Accepted Manuscript Isogeometric analysis of large-deformation thin shells using RHT-splines for multiple-patch coupling N. Nguyen-Thanh, K. Zhou, X. Zhuang, P. Areias, H. Nguyen-Xuan, Y. Bazilevs, T. Rabczuk PII: S0045-7825(16)31740-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2016.12.002 Reference: CMA 11248 To appear in: Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. Please cite this article as: N. Nguyen-Thanh, K. Zhou, X. Zhuang, P. Areias, H. Nguyen-Xuan, Y. Bazilevs, T. Rabczuk, Isogeometric analysis of large-deformation thin shells using RHT-splines for multiple-patch coupling, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2016.12.002 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.