Dynamic Behavior of Laminated and Sandwich Composite Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 62
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fracture mechanics; fatigue; impact; nanocomposites and composites; foams; delamination and failure; metamaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Evaluating the behavior of composites under dynamic loading conditions (impact, blast, and vibration) has reached a high level of maturity, facilitating the design of nanocomposites and composites with multifunctional properties by using experimental and numerical simulation methodologies. Laminated and sandwich composite fabrication requires further research on topics such as advanced and automated manufacturing processes and the novel design of metamaterials. Our objective is to bring together various techniques developed for the fabrication of composites via additive manufacturing, with the aim of presenting new perspectives on improved technologies for controlling the microstructure of composites. Thus, composites can be designed with enhanced overall material toughness and without compromised strength and stiffness.
In this Special Issue, we aim to acquire a better understanding of the rate- and temperature-dependent dynamic mechanical properties of composites and their anisotropic properties by assessing the relationships between microscopic and macroscopic parameters specific to damage mechanisms. We also encourage contributions focusing on multi-objective optimization for the dynamic loading response of periodic composite materials and evaluating the performance of direct search algorithms such as greedy algorithms, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, and particle swarm optimization. Thus, this Special Issue will offer practical guidelines for selecting suitable optimization methods based on problem size and the composites’ characteristics at multiple scales.
Prof. Dr. Dan Mihai Constantinescu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composites’ dynamic mechanical behavior
- experimental techniques and numerical modeling and simulation
- nanocomposites
- fiber-reinforced, polymer, and metallic composites
- smart, sustainable, multifunctional, and bioinspired composites
- advanced metamaterials and structures
- laminated and sandwich composite failure mechanisms
- optimization and direct search algorithms
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