Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans,Louisiana. The topics covered by these 20 full-length,peer-reviewed technical papers include nanocomposite materialsstructures; advances in damage mechanics; metal forming simulationand prediction; damage mechanics of electronic packaging; a glimpseinto the future of sheet metal forming; mechanics of granularmaterials; sample list of paper titles: Structures andCharacteristics of Organoclay-Epoxy-Vinylester Nanocomposites;Modeling of Anisotropic Damage for Ductile Metal Forming Process;Microstructural Damage and Evolution of PbSn Solder Alloy UnderIsothermal Cyclic Loading; Micro-Structures and Macro-Stresses inSheared Granular Matter.