The Mechanical APDL Verification Manual consists of test case analyses demonstrating various analysis capabilities, including element birth and death.

While the test cases demonstrate solutions to realistic analysis problems, the Mechanical APDL Verification Manual does not present them as step-by-step examples with lengthy data input instructions and printouts; however, if you have some finite-element experience, you should have no trouble understanding the problems by reviewing each test case's finite-element model, input data and accompanying comments.