Advances in the Nonlinear Vibration and Structure Dynamics of Composite Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Composite materials have been widely used in various applications such as aerospace, marine, automotive structures and other industries due to their high strength and stiffness, extraordinarily low density, excellent environmental resistance and the ability to tailor properties. Many scholars have performed extensive and interesting studies on the nonlinear vibration and structure dynamics of various composite structures, including composite beams, plates and shells. Although some fantastic research breakthroughs have been obtained, there are great challenges in theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental tests. First, it is difficult to develop an accurate analytical model and a finite element model for predicting the nonlinear vibration phenomena and dynamic parameters of anisotropic materials and structures due to the complexity of geometric and material nonlinearities. Furthermore, experimental investigations on composite materials and structures are quite scarce. However, the models, as well as the predicted results, need to be validated by extensive experimental data, such as nonlinear natural frequencies, damping ratios and dynamic displacements or strains. In addition, a high number of composite materials and structures often serve in multi-field coupling environments, which further increases the research complexity and difficulty. Therefore, these issues will be hot topics and much research effort should be devoted to the above areas for a long time to come.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Hui Li
Guest Editor

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