  A Nitche's method is presented to couple non-conforming two and three
dimensional NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-splines) patches in the context of
isogeometric analysis (IGA). We present results for elastic stress analyses
under the static condition of two and three dimensional NURBS geometries. The
contribution fills the gap in the literature and enlarges the applicability of
NURBS-based isogeometric analysis.
