Dear Colleagues,

Advanced composites have many advantages, such as a high specific strength, high specific modulus, fatigue resistance, light weight, corrosion resistance, strong design, etc. They have been widely investigated and applied in the aerospace field. The amount of composite materials used has become an important indicator for evaluating the advanced nature of aircraft or spacecraft. Composite materials and structures are formed simultaneously, which requires designers to have sufficient understanding of materials, preparation technology, mechanics, etc. Only in this way can we fully explore the potential of composite materials through an appropriate design. The extreme demands in the field of aerospace engineering create new challenges that are good opportunities for the development of advanced composite technology.

This Special Issue is on advanced composite design and manufacturing technology for aerospace engineering, with a main focus on materials, mechanics, manufacturing technology, test characterization, advanced equipment, engineering applications, etc. We encourage submissions of original research papers, short communications and review articles. This Special Issue will report on the latest progress regarding advanced composite technology in the aerospace field.

Potential topics for submissions include, but are not limited to:

• Material design, such as fiber, resin, interfaces, functional materials, etc.;
• Mechanical design, such as constitutive modeling, multiscale modeling, stiffness, static strength, fatigue, buckling stability, progressive damage behavior, etc.;
• Manufacturing technology, such as autoclave, RTM, additive manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing, etc.;
• Advanced equipment, such as automatic molding, additive manufacturing, test characterization, nondestructive testing, etc.;
• Engineering applications, such as composite products, high-performance materials, design and evaluation methods, etc.

Dr. Jiangbo Bai
Prof. Dr. Jianwen Bao
Prof. Dr. Yan Shi
Dr. Changchuan Xie
Dr. Nicholas Fantuzzi
Dr. Dayong Hu
Guest Editors

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• fiber
• resin
• interface
• composites
• constitutive model
• multiscale modeling
• stiffness
• static strength
• fatigue
• buckling stability
• progressive damage behavior
• autoclave
• RTM
• additive manufacturing
• intelligent manufacturing
• characterization
• nondestructive testing
• structural design
• aeroelasticity
• smart structures
• functional structures
• optimization algorithm
• machine learning algorithm
• optimal design