Part I: Characterization of materials in thermoforming 1. Characterization of polymeric membrane under the combined effect of temperature and gravity 2. Characterization of polymeric membrane under large deformations using fluid-structure coupling 3. Characterization of Softened Polymers for thermoforming applications 4. Reliability of free inflation and dynamic mechanics tests in predicting polymer behavior for thermoforming applications 5. Deployment of a Neo-Hookean membrane: Application to process forming Part II: Numerical modeling in thermoforming 6. Infrared radiation applied to thermoforming 7. Directional analysis of long fibers in transversely isotropic hyperelastic and viscoelastic material used for thermoforming 8. Thermodynamical approach for analysis of thermoforming process using the explicit dynamic or the quasi-static finite element method in large deformations 9. Effect of cooling temperature on crystallinity and release time for thermoforming applications 10. SPH and FEM investigation of hydrodynamic impact problems: Application to forming analysis 11. Fluid solid interaction simulation of CFRP shell structure 12. Numerical investigation of a mixed SPH-FEM formulation for fluid structure interaction problems: Application to thermoforming Part III: Optimization in thermoforming 13. Non-linear threshold algorithm-based solution for infrared heating optimization in the thermoforming process 14. Application of genetic and simulated annealing algorithms for optimization of infrared heating stage in thermoforming process Part IV: New Advances in Thermoforming and Applications 15. Comparative study of the use of infrared and microwave heating modes for the thermoforming of wood-plastic composite sheets 16. Potential of biocomposites based on thermoplastic and plant fibers for thermoforming applications 17. Experimental and theoretical study of the thermoformability of industrial polymers 18: Thermoplastic composite fabrication using Commingling techniques