Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans,Louisiana. Collection of 19 full-length, peer-reviewed technicalpapers. Areas of discussion include: Damage detection in compositematerials and structures; Laser ultrasonics, optical and thermaltechniques; Aging aircraft and aerospace structures; Novelapplications and emerging techniques; Advanced materials andstructures; Bond quality and delamination in composites. @By: CetinCentikaya, Yuris A. Dzenis and Shivh Joshi