*HEADING Basic verification for COUPLING option Test a uniform distributed load applied through the COUPLING option to a surface with underlying elements CAX8R *NODE 1, 5.0, 0.0 2, 6.0, 0.0 3, 8.0, 0.0 4, 11.0, 0.0 5, 15.0, 0.0 6, 20.0, 0.0 7, 26.0, 0.0 8, 5.0, 0.5 9, 6.0, 0.5 10, 8.0, 0.5 11, 11.0, 0.5 12, 15.0, 0.5 13, 20.0, 0.5 14, 26.0, 0.5 15, 5.0, 1.0 16, 6.0, 1.0 17, 8.0, 1.0 18, 11.0, 1.0 19, 15.0, 1.0 20, 20.0, 1.0 21, 26.0, 1.0 22, 5.0, 2.0 23, 6.0, 2.0 24, 8.0, 2.0 25, 11.0, 2.0 26, 15.0, 2.0 27, 20.0, 2.0 28, 26.0, 2.0 29, 5.0, 3.0 30, 6.0, 3.0 31, 8.0, 3.0 32, 11.0, 3.0 33, 15.0, 3.0 34, 20.0, 3.0 35, 26.0, 3.0 36, 5.0, 4.5 37, 6.0, 4.5 38, 8.0, 4.5 39, 11.0, 4.5 40, 15.0, 4.5 41, 20.0, 4.5 42, 26.0, 4.5 43, 5.0, 6.0 44, 6.0, 6.0 45, 8.0, 6.0 46, 11.0, 6.0 47, 15.0, 6.0 48, 20.0, 6.0 49, 26.0, 6.0 50, 5.0, 8.0 51, 6.0, 8.0 52, 8.0, 8.0 53, 11.0, 8.0 54, 15.0, 8.0 55, 20.0, 8.0 56, 26.0, 8.0 57, 5.0, 10.0 58, 6.0, 10.0 59, 8.0, 10.0 60, 11.0, 10.0 61, 15.0, 10.0 62, 20.0, 10.0 63, 26.0, 10.0 *ELEMENT, TYPE=CAX4, ELSET=EALL 1, 1,2,9,8 *ELGEN, ELSET=EALL 1, 6, 1, 1, 8, 7, 6 *SOLID SECTION, MATERIAL=ELASTIC, ELSET=EALL *MATERIAL, NAME=ELASTIC *ELASTIC 30.0e6,0.3 *ELSET, ELSET=FACE 1,2,3,4,5,6 *SURFACE, NAME=LSURFACE, TRIM=YES FACE, *NODE, NSET=NREF 9999, 17.870968, -5.0 *COUPLING, CONSTRAINT NAME=LOAD_DISTRIBUTOR, SURFACE=LSURFACE, REF NODE=NREF *DISTRIBUTING, WEIGHT=UNIFORM *BOUNDARY 57, 2, 2 58, 2, 2 59, 2, 2 60, 2, 2 61, 2, 2 62, 2, 2 63, 2, 2 *STEP, NLGEOM Apply uniform load *STATIC ,1.0 *CLOAD NREF, 2, 2.e6 *EL PRINT, FREQ=10000 S *NODE PRINT, FREQ=10000 U, RF *NODE FILE, FREQ=10000 U, RF *OUTPUT, FIELD, FREQ=1000 *NODE OUTPUT U, RF *END STEP