TY - BOOK ID - 133981155 TI - Advanced Theoretical and Computational Methods for Complex Materials and Structures AU - Tornabene, Francesco AU - Dimitri, Rossana PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Technology: general issues KW - dynamic stability KW - elastomeric foundation KW - Eringen’s differential constitutive model KW - graphene sheet KW - temperature-dependent properties KW - basement bottom reinforcement KW - reinforcement depth KW - Young’s modulus of reinforced soil KW - tunnel heave KW - numerical analysis KW - epistemic uncertainty KW - evidence theory KW - robust optimization KW - sensor design KW - near-field earthquake KW - fling-step KW - far-field KW - simultaneous excitation KW - special moment frame (SMF) KW - advanced model KW - precise prediction KW - circular foundation pit KW - tunnel deformation KW - composite KW - stochastic KW - natural frequency KW - uncertainty KW - metro constructions KW - shield tunnel KW - ground settlement KW - soil displacement KW - analytical KW - Mindlin solution KW - EELS KW - plasmons vibrational modes KW - nanoparticles KW - nonlocal and size-dependent dielectric KW - nanoparticle suspension KW - Brownian motion KW - spectral thermal pulsing KW - DEM simulations KW - Nano-device applications KW - stratum movements KW - mirror source–sink method KW - centrifuge modelling test KW - transport KW - palletized goods KW - damage KW - bottle KW - buckling KW - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) KW - n/a KW - Eringen's differential constitutive model KW - Young's modulus of reinforced soil KW - mirror source-sink method UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133981155 AB - 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. These constituents can be included in the lamination schemes of smart structures to control and monitor the vibrational behavior or the static deflection of several composites. 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. ER -