Multiscale Composite Materials Characterization—Manufacturing, Testing and Structural Integrity Analysis, Volume II

Dear Colleagues,

This special issue is primarily devoted to issues related to strength and optimization of composite structures - mainly, but not limited to, polymer matrix composites. The most important objective of the collected works is to model the behaviour of composites in the production phase, as well as under mechanical and environmental stresses. Particularly valuable will be the works showing the methodology of modelling (analytical and numerical) from the sub-micro scale up to the global behaviour of composite systems. It is also highly recommended to expect papers related to applying new materials and technologies with respect to mechanical performance and materials behaviour in terms of modelling various phenomena (creep, fatigue) and many other factors that constitute materials reliability in engineering applications. Accordingly, continued improvements on reliability assessment have been possible through the accurate modeling of failure mechanisms in lightweight composite structures by introducing advanced mathematical approaches/tools. Through combining the deterministic and probabilistic modeling techniques, research on failure mechanism and reliability can provide assurance for new structures at the design stage and ensure the integrity in the construction at the fabrication phase. As the modelling is only as good as the input data, valuable addition would be also experimental mechanics aimed at improved understanding of the materials behaviour. The aim of this issue would be to provide the data, models and tools necessary to performing structural integrity and lifetime prediction of composite structures using various length scales, resulting in the use of advanced mathematical, numerical and experimental techniques.

Dr. Grzegorz Lesiuk
Dr. Ana Pavlovic
Dr. Olha Zvirko
Dr. Michał Barcikowski
Guest Editors

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