Impact Dynamic Response of Materials and Structures
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanics of Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 3311
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blast and impact loading of structures; additive manufactured cellular solids; bio-inspired materials and structures; theory of large deformation of composites
Interests: ballistic impact behavior of structures; gradient nanostructured materials; explosive welding
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Dear Colleagues,
Lightweight materials and structures are finding increasing applications as load-bearing components in aerospace, automotive or defense industries. The advent of various manufacturing techniques (e.g., explosion-welding, 3D printing, etc.) makes the fabrication of innovative materials and structures possible (e.g., bio-inspired structures, functionally graded materials, lattices, etc). Besides operation conditions, the structural members can be subjected to extreme loading conditions (e.g., blast, impact, high-speed fragments, and/or a combination of the above) which could compromise the structural integrity leading to a catastrophic failure event. Recently, the impact dynamic response of advanced materials and structures has received much attention.
This SI aims to derive a thorough understanding of the dynamic response of innovative materials and structures subjected to intensive dynamic loading conditions, including blast, impact and high-speed projectile loadings. The innovative lightweight materials and structures include, but are not limited to, composites, additively manufactured cellular solids and FGMs. Research topics such as experimental characterization of strain-rate dependent mechanical properties, multi-scale numerical modeling and analytical models that allow quick and accurate predictions are welcomed.
This SI is expected to provide valuable guidance on the design of innovative materials and structures under dynamic loadings.
Dr. Ye Yuan
Dr. Bin Jia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lightweight materials and structures
- bio-inspired structures
- 3D printed structures
- composites and metallic structures
- blast, impact and high-speed projectile loading
- analytical and multiscale numerical modeling
- experimental characterizations
- high-strain rate material properties
- fracture, large deformation and energy absorption
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