*HEADING : SIMPLE CONTACT TEST, POSITIVE GAP CLEARANCE [GAPUNI] Linear Perturbation steps with Load Case *NODE 1, 0.,0. *NODE,NSET=GAP 4,5.,0. 10,5.,-7.0 *NGEN 1,4 *ELEMENT,TYPE=B23, ELSET=EALL 1,1,2 *ELGEN, ELSET=EALL 1,3 *BEAM SECTION,SECTION=CIRC,MATERIAL=A1, ELSET=EALL .1, *MATERIAL,NAME= A1 *ELASTIC 27.E6, *ELEMENT,TYPE=GAPUNI,ELSET=GAP1 121,4,10 *GAP,ELSET=GAP1 0.5,0.,-1.,0. *STEP,INC=20 TEST BY APPLYING A LOAD AT TIP NODE *STATIC 0.25,1.0 *BOUNDARY,OP=NEW 1,1,2 1,6 10,1,2 *CLOAD 4,2,-5.E1 *PRINT,CONTACT=YES *EL PRINT S,E *NODE PRINT COORD, U RF,CF *OUTPUT,FIELD *ELEMENT OUTPUT,ELSET=GAP1 S,E *OUTPUT,FIELD *NODE OUTPUT,NSET=GAP U, RF, *END STEP *STEP,PERTURBATION *STATIC *LOAD CASE,NAME="CLOAD-1" *CLOAD 4,2,-5.E1 *END LOAD CASE *LOAD CASE,NAME="CLOAD-2" *CLOAD 4,2,-10.E1 *END LOAD CASE *OUTPUT,FIELD *NODE OUTPUT,NSET=GAP U, RF, *END STEP