*HEADING TIE C3D8T ELEMENT TO A ANALYTICAL RIGID SURFACE IN A COUPLED THERMAL-STRESS ANALYSIS File name: xtie_analyt_rigid_couple *NODE,NSET=BAR 1, 0.,0.,0. 2, .5,0.,0. 3, 1.,0.,0. 4, 0.,0.,-1 5, 0.5,0.,-1 6, 1.,0.,-1 101, 0.,1.,0. 102, 0.5,1.,0. 103, 1.0,1.,0. 104, 0.,1.,-1 105, 0.5,1.,-1 106, 1.0,1.,-1 *NSET,NSET=LEFT 1,101,4,104 *ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D8T,ELSET=ROD 1,1,2,5,4,101,102,105,104 2,2,3,6,5,102,103,106,105 *SOLID SECTION,ELSET=ROD,MATERIAL=A1 1., *MATERIAL,NAME=A1 *ELASTIC 1.E5, *EXPANSION 1.E-5, *CONDUCTIVITY 1., *DENSITY 1., *SPECIFIC HEAT 1., *NODE, NSET=WALL 9999,2.,0.5 *surface,type=cylinder,name=wall 0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0 0.0,0.0,-1.0 start,1.01, 1.3 line, 1.01,-0.3 *SURFACE,TYPE=ELEMENT,NAME=RIGHT 2,S4 *RIGID BODY, REFNODE=9999, ISOTHERMAL=YES, analytical surface=wall *tie,name=tie RIGHT,WALL *nset,nset=edge 1,2,101,102 *BOUNDARY edge,2,3 LEFT,1 WALL,1,6 *STEP *COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT, steady state 1.,1. *BOUNDARY LEFT,11,11,400. WALL,11,11,200. *OUTPUT,FIELD,VARIABLE=PRESELECT,freq=5 *ELEMENT OUTPUT,ELSET=ROD S, ***FILE OUTPUT,NUM=1 *NODE FILE,freq=5 U, NT, *EL FILE,ELSET=ROD,freq=5 S, *OUTPUT, HISTORY,FREQ=5 *NODE OUTPUT, NSET=BAR U,NT *NODE OUTPUT,NSET=WALL U, *ENERGY OUTPUT ALLIE,ALLKE,ALLAE *END STEP