Mechanics of Corrugated and Composite Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Materials is devoted to the mechanics of corrugated and composite materials. Corrugated materials are increasingly used as construction materials or load-bearing elements in various engineering applications. Due to the specific compositions of corrugated materials, the ratios of their load capacities to the section weights are much higher than for traditional solid sections. In addition, the geometries of the corrugated structures proposed by scientists from around the world are constantly being modified to improve their mechanical performance. Composite materials, due to their unique designable properties, may be used in many areas to address difficult problems for which traditional materials would fail. This Special Issue is intended to enable scientists and engineers to exchange the latest knowledge on advances in theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches for corrugated and composite materials.

Among others, the following topics are the main fields of interest for this Special Issue: corrugated boards and sandwich or composite panels; mechanical characterization and strength estimation methods; numerical and analytical homogenization techniques; laboratory testing methods; linear and nonlinear analysis of any structures made of corrugated or composite plates; laminated materials; fiber materials. There are no particular restrictions on the thematic areas of this Special Issue, as long as the submissions are related to corrugated or composite materials. The readers and authors of Materials are encouraged to send their latest research studies in these areas, with an emphasis on experimental validation and empirical proof for all areas related to the mechanical behavior of corrugated and composite materials.

Prof. Dr. Tomasz Garbowski
Dr. Tomasz Gajewski
Dr. Jakub Krzysztof Grabski
Guest Editors

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