Advances in Multiscale and Multifield Solid Material Interfaces

Interfaces play an essential role in determining the mechanical properties and the structural integrity of a wide variety of technological materials. As new manufacturing methods become available, interface engineering and architecturing at multiscale length levels in multi-physics materials open up to applications with high innovation potential. This Special Issue is dedicated to recent advances in fundamental and applications of solid material interfaces. Contributions concerning theoretical, numerical and experimental aspects are welcome from scientists working in different fields of material science and mechanics of materials. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following: multi-scale modeling of interphases, thin films and surfaces, contact laws; models of imperfect, sliding, debonding or cohesive interfaces in composite materials; deformation, damage, fracture and other dissipative processes at interfaces; advanced finite element methods for the computational modeling of interfaces and surfaces; molecular dynamics simulations for interface design; recent developments of adhesive technology and materials.