Impact Behaviour of 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: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 1349
Special Issue Editors
Interests: composite materials; mechanical behavior; finite element simulation; 3D woven composites; hydrogen storage
Interests: mechanics of composite materials; finite element method; computational stress analysis; thermal stress
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Dear Colleagues,
Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are increasingly used in a variety of engineering applications due to their superior strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance. Despite these advantages, composite materials are particularly susceptible to damage when subjected to impact loading. Understanding the mechanisms of damage initiation, propagation, and failure is essential for predicting the behavior of composites under impact and for designing more damage-tolerant structures.
This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advances, challenges, and applications of FRP composites, with a particular focus on the impact and post-impact behavior.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Experimental testing;
- Numerical modeling;
- Damage inspection techniques;
- Analytical models for predicting the impact performance of composite materials.
We also welcome studies on buckling and research aimed at improving the toughness and ductility of composite materials.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Raúl Muñoz
Prof. Dr. Chongdu Cho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- composite materials
- impact loading
- finite element
- buckling
- damage tolerance
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