Advanced Theoretical and Computational Methods for Complex Materials and Structures (Volume 2)

Dear Colleagues,

The widespread use of composite materials and structures in many fields of engineering and science has favored the development of advanced theoretical and computational methodologies with increased performance. Composite materials are well-known to feature outstanding thermomechanical performance, with a reduced weight, that can affect the overall responses of many structural members (primarily, beams, plates, and shells), from a static and/or dynamic standpoint. Enhanced structures and composite materials feature an internal length scale and non-local behavior, with their static/dynamic and fracturing responses greatly depending on the staking sequence, ply orientation, agglomeration of nanoparticles, volume fractions of the constituents, and porosity level.

Among the most commonly used innovative composites, there are functionally graded materials (FGMs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene nanoplatelets, metamaterials, and smart constituents, as applied in most smart actuators or piezoelectric sensors. Studies on fiber-reinforced composites, FGMs, CNTs, and magnetostrictive and electrostrictive materials, as well as auxetic materials and angle-tow laminates, are welcome, exploring their static, dynamic, buckling and fracturing responses at different scales.

To this end, classical and nonclassical theories can be proposed together with multiscale approaches, homogenization techniques and different fracturing models. Contributions regarding theoretical, experimental and numerical aspects from scientists working in mathematics and mechanics, involving different industrial applications, are welcome.

Dr. Francesco Tornabene
Prof. Dr. Rossana Dimitri
Guest Editors

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