*HEADING
Pre-tension Section Test []
Procedures Tested: Static
Elements Tested: B21, CPE3, CPS4R, CAX8, CAX8R
**
*NODE
** pre-tension section nodes
*NODE,NSET=NREF
**
*ELEMENT, TYPE=B21 , ELSET=EBEAM
*ELEMENT, TYPE=CPE3, ELSET=ECPE
*ELEMENT, TYPE=CPS4R, ELSET=ECPS
*ELEMENT, TYPE=CAX8R, ELSET=ECAX
*MATERIAL,NAME=MAT
*ELASTIC
1.E5,0.3
*BEAM SECTION,ELSET=EBEAM,MATERIAL=MAT,SECTION=CIRC
0.03,
*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=ECPS,MATERIAL=MAT
0.1,
*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=ECPE,MATERIAL=MAT
0.1,
*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=ECAX,MATERIAL=MAT
**
** Node sets for BCs
**
*NSET, NSET=NBEAM
*NSET, NSET=NFIXED
*NSET, NSET=NROLLX
*NSET, NSET=NROLLY
*NSET, NSET=NPULL
**
** Pre-tension Sections
**
*PRE-TENSION SECTION,ELEMENT=1,NODE=101
*surface,NAME=SCPE3
3,S1
*PRE-TENSION SECTION,SURFACE=SCPE3,NODE=102
*surface,NAME=SCPS4
7,S3
*PRE-TENSION SECTION,SURFACE=SCPS4,NODE=103
*surface,NAME=SCAX8
9,S3
*PRE-TENSION SECTION,SURFACE=SCAX8,NODE=104
**
** Analysis
**
*STEP
pre-tension section by tightening
*STATIC
*BOUNDARY
NBEAM,6,6
NFIXED,1,2
NROLLX,2,2
NROLLY,1,1
NPULL,2,2
NREF,1,,0.1
*NODE FILE
U,RF
*EL FILE
S,E
*SECTION PRINT, SURFACE=SCPE3,NAME=SCPE3
*SECTION PRINT, SURFACE=SCPS4,NAME=SCPS4
*SECTION PRINT, SURFACE=SCAX8,NAME=SCAX8
*SECTION FILE , SURFACE=SCPE3,NAME=SCPE3
*SECTION FILE , SURFACE=SCPS4,NAME=SCPS4
*SECTION FILE , SURFACE=SCAX8,NAME=SCAX8
*END STEP
*STEP
further loading from initial state
*STATIC
*BOUNDARY,OP=NEW
NBEAM,6,6
NFIXED,1,2
NROLLX,2,2
NROLLY,1,1
NPULL,2,,0.1
NREF,1,,0.1
*ENDSTEP