Compressive Behavior of Materials and Structures

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of the scientific journal Materials entitled “Compressive Behavior of Materials and Structures” is intended to gather the latest findings and trends in research on materials and structures under compression, in terms of analytical, numerical and experimental approaches. Scientists and practitioners working in the field of material and structure mechanics are invited to publish their valuable papers on composites and other commonly used engineering materials. The scope of the Special Issue covers analyses of phenomena taking place in materials and structures subjected to compressive loads, such as buckling, damage and fracture, or any peculiar behavior. Among others, laminate composites made of different (hybrid) plies or manifesting layup-dependent elastic couplings, as well as thin-walled structures exhibiting damage-induced gradual degradation of their load-carrying capacity in the post-buckling regime, are of special interest. In any analysis, damage initiation and propagation are crucial when studying the behavior of materials and structures. Thus, it is necessary to conduct advanced research in order to provide a reliable assessment of the above-mentioned phenomena.

Dr. Sylwester Samborski
Dr. Patryk Rozylo
Guest Editors

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