Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025 View: 660 Submit to Special Issue
A. Prof. Leong Hien Poh
Email: ceeplh@nus.edu.sg
Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Research Interests: Damage and fracture, Multiscale modeling
Prof. Jie Zhi
Email: zhi_jie@tongji.edu.cn
Affiliation: School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University
Research Interests: Damage and fracture, Multiscale modeling, Composites
Dr. Qixun Li
Email: liqixun@visitor.nus.edu.sg
Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Research Interests: Dynamic Failure, Data-driven structural design
Prof. Yifeng Zhong
Email: zhongyf@cqu.edu.cn
Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University
Research Interests: Composite structures, Multiscale modeling, metamaterials, cellular structures, sandwich structures
Lightweight composite structures are increasingly applied in various industries, such as aerospace and automotive, where the pursuit of fuel efficiency and enhanced performance is critical. The ongoing demand for lighter and stronger solutions drives the need for innovative design and manufacturing techniques to further broaden their applications.
For laminated and sandwich composite structures, recent progress has been made in novel configurations (lay-up, honeycomb core, etc.) and material innovations. In addition to empirical and theoretical knowledge, biomimetic designs contribute to these advancements, offering new pathways for optimizing structural efficiency. On the other hand, the advent of additive manufacturing provides unprecedented design freedom, enabling the creation of intricate and highly optimized structures. This special issue aims to gather cutting-edge research on the characterization and optimization of composite materials and structures with these new developments. We invite contributions that explore advanced computational methods and data-driven approaches for multi-scale and multi-physics modeling, topology optimization, defect modeling and control, progressive failure analysis, etc. Topics include but are not limited to:
· Novel designs of composite structures with improved performance
· Bio-inspired composites and structures
· Multiscale and/or Multiphysics analysis of composite structures
· Rapid prototyping of composite structures
· Data-driven design and analysis at the micro / meso / engineering scales
· Topology optimization for targeted performance
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