/TITLE, cantilever, tapered load, cantt2.a
     ! load from support 0 to 60 lb/in, W8 x 31
     ! two elements

/PREP7          ! preprocessor section
w2 = 60         ! uniform load

ET,1,Beam3      ! Type 3 is beam
MP,EX,1,30E6    ! Young-s modulus, steel
MP,GXY,1,11.2E6 ! shear modulus
R,1,9.1,110,8   ! Area, Iz, height
N,1,0           ! Node 1 at 0
N,2,50          ! Node 2 at 50
N,3,100         ! Node 2 at 100

E,1,2           ! Element 1
E,2,3           ! Element 2
FINISH          ! preprocessor section

/SOLUTION       ! solution section
antype,static
outpr,basic,1
outpr,nload,1
D,1,ALL                 ! Fix node 1
SFBEAM,1,1,PRES,0,w2/2  ! Tapered load 0-30 lb/in
SFBEAM,2,1,PRES,w2/2,w2 ! Tapered load 30-60 lb/in
/output,Displ,txt,D:\Ansys\   !  displacements
! /output,Displ,txt,U:\win\Ansys\   !  displacements
solve
/PBC,ALL,1
FINISH           ! solution section

/POST1           ! post processor
etable,STR,ls,1,3
/output,Force,txt,D:\Ansys\   !  forces and stresses
! /output,Force,txt,U:\win\Ansys\   !  forces and stresses
pretab
prrsol
FINISH           ! post processor

!    NODE      UX          UY              ROTZ
!       1     0.00000    0.00000         0.00000    
!       2     0.00000   -0.572917E-01   -0.194129E-02
!       3     0.00000   -0.166667       -0.227273E-02

! EL=       1  NODES=       1       2  MAT=  1  BEAM3
!  PRES LOAD KEY = 1  FACE NODES =       1           2
!                 PRESSURES(F/L) =   0.0000      30.000    
!  LOCATION   SMAX        SMIN     
!   1 (I)    7272.7     -7272.7    
!   2 (J)    2272.7     -2272.7    

!  EL=       2  NODES=       2       3  MAT=  1   BEAM3
!  PRES LOAD KEY = 1  FACE NODES =       2           3
!                 PRESSURES(F/L) =   30.000      60.000    
!  LOCATION   SMAX        SMIN     
!   1 (I)    2272.7     -2272.7    
!   2 (J)    0.0000      0.0000    

!    NODE      FX          FY          MZ    
!       1   0.0000      3000.0     0.20000E+06