A node-based smoothed finite element method (NS-FEM) for upper bound solution to visco-elastoplastic analyses of solids using triangular and tetrahedral meshes

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Computation of limit and shakedown loads using a node‐based smoothed finite element method (2012, methodology): “On the basis of these crucial properties, the NS-FEM was then extended to analyze the visco-elastoplasticity problems in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) solids [19], fracture mechanics [20],”
An n‐sided polygonal edge‐based smoothed finite element method (nES‐FEM) for solid mechanics (2010, methodology): “The NS-FEM has been developed for adaptive analysis [28], primal-dual shakedown [29], 2D and 3D visco-elastoplastic analyses [30].”
Numerical lower bound shakedown analysis of engineering structures (2011, background): “[47–55], where comparative studies have been presented in e.”
Analysis of functionally graded plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method (2011, methodology): “The S-FEM models have also been further investigated and applied to various problems such as dynamics [37–41], plates and shells [42–44,48,55], piezoelectricity [52], fracture mechanics [46,50,53], visco-elastoplasticity [49,54,58], limit and shakedown analysis [45,56], etc.”