Numerical Analysis of FGM and Laminated Structures
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2022) | Viewed by 6393
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Numerical methods are currently of fundamental importance in engineering problems, and the evolution of computer power has allowed us to achieve great advances in their application and accuracy. Once a physical problem is modelled, we seek the solution. Finding the analytical solution of an engineering problem is not always possible, but numerical analysis can give good approximations to the correct or exact mathematical solution, including error control. Furthermore, not all problems are suitable for laboratory or simulation investigation, and in some cases previous tests and numerical analysis are the only possibility.
Functionally graded materials (fgm) are more recent than laminates but studies on any of them still prominent due to the continuous discovery of new applications in different areas, such as marine or aerospace among others.
Numerical analysis of laminates or fgm is a large field of research, and includes:
- Beams, plates, shells structures;
- Bending, vibration, or buckling analysis of fgm or laminates;
- Mechanical, thermomechanical, hygrothermal behavior ;
- Interfacial crack, delamination;
- Known methods (finite element method, meshless methods, etc.) and new methods.
Contributions to this Special Issue can be original research articles as well as review articles on the Numerical Analysis of FGM and Laminated Structures, not limited to those listed above.
I would like to express my gratitude in advance to all authors that contribute to make this Special Issue a reference in the field.
Dr. Ana M.A. Neves
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Numerical methods
- Laminated structures
- Laminated behavior
- Laminated properties
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