Optimized Design and Analysis of Mechanical Structure
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
Interests: composite material; structural design and analysis; optimal design; solid mechanics; FEM analysis; impact damage; failure criteria; manufacturing; structural test
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce a new open access Special Issue of the MDPI journal Applied Sciences dedicated to Structural Design and Analysis. The aim of this Special Issue is to collate the most recent research advancements in the field of mechanical and aerospace engineering considering composite applications. As Guest Editor of this Special Issue, I kindly invite you to submit full research articles and review manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Structural design using composites;
- Optimal design using composites;
- Structural analysis of design result;
- FEM analysis;
- Composite damage criteria;
- Application of fiber composites for aircraft;
- Application of sandwich composites for aircraft;
- Impact damage of structures;
- Composite specimen test of structural design for structures;
- Evaluation of mechanical properties using numerical method for composite structures;
- Evaluation of mechanical properties using specimen test for composite structures;
- Manufacturing process of composite structures for engineering;
- Manufacturing method of composite structures;
- Structural test.
Dr. Hyun-Bum Park
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composite material
- structural design and analysis
- optimal design
- solid mechanics
- FEM analysis
- impact damage
- failure criteria
- manufacturing
- structural test
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