*HEADING TIE TWO CTD SOLID PARTS TOGETHER File name: xtie_c3d6t *NODE,NSET=NALL 1,0.0,0.0 2,1.0,0.0 3,1.0,1.0 4,0.0,1.0 5,1.1,0.4 6,2.1,0.4 7,2.1,1.0 8,1.1,1.0 11,0.0,0.0,1.0 12,1.0,0.0,1.0 13,1.0,1.0,1.0 14,0.0,1.0,1.0 15,1.1,0.4,0.6 16,2.1,0.4,0.6 17,2.1,1.0,0.6 18,1.1,1.0,0.6 *NSET,NSET=BOT 1,4,11,14 *NSET,NSET=TOP 6,7,16,17 *ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D6T,ELSET=EALL3D 1 ,1,2,3,11,12,13 11,1,3,4,11,13,14 2 ,5,8,18,6,7,17 12,5,18,15,6,17,16 *SOLID SECTION, ELSET=EALL3D,MATERIAL=AL *MATERIAL,NAME=AL *ELASTIC 30.E6,0.3 *EXPANSION 10.E-6, *CONDUCTIVITY 43.0 *DENSITY 7700. *SPECIFIC HEAT 600. *SURFACE,NAME=SST3D 1,S4 *SURFACE,NAME=MST3D 2,S1 12,S1 *TIE,NAME=TIE1,POSITION TOLERANCE=1.0 SST3D,MST3D *BOUNDARY 1,1,3 11,1,2 4,1 4,3 14,1 6,2,3 7,3 16,2 *STEP *COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT,STEADY STATE *NODE FILE NT, *NODE PRINT NT, *EL PRINT S, E, *BOUNDARY 7,1,,0.1 6,1,,0.1 16,1,,0.1 17,1,,0.1 BOT,11,,100. TOP,11,,500. *ENDSTEP