Design and Manufacturing of Composite Structures
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2021) | Viewed by 1976
Special Issue Editor
Interests: design optimization; numerical methods; Haar wavelet methods; composite structures; fractional differential equations; nanocomposites; graphene structures; nonlocal elasticity theories; laminated glass panels; solar panels
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue covers research topics related with the development of composite materials and structures. One research area considered is structural analysis of composite structures (beams, plates, shells, laminates, FGM structures, solar panels, etc.) starting with analytical and semi-analytical methods and proceeding with numerical methods including FEM, DQM, FDM, meshless and wavelet methods, etc. Some recent trends involved are related with structural analysis of:
- Nanocomposites, development of nonlocal theories, corresponding numerical algorithms and tools;
- Smart materials (functional materials, materials with structural health monitoring capabilities).
Theoretical and numerical analysis is supported with experimental study. The experimental evaluation of the properties of composite structures and their components is included (mechanical, nondestructive testing).
Another research area considered is design optimization of composite materials and structures covering development of traditional and artificial intelligence (AI)-based optimization algorithms and techniques. Extra attention is paid to the development of cost-effective solutions utilizing:
- Decomposition methods;
- Hierarchical optimization procedures;
- Response modeling (artificial neural networks, kriging, wavelet methods, splines, regression).
The sensitivity and robustness analysis are considered tools for providing safe engineering design solutions.
Prof. Dr. Jüri Majak
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composite materials and structures
- analytical and numerical analysis
- experimental study
- design optimization
- mechanical testing
- nondestructive testing
- Artificial Intelligence
