Analysis, Design, Simulation and Practice of Aluminum Alloy Structures

Dear Colleagues,

The annual world production of aluminum has been increasing over the past few decades. Aluminum alloy has the advantages of having a light weight, high strength, low temperature resistance, good corrosion resistance, good modulability, high recyclability, and so on. It is widely used in a variety of engineering fields, especially in structures under special environments. As a new type of high-performance engineering structure material, aluminum alloy has a broad prospect in the aspects of multi-modal material performance characterization, diverse component and joint form research and development, and new structural system innovation.

This Special Issue provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest developments in aluminum alloy research and their applications. The topics of this issue include the analysis, design, simulation, and practice of aluminum alloy structures and aluminum-based composite structures. Original papers of a high standard dealing with all aspects of aluminum alloy structure research including material properties under different temperature and stress conditions, various forms of components, connections, joints, and new structural system behaviors are considered for publication.

Prof. Dr. Zhihua Chen
Prof. Dr. Qilin Zhang
Prof. Dr. Yuanqing Wang
Prof. Dr. Hongbo Liu
Guest Editors

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