@article{NguyenXuanRabczukNguyenThanhetal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Rabczuk, Timon and Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Nguyen-Thoi, T. and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain},
  title     = {A node-based smoothed finite element method (NS-FEM) for analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates},
  series = {Computational Mechanics},
  journal   = {Computational Mechanics},
  pages     = {679 -- 701},
  abstract  = {A node-based smoothed finite element method (NS-FEM) for analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenThanhThaiHoangNguyenXuanetal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Thai-Hoang, C. and Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {A smoothed finite element method for the static and free vibration analysis of shells},
  series = {Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture},
  journal   = {Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture},
  pages     = {13 -- 25},
  abstract  = {A smoothed finite element method for the static and free vibration analysis of shells},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenThanhRabczukNguyenXuanetal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Rabczuk, Timon and Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain},
  title     = {An alternative alpha finite element method with stabilized discrete shear gap technique for analysis of Mindlin-Reissner plates},
  series = {Finite Elements in Analysis \& Design},
  journal   = {Finite Elements in Analysis \& Design},
  pages     = {519 -- 535},
  abstract  = {An alternative alpha finite element method with stabilized discrete shear gap technique for analysis of Mindlin-Reissner plates},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenThanhNguyenXuanBordasetal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {Isogeometric analysis using polynomial splines over hierarchical T-meshes for two-dimensional elastic solids},
  series = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  journal   = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  pages     = {1892 -- 1908},
  abstract  = {Isogeometric analysis using polynomial splines over hierarchical T-meshes for two-dimensional elastic solids},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenThanhKiendlNguyenXuanetal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Kiendl, J. and Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and W{\"u}chner, R. and Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe and Bazilevs, Yuri and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {Rotation free isogeometric thin shell analysis using PHT-splines},
  series = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  journal   = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  pages     = {3410 -- 3424},
  abstract  = {Rotation free isogeometric thin shell analysis using PHT-splines},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SimpsonBordasTrevelyanetal.,
  author    = {Simpson, R. and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain and Trevelyan, J. and Kerfriden, Pierre and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {An Isogeometric Boundary Element Method for elastostatic analysis},
  series = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  journal   = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.cma.2011.08.008},
  abstract  = {The concept of isogeometric analysis, where functions that are used to describe geometry in CAD software are used to approximate the unknown fields in numerical simulations, has received great attention in recent years. The method has the potential to have profound impact on engineering design, since the task of meshing, which in some cases can add significant overhead, has been circumvented. Much of the research effort has been focused on finite element implementations of the isogeometric concept, but at present, little has been seen on the application to the Boundary Element Method. The current paper proposes an Isogeometric Boundary Element Method (BEM), which we term IGABEM, applied to two-dimensional elastostatic problems using Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS). We find it is a natural fit with the isogeometric concept since both the NURBS approximation and BEM deal with quantities entirely on the boundary. The method is verified against analytical solutions where it is seen that superior accuracies are achieved over a conventional quadratic isoparametric BEM implementation.},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChauDinhZiLeeetal.,
  author    = {Chau-Dinh, T. and Zi, Goangseup and Lee, P.S. and Song, Jeong-Hoon and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {Phantom-node method for shell models with arbitrary cracks},
  series = {Computers \& Structures},
  journal   = {Computers \& Structures},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.10.021},
  abstract  = {A phantom-node method is developed for three-node shell elements to describe cracks. This method can treat arbitrary cracks independently of the mesh. The crack may cut elements completely or partially. Elements are overlapped on the position of the crack, and they are partially integrated to implement the discontinuous displacement across the crack. To consider the element containing a crack tip, a new kinematical relation between the overlapped elements is developed. There is no enrichment function for the discontinuous displacement field. Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the proposed method.},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TalebiSamaniegoSamaniegoetal.,
  author    = {Talebi, Hossein and Samaniego, C. and Samaniego, Esteban and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {On the numerical stability and mass-lumping schemes for explicit enriched meshfree methods},
  series = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering},
  journal   = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering},
  doi       = {10.1002/nme.3275},
  pages     = {1009 -- 1027},
  abstract  = {Meshfree methods (MMs) such as the element free Galerkin (EFG)method have gained popularity because of some advantages over other numerical methods such as the finite element method (FEM). A group of problems that have attracted a great deal of attention from the EFG method community includes the treatment of large deformations and dealing with strong discontinuities such as cracks. One efficient solution to model cracks is adding special enrichment functions to the standard shape functions such as extended FEM, within the FEM context, and the cracking particles method, based on EFG method. It is well known that explicit time integration in dynamic applications is conditionally stable. Furthermore, in enriched methods, the critical time step may tend to very small values leading to computationally expensive simulations. In this work, we study the stability of enriched MMs and propose two mass-lumping strategies. Then we show that the critical time step for enriched MMs based on lumped mass matrices is of the same order as the critical time step of MMs without enrichment. Moreover, we show that, in contrast to extended FEM, even with a consistent mass matrix, the critical time step does not vanish even when the crack directly crosses a node.},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChenRabczukLiuetal.,
  author    = {Chen, Lei and Rabczuk, Timon and Liu, G.R. and Zeng, K.Y. and Kerfriden, Pierre and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain},
  title     = {Extended finite element method with edge-based strain smoothing (ESm-XFEM) for linear elastic crack growth},
  series = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  journal   = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.cma.2011.08.013},
  abstract  = {This paper presents a strain smoothing procedure for the extended finite element method (XFEM). The resulting "edge-based" smoothed extended finite element method (ESm-XFEM) is tailored to linear elastic fracture mechanics and, in this context, to outperform the standard XFEM. In the XFEM, the displacement-based approximation is enriched by the Heaviside and asymptotic crack tip functions using the framework of partition of unity. This eliminates the need for the mesh alignment with the crack and re-meshing, as the crack evolves. Edge-based smoothing (ES) relies on a generalized smoothing operation over smoothing domains associated with edges of simplex meshes, and produces a softening effect leading to a close-to-exact stiffness, "super-convergence" and "ultra-accurate" solutions. The present method takes advantage of both the ES-FEM and the XFEM. Thanks to the use of strain smoothing, the subdivision of elements intersected by discontinuities and of integrating the (singular) derivatives of the approximation functions is suppressed via transforming interior integration into boundary integration. Numerical examples show that the proposed method improves significantly the accuracy of stress intensity factors and achieves a near optimal convergence rate in the energy norm even without geometrical enrichment or blending correction.},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenXuanRabczukNguyenThoietal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Rabczuk, Timon and Nguyen-Thoi, T. and Tran, T. and Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon},
  title     = {Computation of limit and shakedown loads using a node-based smoothed finite element method},
  series = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering},
  journal   = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering},
  doi       = {10.1002/nme.3317},
  pages     = {287 -- 310},
  abstract  = {This paper presents a novel numerical procedure for computing limit and shakedown loads of structures using a node-based smoothed FEM in combination with a primal-dual algorithm. An associated primal-dual form based on the von Mises yield criterion is adopted. The primal-dual algorithm together with a Newton-like iteration are then used to solve this associated primal-dual form to determine simultaneously both approximate upper and quasi-lower bounds of the plastic collapse limit and the shakedown limit. The present formulation uses only linear approximations and its implementation into finite element programs is quite simple. Several numerical examples are given to show the reliability, accuracy, and generality of the present formulation compared with other available methods.},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}