@phdthesis{NguyenThanh,
  author    = {Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon},
  title     = {Isogeometric analysis based on rational splines over hierarchical T-mesh and alpha finite element method for structural analysis},
  issn      = {1610-7381},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2078},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20131125-20781},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {196},
  abstract  = {This thesis presents two new methods in finite elements and isogeometric analysis for structural analysis. The first method proposes an alternative alpha finite element method using triangular elements. In this method, the piecewise constant strain field of linear triangular finite element method models is enhanced by additional strain terms with an adjustable parameter a, which results in an effectively softer stiffness formulation compared to a linear triangular element. In order to avoid the transverse shear locking of Reissner-Mindlin plates analysis the alpha finite element method is coupled with a discrete shear gap technique for triangular elements to significantly improve the accuracy of the standard triangular finite elements. The basic idea behind this element formulation is to approximate displacements and rotations as in the standard finite element method, but to construct the bending, geometrical and shear strains using node-based smoothing domains. Several numerical examples are presented and show that the alpha FEM gives a good agreement compared to several other methods in the literature. Second method, isogeometric analysis based on rational splines over hierarchical T-meshes (RHT-splines) is proposed. The RHT-splines are a generalization of Non-Uniform Rational B-splines (NURBS) over hierarchical T-meshes, which is a piecewise bicubic polynomial over a hierarchical T-mesh. The RHT-splines basis functions not only inherit all the properties of NURBS such as non-negativity, local support and partition of unity but also more importantly as the capability of joining geometric objects without gaps, preserving higher order continuity everywhere and allow local refinement and adaptivity. In order to drive the adaptive refinement, an efficient recovery-based error estimator is employed. For this problem an imaginary surface is defined. The imaginary surface is basically constructed by RHT-splines basis functions which is used for approximation and interpolation functions as well as the construction of the recovered stress components. Numerical investigations prove that the proposed method is capable to obtain results with higher accuracy and convergence rate than NURBS results.},
  subject      = {Isogeometric analysis},
  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{NguyenThanhMuthuZhuangetal.,
  author    = {Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Muthu, Jacob and Zhuang, Xiaoying and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {An adaptive three-dimensional RHT-splines formulation in linear elasto-statics and elasto-dynamics},
  series = {Computational Mechanics},
  journal   = {Computational Mechanics},
  pages     = {369 -- 385},
  abstract  = {An adaptive three-dimensional RHT-splines formulation in linear elasto-statics and elasto-dynamics},
  subject      = {Angewandte Mathematik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChenNguyenThanhNguyenXuanetal.,
  author    = {Chen, Lei and Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Rabczuk, Timon and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain and Limbert, Georges},
  title     = {Explicit finite deformation analysis of isogeometric membranes},
  series = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  journal   = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering},
  pages     = {104 -- 130},
  abstract  = {Explicit finite deformation analysis of isogeometric membranes},
  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{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{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 (A?FEM) free and forced vibration analysis of solids using triangular meshes},
  series = {Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics},
  journal   = {Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics},
  pages     = {2112 -- 2135},
  abstract  = {An alternative alpha finite element method (A?FEM) free and forced vibration analysis of solids using triangular meshes},
  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{ThaiNguyenXuanBordasetal.,
  author    = {Thai, Chien H. and Nguyen-Xuan, Hung and Bordas, St{\´e}phane Pierre Alain and Nguyen-Thanh, Nhon and Rabczuk, Timon},
  title     = {Isogeometric analysis of laminated composite plates using the higher-order shear deformation theory},
  series = {Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures},
  journal   = {Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures},
  pages     = {451 -- 469},
  abstract  = {Isogeometric analysis of laminated composite plates using the higher-order shear deformation theory},
  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}
}