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Klaus-Jurgen Bathe

Klaus-Jurgen Bathe

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Room 3-356
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-6645  
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Research Interests
Computational mechanics procedures for solids, structures, fluids and fluid-structure interactions

Teaching Interests
Finite Element Methods for Solids, Fluids, Multiphysics, Dynamics

http://tiny.cc/Finite-Element-Analysis-of-Solids-and-Fluids

http://tiny.cc/Computer-Methods-in-Dynamics

 

Book used in Classes

http://tiny.cc/Finite_Element_Procedures

 

Further Books

http://tiny.cc/The_Finite_Element_Analysis_of_Shells_Fundamentals

http://tiny.cc/Inelastic_Analysis_of_Solids_and_Structures

http://tiny.cc/To_Enrich_Life


Academic Degrees
B.Sc. 1967 University of Cape Town, South Africa
M.Sc. 1969 University of Calgary, Canada
Ph.D. 1971 University of California, Berkeley
D.Sc. University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr. h.c., Slovak Academy of Sciences and Technical University of Zilina, Slovakia
Dr.-Ing. E.h., Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. h.c., Technical University of Rzeszow, Poland
Dr. h.c., Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Spain
Dr. h.c. University of Bucharest, Romania 

 

Founder of ADINA R & D, Inc.

www.adina.com


Principal Publications, since 1998

 

  1. D. Chapelle and K.J. Bathe, "Fundamental Considerations for the Finite Element Analysis of Shell Structures", Computers & Structures, 66 (1): 19-36, 1998 (.pdf)
  2. K.J. Bathe, Five articles published in ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine: "How Automatic is Automatic Meshing?", March 1998 (.pdf); "Fluid-Structure Interactions", April 1998 (.pdf); "What Can Go Wrong in FEA?", May 1998 (.pdf); "Current Directions in Meshing", July 1998 (.pdf); "Crush Simulations of Cars with FEA", November 1998 (.pdf)
  3. K.J. Bathe, J. Walczak, O. Guillermin, P.A. Bouzinov and H. Chen, "Advances in Crush Analysis", Computers & Structures, 72 (1-3): 31-47, 1999 (.pdf)
  4. K.J. Bathe, H. Zhang and S. Ji, "Finite Element Analysis of Fluid Flows Fully Coupled with Structural Interactions", Computers & Structures, 72 (1-3): 1-16, 1999 (.pdf)
  5. K.J. Bathe, S. Rugonyi and S. De, "On the Current State of Finite Element Methods – Solids and Structures with Full Coupling to Fluid Flows", in Plenary Lectures of Fourth International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (J.M. Ball and J.C.R. Hunt, eds.), Oxford University Press, 2000 (.pdf)
  6. K.J. Bathe, D. Hendriana, F. Brezzi and G. Sangalli, "Inf-Sup Testing of Upwind Methods", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 48: 745-760, 2000 (.pdf)
  7. K.J. Bathe, A. Iosilevich and D. Chapelle, "An Evaluation of the MITC Shell Elements", Computers & Structures, 75 (1): 1-30, 2000 (.pdf)
  8. K.J. Bathe, A. Iosilevich and D. Chapelle, "An Inf-Sup Test for Shell Finite Elements", Computers & Structures, 75 (5): 439-456, 2000 (.pdf)
  9. D. Hendriana and K.J. Bathe, "On Upwind Methods for Parabolic Finite Elements in Incompressible Flows", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 47 (1-3): 317-340, 2000 (.pdf)
  10. D. Chapelle and K.J. Bathe, "The Mathematical Model Underlying General Shell Elements", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 48 (2): 289-313, 2000 (.pdf)
  11. D. Pantuso, K.J. Bathe and P.A. Bouzinov, "A Finite Element Procedure for the Analysis of Thermo-Mechanical Solids in Contact", Computers & Structures, 75 (6): 551-573, 2000 (.pdf)
  12. S. Rugonyi and K.J. Bathe, "On the Analysis of Fully-Coupled Fluid Flows with Structural Interactions – a Coupling and Condensation Procedure", International Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering, 1: 29-41, 2000
  13. S. De and K.J. Bathe, "The Method of Finite Spheres", Computational Mechanics, 25: 329-345, 2000 (.pdf)
  14. J.F. Hiller, S. De and K.J. Bathe, "On the State-of-the-Art of Finite Element Procedures and a Meshless Technique", in Computational Mechanics for the Twenty-First Century (B.H.V. Topping, ed.), Saxe-Coburg Publications, 2000
  15. D. Hendriana and K.J. Bathe, "On a Parabolic Quadrilateral Element for Compressible Flows", Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 186: 1-22, 2000 (.pdf)
  16. S. De and K.J. Bathe, "The Method of Finite Spheres: Some Advances in Efficiency and Incompressible Analysis", Proceedings, Advances in Computational Engineering & Sciences, 2: 1499-1504, 2000
  17. S. De and K.J. Bathe, "Displacement/Pressure Mixed Interpolation in the Method of Finite Spheres", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 51: 275-292, 2001 (.pdf)
  18. S. De and K.J. Bathe, "Towards an Efficient Meshless Computational Technique: The Method of Finite Spheres", Engineering Computations, 18: 170-192, 2001 (.pdf)
  19. S. De and K.J. Bathe, "The Method of Finite Spheres: A Summary of Recent Developments", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2001 (.pdf)
  20. K.J. Bathe, "The Inf-Sup Condition and its Evaluation for Mixed Finite Element Methods", Computers & Structures, 79: 243-252, 971, 2001 (.pdf)
  21. W. Bao, X. Wang and K.J. Bathe, "On the Inf-Sup Condition of Mixed Finite Element Formulations for Acoustic Fluids", Mathematical Models & Methods in Applied Sciences, 11 (5): 883-901, 2001 (.pdf)
  22. S. Rugonyi and K.J. Bathe, "On the Finite Element Analysis of Fluid Flows Fully Coupled with Structural Interactions", Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 2: 195-212, 2001 (.pdf)
  23. S. Rugonyi and K.J. Bathe, "Lyapunov Characteristic Exponent Calculation for Finite Element Discretized Models", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2001 (.pdf)
  24. J.F. Hiller and K.J. Bathe, "On Higher-Order-Accuracy Points in Isoparametric Finite Element Analysis and Application to Error Assessment", Computers & Structures, 79: 1275-1285, 2001 (.pdf)
  25. N. El-Abbasi and K.J. Bathe, "Stability and Patch Test Performance of Contact Discretizations and a New Solution Algorithm", Computers & Structures, 79: 1473-1486, 2001 (.pdf)
  26. N. El-Abbasi and K.J. Bathe, "On a New Segment-to-Segment Contact Algorithm", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2001 (.pdf)
  27. X. Wang, K.J. Bathe and J. Walczak, "A Stress Integration Algorithm for J3-Dependent Elasto-Plasticity Models", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2001(.pdf)
  28. H. Zhang and K.J. Bathe, "Direct and Iterative Computing of Fluid Flows Fully Coupled with Structures", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2001 (.pdf)
  29. M. Kawka and K.J. Bathe, "Implicit Integration for the Solution of Metal Forming Processes", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2001 (.pdf)
  30. D. Chapelle and K.J. Bathe, "Optimal Consistency Errors for General Shell Elements", C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 332, Série I, 771-776, 2001 (.pdf)
  31. K.J. Bathe and F. Brezzi, "Stability of Finite Element Mixed Interpolations for Contact Problems", Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, s. 9, 12: 159-166, 2001 (.pdf)
  32. S. De and K.J. Bathe, "The Method of Finite Spheres with Improved Numerical Integration", Computers & Structures, 79: 2183-2196, 2001 (.pdf)
  33. K.J. Bathe and J.P. Pontaza, "A Flow-Condition-Based Interpolation Mixed Finite Element Procedure for Higher Reynolds Number Fluid Flows", Mathematical Models & Methods in Applied Sciences, 12 (4): 525-539, 2002 (.pdf)
  34. S. Rugonyi and K.J. Bathe, "An Evaluation of the Lyapunov Characteristic Exponent of Chaotic Continuous Systems", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 56: 145-163, 2003 (.pdf)
  35. Y. Guo and K.J. Bathe, " A Numerical Study of a Natural Convection Flow in a Cavity", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 40: 1045-1057, 2002 (.pdf)
  36. P.S. Lee and K.J. Bathe, "On the Asymptotic Behavior of Shell Structures and the Evaluation in Finite Element Solutions", Computers & Structures, 80: 235-255, 2002 (.pdf)
  37. K.J. Bathe and H. Zhang, "A Flow-Condition-Based Interpolation Finite Element Procedure for Incompressible Fluid Flows", Computers & Structures, 80: 1267-1277, 2002 (.pdf)
  38. K.J. Bathe, J.F. Hiller and H. Zhang, "On the Finite Element Analysis of Shells and their Full Interaction with Navier-Stokes Fluid Flows", (B.H.V. Topping and Z. Bittnar, eds.), Computational Structures Technology, Civil-Comp Press, 2002; also special publication of the Croatian Academy of the Arts and Sciences, Zagreb, Sept. 2002
  39. K.J. Bathe, D. Chapelle and P.S. Lee, "A Shell Problem 'Highly-Sensitive' to Thickness Changes", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 57: 1039-1052, 2003 (.pdf)
  40. J.F. Hiller and K.J. Bathe, "Measuring Convergence of Mixed Finite Element Discretizations: An Application to Shell Structures", Computers & Structures, 81: 639-654, 2003 (.pdf)
  41. K.J. Bathe, P.S. Lee and J.F. Hiller, "Towards Improving the MITC9 Shell Element", Computers & Structures, 81: 477-489, 2003 (.pdf)
  42. S. De, J.W. Hong and K.J. Bathe, "On the Method of Finite Spheres in Applications: Towards the Use with ADINA and in a Surgical Simulator", Computational Mechanics, 31: 27-37, 2003 (.pdf)
  43. J.W. Hong and K.J. Bathe, "On Analytical Transformations for Efficiency Improvements in the Method of Finite Spheres", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003 (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2003 (.pdf)
  44. N. Elabbasi and K.J. Bathe, "Some Advances in Modeling Multiphysics-Biomedical Applications", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003 (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2003 (.pdf)
  45. F.J. Montans and K.J. Bathe, "On the Stress Integration in Large Strain Elasto-Plasticity", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003 (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2003 (.pdf)
  46. K.J. Bathe, "On the Development of Finite Element Methods and Software", Proceedings, Conference on Numerical Methods in Continuum Mechanics, Zilina, Slovakia, September 2003
  47. K.J. Bathe, "The Key Challenges in Computational Mechanics”, iacm expressions, No.14, October 2003 (.pdf)
  48. K.J. Bathe and H. Zhang, "Finite Element Developments for General Fluid Flows with Structural Interactions", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 60: 213-232, 2004 (.pdf)
  49. K.J. Bathe and F.J. Montans, "On Modeling Mixed Hardening in Computational Plasticity", Computers & Structures, 82: 535-539, 2004 (.pdf)
  50. F.J. Montans and K.J. Bathe, "Computational Issues in Large Strain Elasto-Plasticity: An Algorithm for Mixed Hardening and Plastic Spin", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 63:159-196, 2005 (.pdf)
  51. D. Chapelle, A. Ferent and K.J. Bathe, "3D-Shell Elements and Their Underlying Mathematical Model", Mathematical Models & Methods in Applied Sciences, 14: 105-142, 2004 (.pdf)
  52. P.S. Lee and K.J. Bathe, "Development of MITC Isotropic Triangular Shell Finite Elements", Computers & Structures, 82: 945-962, 2004 (.pdf)
  53. N. Elabbasi, J.W. Hong and K.J. Bathe, "The Reliable Solution of Contact Problems in Engineering Design", International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 1: 3-16, 2004 (.pdf)
  54. K.J. Bathe, "On the State of Finite Element Procedures for Forming Processes", Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, NUMIFORM, Ohio State University, USA, June 2004 (.pdf)
  55. P.S. Lee and K.J. Bathe, "Insight into Finite Element Shell Discretizations by Use of the Basic Shell Mathematical Model", Computers & Structures, 83: 69-90, 2005 (.pdf)
  56. T. Grätsch and K.J. Bathe, Entwicklung von Finite-Elemente-Modellen - Stand und Tendenzen, Plenary Lecture, Proceedings, Baustatik und Baupraxis 9, TU Dresden 2005 (.pdf)
  57. J.W. Hong and K.J. Bathe, "Coupling and Enrichment Schemes for Finite Element and Finite Sphere Discretizations", Computers & Structures, 83: 1386-1395, 2005 (.pdf)
  58. H. Kohno and K.J. Bathe, "Insight into the Flow-Condition-Based Interpolation Finite Element Approach: Solution of Steady-State Advection-Diffusion Problems, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 63: 197-217, 2005 (.pdf)
  59. T. Grätsch and K.J. Bathe, "A posteriori Error Estimation Techniques in Practical Finite Element Analysis", Computers & Structures, 83: 235-265, 2005 (.pdf)
  60. T. Grätsch and K.J. Bathe, "Influence Functions and Goal-Oriented Error Estimation for Finite Element Analysis of Shell Structures", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 63: 709-736, 2005 (.pdf)
  61. F.J. Montans and K.J. Bathe, "Large Strain Anisotropic Plasticity Including Effects of Plastic Spin", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2005 (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 377-381, 2005 (.pdf)
  62. M.M.I. Baig and K.J. Bathe, "On Direct Time Integration in Large Deformation Dynamic Analysis", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2005 (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2005 (.pdf)
  63. H. Kohno and K.J. Bathe, "On the Flow-Condition-Based Interpolation Approach for Incompressible Fluids", in Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2005 (K.J. Bathe, ed.), Elsevier, 2005 (.pdf)
  64. T. Grätsch and K.J. Bathe, "Goal-oriented Error Estimation in the Analysis of Fluid Flows with Structural Interactions", Comp. Meth. in Applied Mech. and Eng. , 195, 5673-5684, 2006 (.pdf)
  65. H. Kohno and K.J. Bathe, "A Flow-Condition-Based Interpolation Finite Element Procedure for Triangular Grids", Int. J. Num. Meth. in Fluids, 51, 673-699, 2006 (.pdf)
  66. K. J. Bathe and M. M. I. Baig, "On a Composite Implicit Time Integration Procedure for Nonlinear Dynamics", Computers & Structures , 83: 2513 -2534, 2005 (.pdf)
  67. F.J. Montans and K.J. Bathe, "On a Theoretical and Computational Framework for Large Strain Anisotropic Plasticity", Computational Plasticity, Proceedings 8th Int. Conference on Computational Plasticity, D.R.J. Owen and E. Onate, eds., Barcelona, 2005 (.pdf)
  68. H. Kohno and K.J. Bathe, "A 9-node Quadrilateral FCBI Element for Incompressible Navier-Stokes Flows", Comm. in Num. Methods in Eng., 22, 917-931, 2006 (.pdf)
  69. B. Banijamali and K.J. Bathe, "The CIP Method Embedded in Finite Element Discretizations of Incompressible Flows", Int. J. for Numerical Methods in Eng., 71, 66-80, 2007 (.pdf)
  70. P.S. Lee, H.C. Noh and K.J. Bathe, "Insight into 3-node Triangular Shell Finite Elements: the Effects of Element Isotropy and Mesh Patterns", Computers & Structures, 85, 404-418, 2007 (.pdf)
  71. F.J. Montans and K.J. Bathe, "Towards a Model for Large Strain Anisotropic Elasto-Plasticity", Chapter in Computational Plasticity, E. Onate and R. Owen, eds. , Springer-Verlag, 13-36, 2007
  72. K.J. Bathe, "On Reliable Finite Element Methods for Extreme Loading Conditions", Chapter in Extreme Man-made and Natural Hazards in Dynamics of Structures, A. Ibrahimbegovic and I. Kozar, eds., Springer-Verlag, 2007 (.pdf)
  73. K. J. Bathe, “Conserving Energy and Momentum in Nonlinear Dynamics: A Simple Implicit Time Integration Scheme”, Computers & Structures, 85, 437-445, 2007 (.pdf)
  74. K.J. Bathe and G.A. Ledezma, “Benchmark Problems for Incompressible Fluid Flows with Structural Interactions”, Computers & Structures, 85, 628-644, 2007 (.pdf)
  75. T. Sussman and K.J. Bathe, “A Model of Incompressible Isotropic Hyperelastic Material Behavior using Spline Interpolations of Tension-Compression Test Data", Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 25, 53-63, 2009 (.pdf)
  76. D.N. Kim and K.J. Bathe, “A 4-node 3D-Shell Element to Model Shell Surface Tractions and Incompressible Behavior”, Computers & Structures, 86, 2027-2041, 2008 (.pdf)
  77. K. J. Bathe, “On Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Dynamic Response”, Proceedings EURODYN 2008, Southampton, U.K., July 2008 (.pdf)
  78. R. S. Sedeh, M. Bathe, and K.J. Bathe, “The Subspace Iteration Method in Protein Normal Mode Analysis”, J. Computational Chemistry, DOI 10.1002/jcc, 2009 (.pdf)
  79. C. Deilmann and K.J. Bathe, “A Holistic Method to Design an Optimized Energy Scenario and Quantitatively Evaluate Promising Technologies for Implementation”, International Journal of Green Energy, 6,1-21, 2009 (.pdf)
  80. D. N. Kim and K.J. Bathe, “A Triangular Six-Node Shell Element”, Computers & Structures, 87, 1451-1460, 2009 (.pdf)
  81. K.J. Bathe, “The Finite Element Method”, in Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering, B. Wah (ed.), J. Wiley and Sons, 1253-1264, 2009 (.pdf)
  82. D.N. Kim, F. Montans, K.J. Bathe, “Insight into a Model for Large Strain Anisotropic Plasticity”, Computational Mechanics, 44, 651-668 (.pdf)
  83. K.J. Bathe, “Advances in Finite Element Procedures for Nonlinear Dynamic Response”, Proceedings European Conference on Computational Mechanics -- SEECM 2009, Rhodes, Greece, June 2009 (.pdf)
  84. K.J. Bathe and H. Zhang, "A Mesh Adaptivity Procedure for CFD & Fluid-Structure Interactions", Computers & Structures, 87, 604-617, 2009 (.pdf)
  85. J. Degroote, K.J. Bathe and J. Vierendeels, “Performance of a New Partitioned Procedure versus a Monolithic Procedure in Fluid-Structure Interaction”, Computers & Structures, 87, 793-801, 2009 (.pdf)
  86. H. Kohno, K.J. Bathe and J.C. Wright, “A Finite Element Procedure for Multiscale Wave Equations with Application to Plasma Waves”, Computers & Structures, 88, 87-94, 2010 (.pdf)

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Preface (by J.W. Tedesco and J. Walczak) in Computers & Structures, 81: 455-462, 2003 (.pdf)


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