Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Composite Materials and Structures

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Materials is devoted to original research and review papers on key topics related to the mechanical behavior of advanced composite materials and structures. Topics of interest include but are not limited to standard and non-standard experimental methodologies (tensile, compressive, bending, shear, impact, fatigue, crash testing, vibration, etc.), studies on anisotropy, fracture and damage (damage characterization and modeling), applications of numerical techniques for advanced modeling, multiscale modeling, and structural optimization methods for the lightweight design of advanced composite structures.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the latest innovations related to advanced composite materials and structures. Contributions range from new theories and formulations to analyses and novel applications. Emphasis is placed on mechanics features of composite materials and structures. The issue focuses on experimental, numerical, and analytical studies on different aspects of advanced composite materials and their applications, with a specific focus on mechanical behavior.

Dr. Deng'an Cai
Prof. Dr. Guangming Zhou
Guest Editors

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