Advances in the Mechanics of Composite and Sandwich Structures

This special issue entitled "Advances in the Mechanics of Composite and Sandwich Structures" is dedicated to Professor Marco Di Sciuva on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The issue contains ten articles written by former students, colleagues and friends of Prof. Di Sciuva who like to honor him for his significant contributions to mechanics and numerical modeling of composite materials and structures and engineering education. The topics covered by these articles include beams and plates with imperfect bonding, piezoelectric shells, refined models for sandwich beams, cohesive zone modeling for impact damage predictions, smooth particle hydrodynamic models for composite shells, and both numerical and experimental approaches for structural health monitoring. The biographical sketch below lists selected publications by Professor Di Sciuva that are most relevant to the theme of this special issue.