Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 1-16, 2001, New York, New York.The 14 papers in this collection cover recent advances in materialsand structure technology and computational advances. Papers reflectgeneral goals of advances in materials technology,modeling andcomputational and complex vehicle crash dynamics simulations. Twokeynote lectures by renown experts. Contents sampling: The ImpactResponse and Energy-Absorping Characteristics of Novel Fiber MetalLaminates (Keynote); Crushing Behavior of BraidedComposites(Keynote); Potential Impact Test and Analysis on anAluminum Front-End Structure; Behavior of Composite Materials UnderImpact: Strain Rate Effect,Damage, and Plasticity. Edited by: G.Newaz, N. Saha, and O. Faruque