Special Issue "Mechanics of Micro/Nano Structures and Materials, Volume II"

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry at Nanoscale".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2023 | Viewed by 4610

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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
Interests: composites and nano-composite materials; experimental investigation of composites materials (FRP); computational mechanics; multiscale numerical modeling and simulation of materials and structures; structural rehabilitation of masonry and reinforced concrete structures with FRP; full FRP composite structures; connections in composites structures; durability of high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (HPFRC); concrete; rubber-like materials; nonlinear mechanics; additive manufacturing; polymer-fiber composites; sustainability
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
Interests: composites and nano-composites materials; experimental investigation of composites materials (FRP); computational mechanics; multiscale numerical modeling and simulation of materials and structures; computational design and engineering of innovative sustainable materials and infrastructures; structural rehabilitation of masonry and concrete structures with FRP; full FRP composite structures; connections in composites structures; durability of high-performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC)
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Department of Engineering, Telematic University Pegaso, Piazza Trieste e Trento, 48, 80132 Naples, Italy
Interests: composite materials; masonry structures; numerical modeling; mechanical engineering; bridge engineering; modal analysis; dynamics; civil engineering; materials engineering; experimental characterization; concrete durability
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Micro/nanoscale structures, in all their forms, are a new generation of small-scale structures with a wide range of potential applications in several fields of nanotechnology and nanoscience. In order to achieve micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMs) with enhanced functionality, the main structural components more and more often are made from functionally graded (FG) materials. Composites made from FG materials (FGMs) or reinforced through functionally graded carbon nanotubes (FG-CNTs) are a novel type of composite materials designed and fabricated in such a way that their mechanical, electronic, and thermal properties vary gradually in preferred spatial directions so that problems related to material discontinuities can be significantly reduced and high permeance requirements catered to. Among these engineering nanostructures, nanobeams have attracted more attention due to their engineering applications such as in nanoactuators, nanosensors, and atomic force microscopes (AFMs). Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is another emerging technology that has quickly gained attention in several industrial fields, paving the way for a whole new dimension of opportunities in manufacturing technology.

Volume II of this Special Issue will be a peer-reviewed forum for the publication of original papers dealing with the most important issues regarding the mechanics of micro- and nanostructures and -materials and their application in the design of innovative materials and structures, as well as capturing scientific advancements in the design and development of sustainable polymer-fiber composites, mainly for building applications, through the use of additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: experimental and computational techniques in nanotechnology and nanoscience; nonlocal elasticity; nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); bending; buckling; nonlinear free vibration; functionally graded (FG) sandwich nanobeams and nanoplates; strain and stress gradient models; concrete; rubber-like materials; nonlinear mechanics; additive manufacturing; polymer-fiber composites; and sustainability.

Prof. Dr. Rosa Penna
Prof. Dr. Luciano Feo
Prof. Dr. Francesco Fabbrocino
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • experimental and computational techniques in nanotechnology and nanoscience
  • nonlocal elasticity
  • nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
  • bending
  • buckling
  • nonlinear free vibration
  • functionally graded (FG) sandwich nanobeams and nanoplates
  • strain and stress gradient models
  • concrete
  • rubber-like materials
  • nonlinear mechanics
  • additive manufacturing
  • polymer-fiber composites
  • sustainability

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Nanoscale Insights into the Mechanical Behavior of Interfacial Composite Structures between Calcium Silicate Hydrate/Calcium Hydroxide and Silica
Nanomaterials 2023, 13(23), 3059; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13233059 - 30 Nov 2023
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The failure of the interfacial transition zone has been identified as the primary cause of damage and deterioration in cement-based materials. To further understand the interfacial failure mechanism, interfacial composite structures between the main hydration products of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), calcium silicate [...] Read more.
The failure of the interfacial transition zone has been identified as the primary cause of damage and deterioration in cement-based materials. To further understand the interfacial failure mechanism, interfacial composite structures between the main hydration products of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), and silica (SiO2) were constructed while considering their anisotropy. Afterwards, uniaxial tensile tests were conducted using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Our results showed that the interfacial zones (IZs) of interfacial composite structures tended to have relatively lower densities than those of the bulk, and the anisotropy of the hydration products had almost no effect on the IZ being a low-density zone. Interfacial composite structures with different configurations exhibited diverse nanomechanical behaviors in terms of their ultimate strength, stress–strain relationship and fracture evaluation. A higher strain rate contributed to a higher ultimate strength and a more prolonged decline in the residual strength. In the interfacial composite structures, both CSH and Ca(OH)2 exhibited ruptures of the Ca-O bond as the primary atomic pair during the tensile process. The plastic damage characteristics of the interfacial composite structures during the tensile process were assessed by analyzing the normalized number of broken Ca-O bonds, which also aligned with the atomic chain break characteristics evident in the per-atom stress map. Full article
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