Advances in Defect Detection of Composite Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microstructure sensitive nondestructive evaluation; micromechanics; environmentally sustainable materials; additive manufacturing; microstructure evolution
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute a research article to this Special Issue of Materials, titled “Advances in Defect Detection of Composite Materials”.
Advances in composite material development and manufacturing have resulted in an increase in the number of different composite materials in use today. As a result, there has been an increase in the need to detect defects and their evolution when such materials are in use.
As Materials aims to publish papers that advance the understanding of the structure, properties, and functions of all kinds of materials, this Special Issue will focus on composite materials and, specifically, advances in the detection and understanding of how defects evolve and affect material performance across use cases. Particular interest will be placed on multiscale defect detection.
This Special Issue aims to publish original research that advances defect detection in composites, leading to improvements in the manufacturing of these materials and allowing for the prediction of the materials’ response during use. Emphasis on the experimental validation of detection methods is of primary interest, though the use of simulations for defect prediction of defects and evolution is also encouraged.
In this Special Issue, original research articles, short communications, and reviews are welcome on research areas that may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Nondestructive evaluation advances for improved detection accuracy;
- Ultrasound testing, acoustic emission, and X-ray computed tomography advances in composite defect detection;
- Real-time defect detection during manufacturing;
- Advances in identifying the evolution of defects and their effect on performance;
- Defect detection in PMC, CMC, and MMC;
- Merging experiments, simulation, and/or machine learning for improved detection accuracy.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Brian J. Wisner
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- defect detection
- nondestructive evaluation
- MMC
- PMC
- CMC
- fiber damage
- delamination
- fracture
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