**Author details**

Carolina Ramirez1 , Vitor Reis2,3, Carlos Opelt3 , Rafael Santiago4 , Facundo Almeraya1 , Mauricio V. Donadon3 , Citlalli Gaona1 \*, Rene Croche5 and Miguel Angel Baltazar<sup>6</sup>

1 Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Ingeniería Aeronáutica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México

2 Lightweight Structures Laboratory, Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas – IPT, Technology Park of São Jose Dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

3 Laboratório de Estruturas Aeroespaciais, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica – ITA, São Jose Dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

4 Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas – CECS, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

5 Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica - Xalapa, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz

6 Facultad de Ingeniería Civil - Xalapa, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz

\*Address all correspondence to: citlalli.gaona@gmail.com

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