7. Analysis of shell structures by flat shell elements CS-MITC3+ with 18 degrees of freedom (T2021-95TĐ) granted by HCMUTE from 5/2021 to 10/2022

6. Analyses of functionally graded materials (FGMs) plates by using finite elements having smoothed strain fields (T2020-72TĐ) granted by HCMUTE from 5/2020 to 4/2021

International Journal Articles

20. T. Chau-Dinh, Nghia Tran-Chi, Hau Nguyen-Van, Trung-Kien Nguyen. Geometrically nonlinear analysis of plates and shells by a cell-based smoothed CS-MITC18+ flat shell element with drilling degrees of freedom. Thin-Walled Structures, 203, 112254, 2024

19. T. Chau-Dinh, Tuan Cao-Nhu, Binh Le Phuong, Lan T. That-Hoang. A CS-MITC18+ flat shell element for static and frequency analyses of laminated composite plate and shell structures. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 94(7), 2059-2083, 2024

18. T. Chau-Dinh. Analysis of shell structures by an improved 3-node triangular flat shell element with a bubble function and cell-based strain smoothing. Thin-Walled Structures, 182, 110222, 2023

17. Trung-Kien Nguyen, Van-Hau Nguyen, T. Chau-Dinh. Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates Using Cell- and Edge-Based Smoothing MITC3 Finite Elements. International Journal of Computational Methods, 19(1), 2150053, 2022

16. Lan T. That-Hoang, H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. A novel quadrilateral element for analysis of functionally graded porous plates/shells reinforced by graphene platelets. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 91(6), 2021

15. T. Chau-Dinh, Trung-Kien Nguyen, H. Nguyen-Van, Lan T. That-Hoang. A MITC3+ element improved by edge-based smoothed strains for analyses of laminated composite plates using the higher-order shear deformation theory. Acta Mechanica, 232(2), 389-422, 2021

14. Lan T. That-Hoang, H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. Static and buckling analyses of stiffened plate/shell structures using the quadrilateral element SQ4C. Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, 348(4), 285-305: 2020

13. T. Chau-Dinh, N. Le-Tran. An 8-node solid shell finite element based on assumed bending strains and cell-based smoothed membrane strains for static analysis of plates and shells. Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 6(SI), 1335-1347: 2020

12. Lan T. That-Hoang, H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh, C. Huynh-Van. Enhancement to four-node quadrilateral plate elements by using cell-based smoothed strains and higher-order shear deformation theory for nonlinear analysis of composite structures. Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials, 22(7), 2302-2329: 2020

11. Lan T. That-Hoang, H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. Nonlinear Bending Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates Using SQ4T Elements based on Twice Interpolation Strategy. Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 6(1): 125-136: 2020
10. Lan T. That-Hoang, H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. An Improved Four-Node Element for Analysis of Composite Plate/Shell Structures Based on Twice Interpolation Strategy. International Journal of Computational Methods, 16(4): 2019
9. Trung-Kien Nguyen, Van-Hau Nguyen, T. Chau-Dinh. Cell- and node-based smoothing MITC3-finite elements for static and free vibration analysis of laminated composite and functionally graded plates. International Journal of Computational Methods, 15(3): 2018
8. T. Chau-Dinh, C. Mai-Van, G. Zi, T. Rabczuk. New kinematical constraints of cracked MITC4 shell elements based on the phantom-node method for fracture analysis. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 199: 159-178, 2018
7. T. Chau-Dinh, Quang Nguyen-Duy, H. Nguyen-Xuan. Improvement on MITC3 plate finite element using edge-based strain smoothing enhancement for plate analysis. Acta Mechanica, 228(6): 2141-2163, 2017
6. Trung-Kien Nguyen, Van-Hau Nguyen, T. Chau-Dinh, Thuc P. Vo, H. Nguyen-Xuan. Static and vibration analysis of isotropic and functionally graded sandwich plates using an edge-based MITC3 finite elements. Composites Part B: Engineering, 107: 162-173, 2016
5. J.H. Kim, T. Chau-Dinh, G. Zi, W.W. Lee, J.S. Kong. Probabilistic fatigue integrity assessment in multiple crack growth analysis associated with equivalent initial flaw and material variability. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 156: 182-196, 2016
4. H. Nguyen-Van, N. Nguyen-Hoai, T. Chau-Dinh, T. Tran-Cong. Large deflection analysis of plates and cylindrical shells by an efficient four-node flat element with mesh distortions. Acta Mechanics, 226(8): 2693-2713, 2015
3. H. Nguyen-Van, N. Nguyen-Hoai, T. Chau-Dinh, T. Nguyen-Thoi. Geometrically nonlinear analysis of composite plates and shells via a quadrilateral element with good coarse-mesh accuracy. Composite Structures, 112: 327-338, 2014
2. J.H. Kim, T. Chau-Dinh, G. Zi, J.S. Kong. The effect of compression stresses, stress level and stress order on fatigue crack growth of multiple site damage. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 35(10): 903-917, 2012
1. T. Chau-Dinh, G. Zi, P.S. Lee, T. Rabczuk, J.H. Song. Phantom-node methods for shell models with arbitrary cracks. Computers and Structures, 92-93: 242-256, 2012

Domestic Journal Articles

16. Lê Phương Bình, Châu Đình Thành. A MITC3+ element improved by edge-based smoothed strains for free vibration and buckling analyses of porous plates based on the first-order shear deformation theory. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) - HUCE, 18(3): 30-47, 2024

15. Đỗ Anh Vũ, Châu Đình Thành. Static analyses of shell structures using flat shell finite elements having combined smoothed strains ES+NS-MITC3. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE) - NUCE, 15(2V): 34-48, 2021 (in Vietnamese)

14. Châu Đình Thành, Trần Văn Chơn, Tôn Thất Hoàng Lân. An edge-based smoothed MITC3+ element for static analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE) - NUCE, 13(4V): 139-150, 2019 (in Vietnamese)
13. Châu Đình Thành, Hồ Thị Còn, Lê Phương Bình. Static analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates using ES+NS-MITC3 elements. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE) - NUCE, 13(3): 45-57, 2019 
12. Nguyễn Hữu Viên, Châu Đình Thành. The interaction integration for stress intensity factors of isotropic FGM in-plane plates based on the phantom-node method. Journal of Science & Education, 1: 37-45, 2019 (in Vietnamese)
11. Tôn Thất Hoàng Lân, Châu Đình Thành, Nguyễn Văn Hiếu. Improvement on six-node triangular finite element (IT6) using twice-interpolation strategy for linear elastic fracture mechanics. Journal of Technical Education Science, 52: 32-40, 2019
10. Lê Trần Nhật, Châu Đình Thành. Improvement on 8-node quadrilateral solid-shell elements by using MITC4+ technique to remove membrane locking for static analyses of plate/shell structures. Journal of Technical Education Science, 45(1): 43-50, 2018 (in Vietnamese) 
9. Châu Đình Thành, Võ Ngọc Tuyển, Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc. A cell-based smoothed three-node plate finite element with a bubble node for static analyses of both thin and thick plates. Vietnam Journal of Mechanics, 39(3): 229-243, 2017
8. Tôn Thất Hoàng Lân, Nguyễn Văn Hiếu, Châu Đình Thành. Static and buckling analysis of stiffened plate structures using quadrilateral element MISQ24. Review of Ministry of Construction, 8: 306-311, 2017 (in Vietnamese)
7. Châu Đình Thành. Static analysis of laminated composite plates based on a layerwise model using ES-MITC3 elements. Review of Ministry of Construction, 8: 75-82, 2017 (in Vietnamese)
6. Châu Đình Thành, Nguyễn Văn Nhàn. Development of phantom-node method using CS-Q4 elements to analyze 2-dimensional cracked problems. Journal of Science and Education (Saigon Technology University), 1: 107-116, 2016 (in Vietnamese)
5. Đoàn Thị Hải Yến, Nguyễn Văn Hiếu, Châu Đình Thành. Analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plates under large bending deflections by the MISQ20 element. Review of Ministry of Construction, 8: 97-102, 2015 (in Vietnamese)
4. Nguyen Van Hieu, Chau Dinh Thanh, Nguyen Huu Anh Tuan. Application of the improved four-node element MISQ24 for geometrically nonlinear analysis of plate/shell structures. Journal of Science Ho Chi Minh City Open University, 3(11): 38-48, 2014
3. T. Chau-Dinh, T. Le-Viet, H. Nguyen-Van, G. Zi. Phantom node method for arbitrarily craked problems with 4-node quadrilateral elements. Journal Technical Education Science, 29: 55-62, 2014 (The 2014 International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD2014), HCMUTE, Vietnam, October 30 2014)
2. S. Yu, G. Zi, T. Chau-Dinh, H.J. Lee, S.H. Mun. Analysis of fatigue crack growth in a viscoelastic material using Delta-J integral. Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering, 23(5): 483-492, 2010 (in Korean)

1. G. Zi, S. Yu, T. Chau-Dinh, S. Mun. Analysis of static crack growth in asphalt concrete using the eXtended Finite Element Method. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 30(4D): 387-393, 2010 (in Korean)

International Conferences

16. B. Le-Phuong, T. Chau-Dinh, Buckling Analysis of Porous Plates by a MITC3+ Plate Element. 2024 7th International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD), 145-152, HCMUTE, Vietnam, July 25-26, 2024

15. T. Chau-Dinh, N. Tran-Dang, B. Le-Phuong, Static Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates with Stiffeners Using CS-MITC3+ Elements. Computational Intelligence Methods for Green Technology and Sustainable Development, 97-109, HCMUTE, Vietnam, July 29-30, 2022

14. T. Chau-Dinh, L. Dang-Huu, J. Kim, Static Analysis of Sandwich Plates using MITC3 Elements based on the Third-order Shear Deformation Layerwise Theory. Proceedings of 2020 5th International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD), 59-65, HCMUTE, Vietnam, November 27-28 2020

13. T. Chau-Dinh, H. Tran-Ngoc-Diem, J. Kim, Static Analysis of HSDT-Based FGM Plates Using ES-MITC3+ Elements. Proceedings of Computational Intelligence Methods for Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD), 375-387, HCMUTE, Vietnam, November 27-28 2020

12. T. Chau-Dinh, H. Vo-Ngoc, J. Kim, A Cell-based MITC3+ Flat Shell Element for Frequency Analyses of Plates and Shells Using Substructuring Methods. Proceedings of 2018 4th International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD), 813-820, HCMUTE, Vietnam, November 23-24 2018
11. T. Chau-Dinh, T. Truong-Duc, K. Nguyen-Trung, H. Nguyen-Van, A Node-Based MITC3 Element for Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates Using the Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theory. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computational Mechanics 2017, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, August 2-4 2017
10. H. Nguyen-Van, H.L. Ton-That, T. Chau-Dinh, N.D. Dao. Nonlinear Static Bending Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates Using MISQ24 Elements with Drilling Rotations. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computational Mechanics 2017, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, August 2-4 2017
9. T. Chau-Dinh, H. Nguyen-Van, H. Nguyen-Van. Static analysis of functionally graded plates using the high-order shear deformation theory by MITC3 plate elements having strains smoothed on edges. Canada-Japan-Vietnam Workshop on Composites, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, August 8-10 2016
8. H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh, T. Tran-Cong. Large deflection analysis of composite plates and shells with mesh distortions via the MISQ24 element. The 2nd International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (ICCSE-2014), HCMC, Vietnam, August 21-23 2014
7. N. Nguyen-Hoai, H. Nguyen-Van, H. Luong-Van, T. Chau-Dinh, D. Nguyen-Ngoc. A smoothed strain based element for geometrically nonlinear analysis of plate/shell structures. 4th International Conference of the Euro-Asia CE forum, NUS, Singapore,  June 26-28 2013
6. T. Chau-Dinh, S.J. Lee, G. Zi. A phantom-node method for predicting fatigue multiple-crack growth in thin Al2024-T3 specimens. The 2012 International Conference on Green Technology and Sustainable Development (GTSD2012), HCMUTE, Vietnam, October 29 2012
5. H. Nguyen-Van, V. Vo-Anh, N. Nguyen-Hoai, T. Chau-Dinh, D. Nguyen-Ngoc. Analysis of shell structures via a smoothed four node flat element. The international conference on advances in computational mechanics (ACOME 2012), TDT University, Vietnam, August 14-16 2012
4. T. Chau-Dinh, G. Zi. A phantom-node method for predicting residual strength in shell structures with a single crack based on a crack tip opening angle criterion. The 12th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-12), Hong Kong SAR, China, January 26-28 2011
3. J. Kim, T. Chau Dinh, G. Zi, H. Oh. The characteristics of the biaxial flexure test for concrete. 7th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-7), Jeju, Korea, October 23-28 2010
2. T. Chau-Dinh, G. Zi, J. Kim. Predicting residual strength of multi-cracked thin sheet plates based on CTOA or cohesive crack model using the extended finite element method. The 9th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM/APCOM 2010)), Sydney, Australia, July 19-23 2010

1. S. Yu, T. Chau-Dinh, S. Mun, S.J. Lee, G. Zi. The extended finite element method applied to crack growth mechanism of asphalt pavement. 13th REAAA Conference, Incheon, Korea, September 23-26 2009

Domestic Conferences

16. Lê Phương Bình, Châu Đình Thành. Phân tích dao động tấm vật liệu rỗng bằng phần tử MITC3+. Tuyển tập công trình khoa học Hội nghị Cơ học toàn quốc Kỷ niệm 45 năm thành lập Viện Cơ học, Vol. 2, 412-420, Việt Nam, 9/4/2024 (in Vietnamese)

15. Châu Đình Thành, Nguyễn Trung Quang. Phần tử CS-MITC3+ dùng phân tích tĩnh tấm composite nhiều lớp theo lý thuyết biến dạng cắt bậc 3. Hội nghị Khoa học toàn quốc Cơ học Vật rắn lần thứ XIV, Đại học Trần Đại Nghĩa, TP.HCM, Việt Nam, 20/7/2018 (in Vietnamese)
14. Tôn Thất Hoàng Lân, Nguyễn Văn Hiếu, Châu Đình Thành. Phân tích dao động tự do của vỏ có sườn gia cường bằng phần tử tứ giác MISQ24. Hội nghị Cơ học toàn quốc lần thứ X, Hà Nội, Việt Nam, 8-9/12/2017 (in Vietnamese)
13. Châu Đình Thành, Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc. Phân tích tĩnh kết cấu vỏ bằng phần tử vỏ phẳng MITC3+ có biến dạng được làm trơn trên miền con phần tử (CS-MITC3+). Hội nghị Cơ học toàn quốc lần thứ X, Hà Nội, Việt Nam, 8-9/12/2017 (in Vietnamese)
12. T. Chau-Dinh, D. Nguyen-Van. Static and natural frequency analyses of laminated composite plates using MITC3 elements having the strains averaged on element nodes (NS-MITC3). The National Conference on Composite Materials and Structures: Mechanics, Technology and Application, NhaTrang University, Vietnam, July 29 2016 (in Vietnamese)
11. H. Nguyen-Van, A. Dang-Tran-Phuong, H. Luong-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. Static analysis of composite plate/shell structures under bending with large deflection using 24-dofs smoothed quadrilateral elements. The 12th National Conference on Mechanics of Deformable Solids , Duy Tan University, Vietnam, August 6-7 2015 (in Vietnamese)
10. N. Nguyen-Hoai, H. Nguyen-Van, H. Luong-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. Nonlinear geometric analysis of plate/shell structures using smoothed finite elements. The 11th National Conference on Mechanics of Deformable Solids, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam, November 7-9 2013 (in Vietnamese)
9. Nguyễn Đăng Hưng, Trần Đức Hân, Châu Đình Thành, Nguyễn Văn Hiếu. Creating macro commands by using BACON commands to simplify meshing of 3-dimensional cracks and calculate the lifetime of cracked structures due to fatigue. Modeling in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 280-293, 2010

8. G. Zi, T. Chau-Dinh. The phantom-node method for cracked problems in shell structures. 2010 COSEIK Annual Conference, Jeju, Korea, April 8-9 2010

7. S. Yu, T. Chau-Dinh, G. Zi. Analysis of asphalt pavement fatigue crack propagation using J-integral. 2009 KSCE Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea, November 27 2009 (in Korean)

6. S. Yu, T. Chau-Dinh, H.J. Lee, G. Zi. Numerical simulation of asphalt fatigue crack propagation using J-integral. 2009 KSCE Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea, November 27 2009 (in Korean)

5. T. Chau-Dinh, J. Kim. G. Zi. Extended finite element method for predicting crack propagation in elasto-plastic fracture mechanics. 2009 KSMI Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea, November 27 2009

4. T. Chau-Dinh, J. Kim, S. Yu, G. Zi. Extended Finite Element Method for residual strength prediction based on CTOA and cohesive crack model. 2009 KSCE Annual Conference, Gangwon-do, Korea, October 21-23 2009

3. T. Chau Dinh, J. Kim, G. Zi. Crack growth of multiple-site damage: experimental and the extended finite element method prediction. The 2008 KSAS Spring Conference, Gangwon-do, Korea, April 17-18 2008
2. H. Nguyen-Dang, H. Nguyen-Van, T. Chau-Dinh. Strength of steel net assemblage of concrete mattresses used as coastal cover in Mekong river, Long Xuyen, Vietnam. Coastal Protection of Sea and River Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2003 (in Vietnamese)
1. H. Nguyen-Dang, H. Tran-Duc, T. Chau-Dinh. Facilitate the calculation of three-dimensional crack propagation by FEM with the aid of “fissbox”. The 7th National Congress on Mechanics, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 2002 (in Vietnamese)