Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress: Recent Advances in Mechanics of Solids and Structures.November 15-21, 2003 Washington,D.C. Collection of 25 full-lenght,peer-reviewed technical papers from annual symposia that highlightsubjects in solids and structures. Contents sampling: CFDapplications for COAL/AIR Balancing in Power Plants; Studies ofHydrogen Embrittlement Effects on Steel Pipeline Used for NaturalGas Transport; Development of Machine Tool Structure at the EarlyStages of Design Process; Buckling of the Composite CrackedCylindrical Shells Subjected to Axial Load; Dynamic Stresses DuringStructural Impacts.