The smoothed finite element methods (S-FEM) are a family of methods formulated through
carefully designed combinations of the standard FEM and some of the techniques from the …

An extended isogeometric element formulation (XIGA) for analysis of through-the-thickness
cracks in thin shell structures is developed. The discretization is based on Non-Uniform …

We present an isogeometric thin shell formulation for multi-patches based on rational
splines over hierarchical T-meshes (RHT-splines). Nitsche's method is employed to …

This paper presents a novel approach for isogeometric analysis of thin shells using
polynomial splines over hierarchical T-meshes (PHT-splines). The method exploits the …

This paper presents a novel numerical procedure based on the framework of isogeometric
analysis for static, free vibration, and buckling analysis of laminated composite plates using …

Since 1960s, how to develop high‐performance plate bending finite elements based on
different plate theories has attracted a great deal of attention from finite element researchers …

Isogeometric analysis has become a powerful alternative to standard finite elements due to
its flexibility in handling complex geometries. One of the major drawbacks of NURBS-based …

In this work, the smoothed finite element method using four-node quadrilateral elements
(SFEM-Q4) is employed to resolve underwater acoustic radiation problems. The SFEM-Q4 …

This paper firstly presents numerical analyses of functionally graded porous plates/shells
with graphene platelets (GPLs) reinforcement using a novel four-node quadrilateral element …

This paper presents a unified technique for solving the plate bending problems by extending
the scaled boundary finite element method. The formulation is based on the three …