Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past few years, polymer science has played a crucial role in an enormous number of research fields, such as, automotive, aerospace, biomedical, sports, and civil engineering, for which new advanced polymeric materials have been developed to overcome the existing daily challenges. This Special Issue on the mechanical behavior of polymer-based composites will contain original research and review papers on key topics, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Experimental methods in mechanical investigations;
• Influences of processing on mechanical properties;
• Impact, fatigue, and damage/failure mechanisms;
• Mechanical behavior of additively manufactured polymer products;
• Fracture phenomena and modeling;
• Multiaxial loading response of polymers;
• Viscoelastic and viscoplastic characterization and modeling;
• Application of numerical techniques, including the Finite Element Method;

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue “Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Composites”. Full papers and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. José Roberto Moraes d'Almeida
Prof. Dr. Mikael Skrifvars
Dr. Daniel Carlos Taissum Cardoso
Guest Editors

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