Mechanics of Micro and Nano Structures and Materials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 15084
Special Issue Editors
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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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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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 of functionally graded (FG) materials. Composites made of FG materials (FGMs) or reinforced through functionally graded carbon nanotube (FG-CNT) are a novel type of composite materials designed and fabricated in a way that their mechanical, electronic, and thermal properties vary gradually through preferred spatial directions so that problems related to the material discontinuities can be significantly reduced and high permeance requirements ensured. Among these engineering nanostructures, nanobeams have attracted more attention due to their engineering applications such as nano actuators, nano sensors, and atomic force microscope (AFM). 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.
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 nano structures and materials and their application to 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 the 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.
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
- Non Local Elasticity
- Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and the 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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