Mechanics of Thin-Walled Structures and Other Lightweight Constructions (Second Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 455
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Interests: stability of thin-walled structures; static and dynamic behavior of thin-walled structures; smart structures; piezoelectric materials; shape memory materials
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Dear Colleagues,
The topic for this Special Issue is “Mechanics of Thin-Walled Structures and Other Lightweight Constructions.” Thin-walled and lightweight structures must meet operational demands and ensure safety within a minimal weight range. Typical structures would be made of thin skins, frames, stiffeners, and spars, all made of high-strength and high-stiffness materials to comply with the desired minimal weight criteria. Although this topic has been extensively discussed in the literature, new and innovative studies on non-linear behavior rather than linear behavior have become increasingly present.
The second editor of this Special Issue topic aims to provide a new platform for recent studies on the structural behavior of thin-walled and lightweight structures in their linear and non-linear regimes.
These studies can present those structures' static and dynamic behavior, highlighting new numerical methods, finite element solutions, and experimental results.
Prof. Dr. Haim Abramovich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thin-walled structures
- lightweight construction
- sandwich panels
- fiber-reinforced polymer composite
- beams
- plates
- panels
- numerical analysis
- experiments
- displacements
- stresses
- boundary conditions
- linear behavior
- non-linear behavior
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