/TITLE, simply supported, triangular load, triang4.a
     ! load from support 0 to 60 to 0 lb/in, 
     ! 5 nodes, 4 elements, W8 x 31
/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,5,200         ! node 5 at 500
FILL,1,5        ! nodes 2-4

E,1,2          ! element 1, nodes 1-2
EGEN,4,1,-1    ! make four elements
FINISH          ! preprocessor section

/SOLUTION       ! solution section
antype,static
outpr,basic,1
outpr,nload,1
D,1,UX,0,,,,UY          ! Pin node 1
D,5,UY,0                ! Fix Y at node 3
SFBEAM,1,1,pres,0,w2/2  ! Tapered load 0-30 lb/in
SFBEAM,2,1,pres,w2/2,w2 ! Tapered load 0-30 lb/in
SFBEAM,3,1,pres,w2,w2/2 ! Tapered load 30-60 lb/in
SFBEAM,4,1,pres,w2/2,0  ! 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       -0.378788E-02
!       2     0.00000       -0.170928      -0.269886E-02
!       3     0.00000       -0.242424       0.114028E-17
!       4     0.00000       -0.170928       0.269886E-02
!       5     0.00000        0.00000        0.378788E-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)    0.0000      0.0000    
!   2 (J)    5000.0     -5000.0    

!  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)    5000.0     -5000.0    
!   2 (J)    7272.7     -7272.7    

!  EL=       3  NODES=       3       4  MAT=  1    BEAM3
!  PRES LOAD KEY = 1  FACE NODES =       3           4
!                 PRESSURES(F/L) =   60.000      30.000    
!  LOCATION   SMAX        SMIN     
!   1 (I)    7272.7     -7272.7    
!   2 (J)    5000.0     -5000.0    

!  EL=       4  NODES=       4       5  MAT=  1  BEAM3
!  PRES LOAD KEY = 1  FACE NODES =       4           5
!                 PRESSURES(F/L) =   30.000      0.0000    
!  LOCATION   SMAX        SMIN     
!   1 (I)    5000.0     -5000.0    
!   2 (J)    0.0000      0.0000    

!   NODE      FX              FY              MZ  
!       1     0.00000         3000.00    
!       3                     3000.00