Modeling and Mechanical Analysis of Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 1151
Special Issue Editors
Interests: composite structures; thermal insulation; fiber reinforced composite; viscoelastic materials; long-term behavior; thermo-mechanical coupling
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Interests: acoustic metamaterials; mechanical metamaterials; fatigue and fracture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mechanical modeling and analysis is a core technology in civil engineering, used for achieving material innovation and structural safety. By establishing precise mathematical models, engineers can simulate the mechanical responses of construction materials such as steel, concrete, and composite materials under the coupling effects of load, temperature, corrosion, and other factors in a virtual environment, providing a quantitative basis for optimizing strength and enhancing the durability of new materials. In addition, this in-depth analysis lays the theoretical foundation for the development of novel materials like metamaterials. Through accurate simulations of their mechanical properties under various conditions, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of these materials' unique characteristics and optimize their design for specific applications, paving the way for breakthroughs in material science. This Special Issue brings together mechanical modeling and the analysis of materials and structures in the field of civil engineering. The papers collected in this Special Issue can help researchers, engineers, and scientists to find advanced mechanical analysis methods and provide ideas for the search for new materials.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Buildings.
Dr. Peng Wu
Prof. Dr. Aiguo Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- engineering structures
- composite structures
- metamaterials
- functionally graded materials
- multi-field coupling
- fatigue and fracture
- analytical solutions
- optimization design
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