This book gathers contributions addressing issues related to the analysis of composite
structures whose most relevant common thread is augmented numerical efficiency which is more
accurate for given computational costs than existing methods and methodologies. It first
presents structural theories to deal with the anisotropy of composites and to embed multifield
and nonlinear effects to extend design capabilities and provide methods of augmenting the
fidelity of structural theories and lowering computational costs including the finite element
method. The second part of the book focuses on damage analysis the multiscale and
multicomponent nature of composites leads to extremely complex failure mechanisms and
predictive tools require physics-based models to reduce the need for fitting and tuning based
on costly and lengthy experiments and to lower computational costs furthermore the correct
monitoring of in-service damage is decisive in the context of damage tolerance. The third part
then presents recent advances in embedding characterization and manufacturing effects in
virtual testing. The book summarizes the outcomes of the FULLCOMP (FULLy integrated analysis
design manufacturing and health-monitoring of COMPosite structures) research project.
