@article{TranStaat2013,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {An Edge-Based Smoothed Finite Element Method for Primal-Dual Shakedown Analysis of Structures Under Uncertainties},
  series = {Limit State of Materials and Structures : Direct Methods 2. Saxc{\´e}, G{\´e}ry de (Hrsg.)},
  journal   = {Limit State of Materials and Structures : Direct Methods 2. Saxc{\´e}, G{\´e}ry de (Hrsg.)},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Dordrecht},
  isbn      = {978-94-007-5424-9},
  pages     = {89 -- 102},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{TranStaat2012,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {A primal-dual shakedown analysis of 3D structures using the face-based smoothed finite element method},
  series = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  editor    = {Eberhardsteiner, J.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{TranStaat2014,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Shakedown analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates using the edge-based smoothed finite element method},
  series = {Direct methods for limit states in structures and materials / Dieter Weichert ; Alan Ponter, ed.},
  booktitle = {Direct methods for limit states in structures and materials / Dieter Weichert ; Alan Ponter, ed.},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Dordrecht [u.a.]},
  isbn      = {978-94-007-6826-0 (Print) 978-94-007-6827-7 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-94-007-6827-7_5},
  pages     = {101 -- 117},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {This paper concerns the development of a primal-dual algorithm for limit and shakedown analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates made of von Mises material. At each optimization iteration, the lower bound of the shakedown load multiplier is calculated simultaneously with the upper bound using the duality theory. An edge-based smoothed finite element method (ES-FEM) combined with the discrete shear gap (DSG) technique is used to improve the accuracy of the solutions and to avoid the transverse shear locking behaviour. The method not only possesses all inherent features of convergence and accuracy from ES-FEM, but also ensures that the total number of variables in the optimization problem is kept to a minimum compared with the standard finite element formulation. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the present method.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{TranStaat2014,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Uncertain multimode failure and limit analysis of shells},
  series = {11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) ; 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) ; 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) ; July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona},
  booktitle = {11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) ; 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) ; 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) ; July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona},
  editor    = {Onate, E.},
  organization    = {World Congress on Computational Mechanics <11, 2014, Barcelona>},
  pages     = {1 -- 12},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{TranStaat2015,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Uncertainty multimode failure and shakedown analysis of shells},
  series = {Direct methods for limit and shakedown analysis of structures / eds. Paolo Fuschi ...},
  booktitle = {Direct methods for limit and shakedown analysis of structures / eds. Paolo Fuschi ...},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-12927-3 (print) ; 978-3-319-12928-0 (online)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-12928-0_14},
  pages     = {279 -- 298},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {This paper presents a numerical procedure for reliability analysis of thin plates and shells with respect to plastic collapse or to inadaptation. The procedure involves a deterministic shakedown analysis for each probabilistic iteration, which is based on the upper bound approach and the use of the exact Ilyushin yield surface. Probabilistic shakedown analysis deals with uncertainties originated from the loads, material strength and thickness of the shell. Based on a direct definition of the limit state function, the calculation of the failure probability may be efficiently solved by using the First and Second Order Reliability Methods (FORM and SORM). The problem of reliability of structural systems (series systems) is handled by the application of a special technique which permits to find all the design points corresponding to all the failure modes. Studies show, in this case, that it improves considerably the FORM and SORM results.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TranPhamVuetal.2009,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Pham, Phu Tinh and Vu, D. K. and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Reliability Analysis of Inelastic Shell Structures Under Variable Loads},
  series = {Limit States of Materials and Structures : Direct Methods / Hrsg. Dieter Weichert; Hrsg. Alan Ponter},
  journal   = {Limit States of Materials and Structures : Direct Methods / Hrsg. Dieter Weichert; Hrsg. Alan Ponter},
  publisher = {Springer Netherland},
  address   = {Berlin},
  isbn      = {978-1-4020-9633-4},
  pages     = {135 -- 156},
  year      = {2009},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{TranPhamStaat2008,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Pham, Phu Tinh and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Reliability analysis of shells based on direct plasticity methods},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Abstracts der CD-Rom Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008) 30.06. - 04.07.2008 Venedig, Italien. 2 Seiten Zusammenfassung der Autoren mit graph. Darst. und Literaturverzeichnis},
  subject      = {Finite-Elemente-Methode},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{TranNovacekTolbaetal.2011,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Novacek, V. and Tolba, R. and Klinge, U. and Turquier, F. and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Experimental and Computational approach to study colorectal anastomosis. ISB2011, Proceedings of the XXIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, July 3-7, 2011},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Summary: This paper presents a methodology to study and understand the mechanics of stapled anastomotic behaviors by combining empirical experimentation and finite element analysis. Performance of stapled anastomosis is studied in terms of leakage and numerical results which are compared to in vitro experiments performed on fresh porcine tissue. Results suggest that leaks occur between the tissue and staple legs penetrating through the tissue.},
  subject      = {Anastomose},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TranKreissigVuetal.2008,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Kreißig, R. and Vu, Duc Khoi and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Upper bound limit and shakedown analysis of shells using the exact Ilyushin yield surface},
  series = {Computer \& Structures. 86 (2008)},
  journal   = {Computer \& Structures. 86 (2008)},
  isbn      = {0045-7949},
  pages     = {1683 -- 1695},
  year      = {2008},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TranKreissigStaat2009,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Kreißig, R. and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Probabilistic limit and shakedown analysis of thin plates and shells},
  series = {Structural safety. 31 (2009), H. 1},
  journal   = {Structural safety. 31 (2009), H. 1},
  publisher = {-},
  isbn      = {0167-4730},
  pages     = {1 -- 18},
  year      = {2009},
  language  = {en}
}