THICKNESS, GENERATE
BOTTOM,TOP,10,10
*ELEMENT,TYPE=M3D9
*ELGEN,ELSET=EALL
*MEMBRANE SECTION,MATERIAL=A1,ELSET=EALL,NODAL
 1.0,
*MATERIAL,NAME=A1
*ELASTIC,TYPE=ISOTROPIC
 1000.0,
*BOUNDARY
 BOTTOM,1,2
 NALL,3,3
*STEP
*STATIC
*CLOAD
 101,2,166.66667
 102,2,666.66667
 103,2,166.66667
*OUTPUT,FIELD
*ELEMENT OUTPUT
STH,
*OUTPUT,HISTORY,FREQUENCY=1
*ENERGY OUTPUT,VARIABLE=PRESELECT
*OUTPUT,FIELD
*NODE OUTPUT
U,COORD
*NODE PRINT
 U,COORD
*EL PRINT
 STH,
*END STEP