Offers a review of the newest methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and structures Advanced Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructures provides an in-depth analysis of the thermal, electrical, and mechanical responses of multi-functional lightweight structures. The authors, noted experts on the topic, address the most recent and innovative methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and discuss various multiscale simulation approaches and nonlinear/structural dynamics methodologies. They present multifunctional materials and structures and offer detailed descriptions of the complex modelling of these structures. The authors divide the text into two sections and demonstrate a keen understanding and awareness of multi-functional lightweight aerostructures by taking unique approaches. They explore multi-disciplinary modelling and characterization alongside benchmark problems and applications, topics that are rarely approached in this field. This important book: Offers thermal, electrical, and mechanical analyses of multi-functional lightweight structures Covers innovative methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and structures Presents characterizations of a wide variety of novel materials Considers multifunctional novel structures with potential applications in different high-tech industries Discusses thermal and mechanical behaviors of some critical parts of aircrafts Includes efficient and highly accurate methodologies Written for professionals, engineers, researchers, and educators in academia, industrial, and other specialized research institutions, Advanced Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructures is a much-needed text on the design practices of existing engineering building services and how these methods combine with recent developments.

Table of Contents:
Preface xii Biographies xv Part I Multi-Disciplinary Modeling and Characterization 1 1 Layer Arrangement Impact on the Electromechanical Performance of a Five-Layer Multifunctional Smart Sandwich Plate 3 Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi and Kamran Behdinan 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Modeling of 5LMSSP 5 1.3 Mesh-Free Solution 10 1.4 Numerical Results 13 1.5 Conclusions 21 2 Heat Transfer Behavior of Graphene-Reinforced Nanocomposite Sandwich Cylinders 25 Kamran Behdinan and Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi 2.1 Introduction 25 2.2 Modeling of Sandwich Cylinders 27 2.3 Mesh-Free Formulations 30 2.4 Results and Discussion 31 2.5 Conclusions 36 3 Multiscale Methods for Lightweight Structure and Material Characterization 43 Vincent Iacobellis and Kamran Behdinan 3.1 Introduction 43 3.2 Overview of Multiscale Methodologies and Applications 44 3.3 Bridging Cell Method 46 3.4 Applications 48 3.5 Multiscale Modeling of Lightweight Composites 55 3.6 Conclusion 61 4 Characterization of Ultra-High Temperature and Polymorphic Ceramics 67 Ali Radhi and Kamran Behdinan 4.1 Introduction 67 4.2 Crystalline Characterization of UHTCs 69 4.3 Chemical Characterization of a UHTC Composite 71 4.4 Polymeric Ceramic Crystalline Characterization 75 4.5 Multiscale Characterization of the Anatase-Rutile Transformation 78 4.6 Conclusion 85 Part II Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructure Applications 91 5 Design Optimization of Multifunctional Aerospace Structures 93 Mohsen Rahmani and Kamran Behdinan 5.1 Introduction 93 5.2 Multifunctional Structures 94 5.3 Computational Design and Optimization 95 5.4 Applications 98 5.5 Conclusions 106 6 Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Nonlinear Flexible Rotors Supported by Viscoelastic Bearings 109 Mohammed Khair Al-Solihat and Kamran Behdinan 6.1 Introduction 109 6.2 Dynamic Modeling 110 6.3 Free Vibration Characteristics 114 6.4 Nonlinear Frequency Response 115 6.5 Conclusions 120 7 Modeling and Experimentation of Temperature Calculations for Belt Drive Transmission Systems in the Aviation Industry 123 Xingchen Liu and Kamran Behdinan 7.1 Introduction 123 7.2 Analytical-Numerical Thermal Model 125 7.3 Experimental Setup 139 7.4 Results and Discussion 140 7.5 Conclusion 146 8 An Efficient Far-Field Noise Prediction Framework for the Next Generation of Aircraft Landing Gear Designs 151 Sultan Alqash and Kamran Behdinan 8.1 Introduction and Background 151 8.2 Modeling and Numerical Method 155 8.3 Implementation of the Multiple Two-Dimensional Simulations Method 163 8.4 Results and Discussion 170 8.5 Summary and Conclusions 179 9 Vibration Transfer Path Analysis of Aeroengines Using Bond Graph Theory 187 Seyed Ehsan Mir-Haidari and Kamran Behdinan 9.1 Introduction 187 9.2 Overview of TPA Methodologies 188 9.3 Bond Graph Formulation 194 9.4 Bond Graph Modeling of an Aeroengine 196 9.5 Transmissibility Principle 204 9.6 Bond Graph Transfer Function 204 9.7 Aeroengine Global Transmissibility Formulation 205 9.8 Design Guidelines to Minimize Vibration Transfer 208 9.9 Conclusion 212 10 Structural Health Monitoring of Aeroengines Using Transmissibility and Bond Graph Methodology 215 Seyed Ehsan Mir-Haidari and Kamran Behdinan 10.1 Introduction 215 10.2 Fundamentals of Transmissibility Functions 219 10.3 Bond Graphs 220 10.4 Structural Health Monitoring Damage Indicator Factors 223 10.5 Aircraft Aeroengine Parametric Modeling 223 10.6 Results and Discussion 225 10.7 Conclusion 234 References 235 Index 237