Call for Papers
Special Issue on Multiscale Modelling of Additively Manufactured Parts
Additive manufacturing is increasingly becoming a preferred solution for fabrication of engineering components and structures by optimising the design, time and cost of the manufacturing processes. An important issue which needs to be considered in the design and life assessment of additively manufactured parts is reliable estimation of the remaining life by considering realistic contributing factors in damage nucleation and evolution. In this Special Issue, we seek to provide a wide set of articles on various engineering aspects of additive manufacturing in the context of structural design, integrity, and reliability engineering. It is hoped that this Special Issue will provide a platform for knowledge transfer between industrial and academic experts with the current state-of-the-art for the design and life assessment of the engineering components created using additive manufacturing methods. Articles on the materials and microstructures, residual stress prediction, life enhancement methods and risk and reliability engineering are desired. Numerical, experimental and analytical studies with sufficient level of contribution to knowledge are equally encouraged for publication in this Special Issue.
Potential topics of this special issue include, but are not limited to:
- Modelling techniques for simulation of complex additive manufacturing processes;
- Numerical simulation and experiments dealing with damage detection and characterisation in additively manufactured parts;
- Prediction of residual stresses induced during additive manufacturing processes;
- Life enhancement techniques for additively manufactures parts;
- Financial analysis of cost benefits using additive manufacturing technologies.
Guest Editors:
Dr. Ali Mehmanparast (Cranfield University, UK)