*HEADING
 Linear Kinematics Element Test - COH3D8 
*NODE
1,0.0,0.0,1.0
2,1.0,0.0,1.0
3,1.0,0.0,0.0
4,0.0,0.0,0.0
5,0.0,1.0,1.0
6,1.0,1.0,1.0
7,1.0,1.0,0.0
8,0.0,1.0,0.0
11,1.25,1.25,2.25
12,2.25,1.25,2.25
13,2.25,1.25,1.25
14,1.25,1.25,1.25
15,1.25,2.25,2.25
16,2.25,2.25,2.25
17,2.25,2.25,1.25
18,1.25,2.25,1.25
*NSET,NSET=FRONT1
2,3,7,6
*NSET,NSET=BACK1
1,4,8,5
*NSET,NSET=FRONT2
12,13,17,16
*NSET,NSET=BACK2
11,14,18,15
*NSET,NSET=QA_TEST
FRONT1,BACK1,FRONT2,BACK2
*ELEMENT,TYPE=COH3D8,ELSET=ALL
1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
11,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
**SOLID SECTION, ELSET=ALL, MATERIAL=STEEL
*COHESIVE SECTION,elset=all,material=steel,thickness=geometry,response=continuum,stack direction=1
*MATERIAL, NAME=STEEL
*ELASTIC
1.0e05,0.3
*DENSITY
100.0, 
** history data
*STep,perturbation
*static
** apply boundary conditions
*BOUNDARY
** loading of element 1 (axial stretch)
**
FRONT1,1,1,1.0
FRONT1,2,3,0.0
BACK1,1,1,-1.0
BACK1,2,3,0.0
** loading of element 2 (shear deformation)
**
FRONT2,1,1,0.0
FRONT2,2,2,1.0
FRONT2,3,3,0.0
BACK2,1,1,0.0
BACK2,2,2,-1.0
BACK2,3,3,0.0
***********************
*output,field,var=preselect
*elset,elset=qa_test_all
all,
*OUTPUT, FIELD,freq=999
*NODE OUTPUT,NSET=QA_TEST
U,
*element output,elset=qa_test_all
s,
*OUTPUT,HISTORY,freq=999
*ENERGY OUTPUT,VAR=PRESELECT
*END STEP