*HEADING
 USE TWO PAIRS OF TIE CONSTRAINTS IN TWO-DIMENSIONS
 File name: xtie_solid_2d_2ties
*NODE, NSET=NALL
1,0.0,0.0
2,2.0,0.0
3,2.0,1.0
4,0.0,1.0
5,1.0,0.0
6,2.0,0.5
7,1.0,1.0
8,0.0,0.5
9,0.0,1.0
10,1.0,1.0
11,1.0,2.0
12,0.0,2.0
13,0.5,1.0
14,1.0,1.5
15,0.5,2.0
16,0.0,1.5
17,1.0,1.0
18,2.0,1.0
19,2.0,2.0
20,1.0,2.0
21,1.5,1.0
22,2.0,1.5
23,1.5,2.0
24,1.0,1.5
*NSET,NSET=NSETTIED
9, 10, 13
*ELEMENT,TYPE=CPE8,ELSET=SOLID
1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
2,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
3,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=SOLID, MATERIAL=SOFT
*MATERIAL, NAME=SOFT
*ELASTIC
1.E4,0.3
*SURFACE,NAME=M
1
*SURFACE,NAME=S2
2
*SURFACE,NAME=S3
3
*TIE,NAME=TIE1,POSITION TOLERANCE=0.005
S3,M
S3,S2
*TIE,NAME=TIE2,TIEDNSET=NSETTIED
S2,M
**S2,M
**S3,M
*BOUNDARY
1,1,2
2,2
5,2
*STEP
*STATIC
1.0,1.0
*BOUNDARY
19,1,2,0.1
*DLOAD
2,P3,-10.
3,P3,-10.
*NODEFILE
U
RF
*ELFILE
S
E
*ENDSTEP