Symmetry in Smart Materials and Structures
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering and Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 38
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smart materials and structures possess the unique ability to actively respond to environmental stimuli by altering their physical properties. Compared to conventional materials and structures, smart materials and structures move from passive to active systems and realize multifunctionality more easily. Therefore, they may provide solutions that traditional technologies cannot solve in terms of safety, reliability, efficiency, adaptability, and maintainability.
This Special Issue aims to provide a multi-disciplinary platform for the latest developments in various aspects of smart materials and structures, including their properties, mechanics-based designs, modelling methods, simulations, correlations with symmetry/asymmetry, applications, challenges, and future prospects. In particular, this Special Issue intends to showcase studies that explore methodologies for solving problems occurring in the real-world applications of smart materials and structures, discovering the correlations between theoretical/experimental studies and symmetry.
Researchers are invited to contribute original research articles, review articles, and short communications related to the above topics.
Dr. Guangming Xue
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smart materials and structures
- mechanics-based design
- symmetry/asymmetry observation
- mathematical modelling
- numerical computation
- simulation methods
- symmetry/asymmetry analysis
- engineering applications
- sensors and actuators
- nonlinear dynamics
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