New Sciences and Technologies in Composite Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechanics of materials/structures; design and manufacturing for light-weighting; numerical analysis and machine learning
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: machine learning techniques in engineering; failure mechanics of composites; design and optimization of lattice materials; nonlinear vibration of complex structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past few decades, significant advancements have been made in composite materials, which are now widely used across various engineering sectors, including, but not limited to, aerospace, automotive, maritime, infrastructure, and energy. The properties of composite materials, including high strength-to-weight ratios, durability, corrosion resistance, versatility, programmability, make them meeting the complex demands of modern engineering applications.
This special issue aims to highlight the latest developments in composite science and technology, providing a platform for the research that addresses the challenges across design, experimental investigations, theoretical analysis, numerical modeling, joining, and manufacturing of composite materials. The research may span a range of length scales, from nano and micro to meso and macro scales (product level).
In addition to studies utilizing conventional methods and techniques, we strongly encourage the submission of research that explores and utilizes newly developed concepts, theories and emerging technologies, such as novel multi-scale modeling approaches, non-destructive testing techniques, functional materials/structures, machine learning /artificial intelligence, and additive manufacturing. Both conventional technical papers and review articles are welcome.
Dr. Xiaonan Hou
Dr. Zewen Gu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- material/mechanical properties
- experimental analysis
- numerical simulation
- functional/smart material
- joining
- machine learning
- manufacturing
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