Guest Editor(s)
Dr. Seyed R. Koloor
Email: s.s.r.koloor@gmail.com
Affiliation: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Germany
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Research Interests: computational mechanics, advanced composite materials and structures, multiscale modelling, and numerical simulation, with applications in aerospace, automotive, and other high-performance engineering systems
Dr. Atefeh Karimzadeh
Email: a.karimzadeh.66@gmail.com
Affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Research Interests: computational mechanics, multiscale modelling, and numerical simulation of advanced composite materials and structures, with a focus on understanding and predicting their mechanical behaviour and performance
Summary
Advanced composite structures are increasingly used in aerospace, automotive, marine, civil, energy, and other high-performance engineering applications because of their high specific strength, design flexibility, and multifunctional capabilities. Nevertheless, their heterogeneous and anisotropic nature, complex manufacturing processes, and multiple interacting damage mechanisms create considerable challenges for reliable design and failure prediction.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in computer modeling methods for the analysis, design, optimization, and performance assessment of advanced composite materials and structures. It covers computational approaches across different length scales, ranging from microscale modeling of constituents, interfaces, defects, and local damage initiation to mesoscale representation of plies, laminates, textile architectures, and bonded regions.
At the macroscale, the scope includes the deformation, stability, damage evolution, fatigue, fracture, impact response, and ultimate failure of composite components. Full-scale and superstructural modeling of large and complex engineering systems, including aircraft, vehicles, wind turbines, pressure vessels, bridges, and energy structures, is also encouraged. Particular attention is given to multiscale and multiphysics methods, progressive damage and fracture models, computational optimization, uncertainty quantification, data-driven modeling, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and experimental–numerical validation.
The Special Issue welcomes original research and review articles that advance the accuracy, efficiency, and practical applicability of computer modeling in the design and failure analysis of conventional, hybrid, multifunctional, and next-generation composite structures.
Keywords
computer modeling, computational mechanics, multiscale modeling, microscale and macroscale analysis, structural and superstructural modeling, design optimization, progressive damage, failure analysis, fracture and fatigue, impact response, multiphysics modeling, uncertainty quantification, artificial intelligence, digital twins, experimental–numerical validation.
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