Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/Penpair.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/Penpair.cpp	(revision 233)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/Penpair.cpp	(revision 234)
@@ -233,5 +233,7 @@
 void  Penpair::PenaltyCreateKMatrix(Mat Kgg,ParameterInputs* inputs,double kmax,int analysis_type){
 	if(numdofs==1){
-		throw ErrorException(__FUNCT__," not implemented yet!");
+		
+		/*No loads applied, do nothing: */
+		return;
 
 	}
@@ -244,5 +246,13 @@
 #define __FUNCT__ "Penpair::PenaltyCreatePVector"
 void  Penpair::PenaltyCreatePVector(Vec pg,ParameterInputs* inputs,double kmax,int analysis_type){
-	throw ErrorException(__FUNCT__," not implemented yet!");
+	if(numdofs==1){
+		
+		/*No loads applied, do nothing: */
+		return;
+
+	}
+	else if (numdofs==2){
+		throw ErrorException(__FUNCT__," not implemented yet!");
+	}
 }