*HEADING RING BUCKLE EIGENVALUE ESTIMATE ( 1 S8R5 ) *NODE,NSET=Y0 101,100.,0.,1. 201,100.,0.,.5 301,100.,0.,0. *NODE,NSET=END 103,70.71067812,70.71067812,1. 203,70.71067812,70.71067812,.5 303,70.71067812,70.71067812,0. *NGEN,LINE=C,NSET=TOP 101,103,1,0,0.,0.,1. *NGEN,LINE=C,NSET=BOT 301,303,1,0,0.,0.,0. *ELEMENT,TYPE=S8R5,ELSET=RING 1,101,301,303,103,201,302,203,102 *SHELL SECTION,MATERIAL=A1,ELSET=RING 1.,3 *MATERIAL,NAME=A1 *ELASTIC 30.E6,0. *TRANSFORM,NSET=END 1.,1.,0.,-1.,1.,0. *STEP *BUCKLE 1, *DLOAD RING,P,-1. *BOUNDARY TOP,3,5 BOT,3,5 Y0,YSYMM END,YSYMM *BOUNDARY,LOAD CASE=2, OP=NEW TOP,3,5 BOT,3,5 Y0,YSYMM END,1 END,3 END,5 *MODAL FILE *OUTPUT,HISTORY,FREQUENCY=1 *MODAL OUTPUT *END STEP