Multiscale Modeling and Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 465
Special Issue Editors
2. Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Foshan, China
Interests: composite structures; intelligent composites; computational mechanics; structural flame retardant
2. Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Foshan, China
Interests: composite structures; intelligent composites; composite mechanics
2. National Energy Key Laboratory for New Hydrogen-ammonia Energy Technologies, Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, Foshan 528000, China
Interests: composite structures; impact behaviour; optimization design; failure analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is widely known that the performance and service life of fiber-reinforced resin–matrix composites are closely related to intrinsic material properties, fabrication processes, structural design, and environmental application. But how do these factors influence the static load-bearing capacity and service life of fiber-reinforced resin–matrix composites? How can numerical analysis be employed to identify the key influencing factors, and how do these factors affect the mechanical behavior of composite structures? These are the key issues explored in this Special Issue. We welcome the submission of original research articles and reviews that discuss areas including (but not limited to) the following:
1) The Numerical Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Novel Composite Materials
- Novel composite materials comprising thermoplastic matrix materials, modified thermosetting matrix materials, and reinforced carbon/glass fibers;
- Mechanical properties comprising static/dynamical impact and fatigue mechanical properties;
- Multiscale characterization testing methods and multiscale numerical analysis methods.
2) Composite manufacturing monitoring and process optimization
- The numerical modeling of curing distortion of composite structures;
- The safety performance evaluation of composite structures with thermal residual stresses;
- An evaluation of the residual carrying capacity of composite structures with manufacturing defects.
3) Composite structure optimization design and reliability analysis
- Advanced numerical analysis methods for composites, such as modified cohesive element, extended finite element, the RVE analysis method, etc.;
- Reliability analysis and the assessment of composite structures considering the damage tolerance of composites.
4) Applications of advanced composite materials in extreme environments
- The dynamic analysis and modeling of composite aircraft during ditching;
- Crashworthiness analysis and the evaluation of composite aircraft;
- Pyrolytic analysis and the residual bearing capacity of composites.
5) Deformation reconstruction and load identification of composite structures
- High-capacity optical fiber arrays for high-precision strain monitoring technology;
- Displacement field reconstruction technology based on inverse finite element;
- High-precision load identification technology based on deep learning.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Dongfeng Cao
Dr. Shuxin Li
Guest Editors
Dr. Wei Cai
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- numerical analysis method
- damage tolerance
- extreme environments
- deformation reconstruction
- impact identification
- pyrolytic analysis
- fatigue
- thermoplastic composite
- thermosetting composites
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