Reprint

Advanced Theoretical and Computational Methods for Complex Materials and Structures

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August 2021
180 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-1118-4 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-1119-1 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Advanced Theoretical and Computational Methods for Complex Materials and Structures that was published in

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Summary

The broad use of composite materials and shell structural members with complex geometries in technologies related to various branches of engineering has gained increased attention from scientists and engineers for the development of even more refined approaches and investigation of their mechanical behavior. It is well known that composite materials are able to provide higher values of strength stiffness, and thermal properties, together with conferring reduced weight, which can affect the mechanical behavior of beams, plates, and shells, in terms of static response, vibrations, and buckling loads. At the same time, enhanced structures made of composite materials can feature internal length scales and non-local behaviors, with great sensitivity to different staking sequences, ply orientations, agglomeration of nanoparticles, volume fractions of constituents, and porosity levels, among others. In addition to fiber-reinforced composites and laminates, increased attention has been paid in literature to the study of innovative components such as functionally graded materials (FGMs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene nanoplatelets, and smart constituents. Some examples of smart applications involve large stroke smart actuators, piezoelectric sensors, shape memory alloys, magnetostrictive and electrostrictive materials, as well as auxetic components and angle-tow laminates. The development of advanced theoretical and computational models for composite materials and structures is a subject of active research and this is explored here for different complex systems, including their static, dynamic, and buckling responses; fracture mechanics at different scales; the adhesion, cohesion, and delamination of materials and interfaces.

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Keywords
dynamic stability; elastomeric foundation; Eringen’s differential constitutive model; graphene sheet; temperature-dependent properties; basement bottom reinforcement; reinforcement depth; Young’s modulus of reinforced soil; tunnel heave; numerical analysis; epistemic uncertainty; evidence theory; robust optimization; sensor design; near-field earthquake; fling-step; far-field; simultaneous excitation; special moment frame (SMF); advanced model; precise prediction; circular foundation pit; tunnel deformation; composite; stochastic; natural frequency; uncertainty; metro constructions; shield tunnel; ground settlement; soil displacement; analytical; Mindlin solution; EELS; plasmons vibrational modes; nanoparticles; nonlocal and size-dependent dielectric; nanoparticle suspension; Brownian motion; spectral thermal pulsing; DEM simulations; Nano-device applications; shield tunnel; stratum movements; analytical; mirror source–sink method; centrifuge modelling test; transport; palletized goods; damage; bottle; buckling; Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); n/a