*Heading Multistep reference solution test for s4 elements with nodal thickness *Node 1, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00 2, 0.3333333E+00, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00 3, 0.6666667E+00, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00 4, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00 5, 0.0000000E+00, 0.3333333E+00, 0.0000000E+00 6, 0.3333333E+00, 0.3333333E+00, 0.0000000E+00 7, 0.6666667E+00, 0.3333333E+00, 0.0000000E+00 8, 0.1000000E+01, 0.3333333E+00, 0.0000000E+00 9, 0.0000000E+00, 0.6666667E+00, 0.0000000E+00 10, 0.3333333E+00, 0.6666667E+00, 0.0000000E+00 11, 0.6666667E+00, 0.6666667E+00, 0.0000000E+00 12, 0.1000000E+01, 0.6666667E+00, 0.0000000E+00 13, 0.0000000E+00, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00 14, 0.3333333E+00, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00 15, 0.6666667E+00, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00 16, 0.1000000E+01, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00 *Nset, nset=side1, generate 1, 4, 1, *Nset, nset=side3, generate 13, 16, 1, *Nset, nset=nodeThick1, generate 1, 13, 4, 4, 16, 4, *Nset, nset=nodeThick2, generate 2, 14, 4, 3, 15, 4, *Elset, Elset=eall, generate 1, 9, 1, *Nodal Thickness nodeThick1, 0.01 nodeThick2, 0.02 **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Material, name=mat1 *Elastic, type=engineering constants 0.300E+07, 0.400E+07, 0.500E+07, 0.100E+00, 0.200E+00, 0.300E+00, 0.300E+06, 0.400E+06 0.500E+06, *Density 0.750E+01, **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Element, type=s4, elset=shellSecL1 1, 1, 2, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 10, 9, 7, 9, 10, 14, 13, *Shell Section, orient=orientL1, composite, elset=shellSecL1, offset=-0.50000E+00, nodal thickness 1.0, 3, mat1, 90, ply-1 1.0, 3, mat1, 0, ply-2 *Orientation, name=orientL1 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00 3,0. **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Element, type=s4, elset=shellSecL2 2, 2, 3, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 11, 10, 8, 10, 11, 15, 14, *Shell Section, orient=orientL2, composite, elset=shellSecL2, offset=-0.50000E+00 0.005, 3, mat1, 90, ply-1 0.005, 3, mat1, 0, ply-2 *Orientation, name=orientL2 0.0000000E+00, 0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00, -0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00 3,0. **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Element, type=s4, elset=shellSecL3 3, 3, 4, 8, 7, 6, 7, 8, 12, 11, 9, 11, 12, 16, 15, *Shell Section, orient=orientL3, composite, elset=shellSecL3, offset=-0.50000E+00, nodal thickness 1.0, 3, mat1, 90, ply-1 1.0, 3, mat1, 0, ply-2 *Orientation, name=orientL3 -0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00, 0.0000000E+00, -0.1000000E+01, 0.0000000E+00 3,0. *Boundary side1, 1, 6 ** -------------------------------------------------- ** *amplitude, def=smooth step, name=smooth 0., 0., 1., 1.0 *step, nlgeom=yes, name=step-8 explicit *dynamic, explicit , 1.0 *Boundary, amplitude=smooth side3, 3, 3, 0.050 *Output, field *Node output u, *Element output s, sf, ssavg, se, sth, *Element output 3, tshr, *Output, history *Element output,elset=shellSecL1 s11, sf1, ssavg1, se1, sk1, sth, *Element output,elset=shellSecL1 3, tshr13, *end step ** ** -------------------------------------------------- **