Research on Vibration of Composite Structures

Dear Colleagues,

Composite materials have become the material of choice in high-end equipment fields such as aerospace, wind power generation, and modern construction due to their excellent lightweight characteristics, excellent specific strength, and highly designable properties. However, the vibration behavior of composite structures under dynamic loading presents significant anisotropic characteristics, complex damping mechanisms, and cross-scale coupling effects, which pose significant challenges to their dynamic performance, fatigue reliability, and noise suppression.

This Special Issue of Materials focuses on the vibration behavior of composite structures, aiming to bring together the most innovative theoretical breakthroughs, numerical simulation methods, and experimental characterization techniques in this field. The Special Issue focuses on the following research directions: (a) theoretical modeling and numerical simulation, such as analytical and numerical methods, multi-scale dynamics modeling, and nonlinear vibration analysis; (b) experimental characterization techniques, such as advanced testing methods, extreme environmental vibration test, damping performance evaluation; (c) vibration control and optimization, such as passive/active control technologies, smart material applications, and machine learning-assisted optimization. This Special Issue especially welcomes original research on advanced composite systems and their engineering applications.

Dr. Rui Zhong
Prof. Dr. Qingshan Wang
Dr. Zhengxiong Chen
Guest Editors

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