Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures for Extreme Loading Conditions
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Simulation and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 3102
Special Issue Editor
Interests: damage; impact; metal; ceramic; composite; simulations; experimental tests
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Dear Colleagues,
Composite materials have shown outstanding performance in structural applications due to their highly customizable mechanical properties. These materials have been increasingly utilized for primary structures and are presently recognized to be effective under service loading conditions. However, one major criticality of composite material is their susceptibility to extreme loading conditions that may provoke complex degradation mechanisms. Extreme loading conditions include unforeseen events, conditions that far exceed original design or very demanding requirements that are not included in standard approaches such as, but not limited to, impacts (at different velocities) and blasts. These conditions may provoke complex failure patterns that depend on the peculiarity of the composite materials themselves; these pose challenges in experimental technique and modeling approaches.
This Special Issue therefore aims to collect original research articles and comprehensive reviews that consider experimental and modeling approaches focused on the topic of “Composite Materials and Structures for Extreme Loading Conditions”.
Papers dealing with experimental testing related to materials (i.e. coupon) and full-scale structures, modeling of mechanical behavior, advanced simulation methods including both analytical and numerical approaches, multiphysics and multiscale approaches, in the field of extreme loading conditions applied to composite materials and structures are encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Manes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composite
- extreme loading
- experimental testing
- models
- failure mechanisms
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