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SPECIAL ISSUE:

Mechanical Characterization of Composite Materials

Guest Editor: Leonardo Pagnotta

Deadlines:
Deadline for paper submission: 31th October 2007

Topics:
The special edition will be focused on all issues related to identifying parameters for modelling the mechanical and physical behaviour of composite materials. Special emphasis will be given to innovative procedures for the identification of elastic properties of composite materials and their constituents. Macromechanics (e.g. static, quasi-static, wave propagation, vibrational and mixed numerical-experimental methods) and micromechanics (analytical, numerical and semi-empirical) approaches will be addressed.
The special issue will include theoretical as well as applied and experimental researches, whether aimed at fundamental scientific advances or at practical engineering results. Contributions dedicated to isotropic materials as well as review articles will also be considered.


How to submit:
Send your paper directly by email: pagnotta@unical.it

Brief Biography of the guest editor:
Leonardo Pagnotta was born in Pizzo (Vibo Valentia, Italy), May 16th, 1957. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1984 at the University of Calabria (Italy). In 1990, he received his Ph.D. in Mechanics of Materials from the University of Pisa (Italy) with a thesis concerning the “Measurement of Non-Uniform Residual-Stresses Using Hole-Drilling Method and Interferometric Techniques”. He was appointed researcher in Experimental Mechanics in 1994, Associate Professor of Machine Design in Mechanical Engineering in 2000 and since 2006 he is Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Calabria.
Prof. Leonardo Pagnotta has taught many courses at the University of Calabria and University “Magna Grecia” of Catanzaro (Italy) (i.e. Machine Design, Mechanics of Materials, Composite Materials, Theory of Measurement, Instrumentation for Mechanical and Thermal Measurements and Biomedical Instrumentation). His research interests have been mainly addressed to experimental methods for residual stress measurement (in metals and optical fibers), elastic properties measurement (in isotropic and anisotropic materials), fracture mechanics investigations, and non-destructive testing. He has knowledge of strain gages, holographic and speckle interferometry, integrated photoelasticity and vibrational methodologies. Research activities in the field of numerical methods (FEA) have been also carried out (e.g. stress analyses, reliability design of ceramic material components, structural optimization of composite material components). Recently, his research interest has been aimed at the development of methodologies for the elastic characterization of materials by vibrational tests. Professor Leonardo Pagnotta has published about 70 scientific research papers.