*PARAMETER
base    = 2.0
shorter = 0.1
slave   = base - shorter
hafsl   = slave*0.5
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***             MASTER BLOCK       ***
*NODE
1001,      0,    0, -1
1002,<base>,     0, -1
1003,<base>,<base>, -1
1004,     0,<base>, -1
1011,0,          0,  0
1012,<base>,     0,  0
1013,<base>,<base>,  0
1014,     0,<base>,  0
*ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D8,ELSET=base
101,1001,1002,1003,1004,1011,1012,1013,1014
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****      SLAVE BLOCKS  *****
*NODE
2001,      0,      0, 0
2002,<hafsl>,      0, 0
2003,<slave>,      0, 0
2004,      0,<hafsl>, 0
2005,<hafsl>,<hafsl>, 0
2006,<slave>,<hafsl>, 0
**
2011,      0,      0, 0.5
2012,<hafsl>,      0, 0.5
2013,<slave>,      0, 0.5
2014,      0,<hafsl>, 0.5
2015,<hafsl>,<hafsl>, 0.5
2016,<slave>,<hafsl>, 0.5
**
*ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D8,ELSET=SLAVE2
201,2001,2002,2005,2004,2011,2012,2015,2014
202,2002,2003,2006,2005,2012,2013,2016,2015
**
*NODE
3004,      0,<hafsl>, 0
3006,<slave>,<hafsl>, 0
3007,      0,<slave>, 0
3008,<slave>,<slave>, 0
**
3014,      0,<hafsl>, 0.5
3016,<slave>,<hafsl>, 0.5
3017,      0,<slave>, 0.5
3018,<slave>,<slave>, 0.5
*ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D8,ELSET=SLAVE1
301,3004,3006,3008,3007,3014,3016,3018,3017
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*ELSET,ELSET=SLAVE
SLAVE1,SLAVE2
*ELSET,ELSET=ALL
101,201,202,301
*SOLID SECTION,elset=all,material=elas
*MATERIAL,name=elas
*elastic
1.e9,0.3
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*SURFACE,NAME=master_con
101,S2
*SURFACE,NAME=slave_con
201,S1
202,S1
301,S1
****
*CONTACT PAIR,inter=test
slave_con,master_con
*SURFACE INTER,name=test
*FRICTION
0.1
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*SURFACE,NAME=master_tie
301,S3
*SURFACE,NAME=slave_tie
201,S5
202,S5
*TIE,name=middle
slave_tie,master_tie
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*BOUNDARY
1001,1,3
1002,1,3
1003,1,3
1004,1,3
2011,1,2
2013,2,2
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*STEP,NLGEOM
*STATIC
0.1,1
*DLOAD
SLAVE,p2,100
*NODE PRINT
U,
*CONTACT PRINT
*OUTPUT,FIELD,FREQ=0
*NODE OUTPUT
U,
*output,history,freq=100
*CONTACT OUTPUT
Cpress,
*END STEP
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