The past few decades have seen outstanding advances in the use of composite materials in structural applications. There can be little doubt that, within engineering circles, composites have revolutionised traditional design concepts and made possible an unparalleled range of new and exciting possibilities as viable materials for construction. Composite Structures, an International Journal, disseminates knowledge between users, manufacturers, designers and researchers involved in structures or structural components manufactured using composite materials.

The journal publishes papers which contribute to knowledge in the use of composite materials in engineering structures. Papers deal with design, research and development studies, experimental investigations, theoretical analysis and fabrication techniques relevant to the application of composites in load-bearing components for assemblies, ranging from individual components such as plates and shells to complete composite structures.

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Research papers; review articles; case studies; technical notes; book reviews; reports of conferences and meetings; letters to the Editor.

Editor
A. J. M. Ferreira
Depto. de Engenharia Mecanica, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal Email A. J. M. Ferreira
Associate Editor
H. Hu
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Founding Editor
I. Marshall
Editorial Board
S. Abrate
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
S. Adali
School of Psychology, Durban, South Africa
R. Akkerman
University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
A. Araujo
University of Lisbon, Portugal
W.M. Banks
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
W. Becker
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
S. Belouettar
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg
E. Carrera
Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
B. Castanié
INSA Toulouse, France
S.H. Chang
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
L. Chen
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
W. Chen
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
J.R. Correia
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
R. Degenhardt
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
S.Y. Du
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
D. Fang
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
N. Fantuzzi
University of Bologna, Italy
X. Feng
Tsinghua University, China
P. Gaudenzi
Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
E. Jansen
University of Hannover, Germany
R. Jones
Monash University, Clayton, Australia
L. Ke
Beijing Jiaotong University, China
T. Keller
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
S.S. Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), The Republic of Korea
T. Kubiak
Lodz University of Technology, Poland
D.G. Lee
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, The Republic of Korea
J. Leng
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
C. McCarthy
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
M. McCarthy
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
A. Miravete
Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
E.V. Morozov
UNSW Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
A. Muliana
Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
Y. Narita
Hokkaido Institute of Technology, Sapporo, Japan
H. Nguyen-Xuan
Hutech University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
M. Oudjene
Université de Lorraine, France
S. Pinho
Imperial College London, London, UK
O. Polit
Universite Paris Ouest, France
M.S Qatu
Central Michigan University, Michigan, USA
T. Rabczuk
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany
J.N. Reddy
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
J. Reis
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil
C. Santiuste
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
F. Scarpa
University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
H-S. Shen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
M. Şimşek
Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Y. Su
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Z. Tao
Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China
O.T. Thomsen
Aalborg University, Aalborg Øst, Denmark
V. Tita
University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
F. Tornabene
University of Bologna, Italy
G. Turvey
Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, UK
A. Waas
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Q. Wang
Southern University of Science and Technology, China
P. Weaver
University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
Y. Xing
Beihang University, China
X. Yao
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
S. Yu
Tsinghua University, China
L Zhang, PhD
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Q. Zhang
Wuhan University of Technology, China
L. Zu
Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China