*HEADING
: FLEXIBLE JOINT WITH LINEAR BEHAVIOR, DASHPOT SUBOPTION  [JOINTC]
*NODE,NSET=FILE
 1,10.
*ELEMENT,TYPE=DASHPOT1,ELSET=D
1,1
*DASHPOT,ELSET=D,NONLINEAR
 1, 
 -12.000, -100.00
  12.000,  100.00
*ELEMENT,TYPE=SPRING1,ELSET=S
2,1
*SPRING,ELSET=S
 1, 
 30., 
*ELEMENT,TYPE=MASS,ELSET=M
3,1
*MASS  ,ELSET=M
0.02588, 
**
** JOINTC ELEMENT ADDED
**
*NODE
100,10.
*NODE,NSET=FILE
101,10.
*ELEMENT,TYPE=JOINTC,ELSET=JOINT
102,100,101
*JOINT,ELSET=JOINT
*SPRING
 1, 
 30., 
*DASHPOT,NONLINEAR
 1, 
 -12.000, -100.00
  12.000,  100.00
*ELEMENT,TYPE=MASS,ELSET=M
103,101
*RESTART,WRITE,FREQUENCY=5
*STEP
  STRETCH OUT
*STATIC
1.E10,1.E10
*BOUNDARY
 1,1,1,1.
100,1,6
101,1,1,1.
101,2,6
*ENERGY PRINT,FREQ=2
*EL PRINT,FREQ=2,SUMMARY=NO
S, 
E, 
*NODE PRINT,FREQ=2,SUMMARY=NO
U, 
V, 
A, 
CF, 
RF, 
*ENERGY FILE,FREQUENCY=10
*NODE FILE,NSET=FILE,FREQ=10
U , V , A
*EL FILE,FREQUENCY=10
S,E
*CONTROLS,PARAM=TIME INC
4,8,9,16,10,4,12,5,6,3
.25,.5,.75,.85,.25,.25,1.5,.75
.8,1.5,1.25,2.0,1.0,.1,1.0,.95
*END STEP
*STEP,INC=200
  RELEASE INITIALLY STRETCHED SYSTEM
*DYNAMIC,HAFTOL=1.
 5.E-4,.7,,0.7
*BOUNDARY,OP=NEW
100,1,6
101,2,6
*END STEP