Constitutive Behavior of Composite Materials

Dear Colleagues,

When dealing with advanced composite materials, relevant questions arise which concern the experimental as well as theoretical prediction of their constitutive properties, strongly affected by numerous factors related to the inner components (resins or matrices in general, fibers or particles which are embedded as a reinforcement, fillers,…). Due to a complex interplay between them, the evaluation of their performance both in a short and long term perspective still conflicts with many difficulties.

Multi-scale approaches are in general introduced within innovative investigation strategies, while non-standard testing protocols have to be identified in order to assess in a more suitable manner the experimental response of the composite materials, including the stress-strain relationships, the creep behavior, the bonding behavior, the heat transfer phenomena, the phase changes due to severe thermal exposure conditions, the durability.

In this special issue, advanced contributions which focus on the constitutive behavior of the composite materials are welcome.

Dr. Geminiano Mancusi
Guest Editor

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