*HEADING SQUARE PLATE - ELASTIC BUCKLING ( THERMAL EXP. BUCKLE ) *NODE 101, 105,1., 501,0.,1. 505,1.,1. *NGEN,NSET=YSYM 101,105 *NGEN,NSET=XSYM 101,501,100 *NGEN,NSET=YEDG 501,505 *NGEN,NSET=XEDG 105,505,100 *NFILL,NSET=TEMP XSYM,XEDG,4,1 *ELEMENT,TYPE=STRI3,ELSET=EPRINT 1,101,102,202 17,101,202,201 *ELGEN,ELSET=EPRINT 1,4,1,1,4,100,4 17,4,1,1,4,100,4 *SHELL SECTION,MATERIAL=A1,ELSET=EPRINT 0.01,3 *MATERIAL,NAME=A1 *ELASTIC 1.E8,0.3 *EXPANSION 1.E-6, *BOUNDARY YSYM,YSYMM XSYM,XSYMM YEDG,3 YEDG,5 XEDG,3 XEDG,4 XEDG,1 XEDG,6 *STEP *BUCKLE 3, *TEMPERATURE TEMP,100. *EL PRINT,ELSET=EPRINT S, *MODAL FILE *END STEP