The latest volume in this on-going series examines a broad rangeof topics, including advances in analysis and predictivecapability, behavior of new and emerging materials, design toolsand approaches to control failures, accelerated testing, andindustrial applications.

29 peer-reviewed papers, written by leading experts worldwideare divided into 5 sections:

Swedlow Memorial Lecture--addresses undergraduateeducational needs in the area of fatigue and fracture.

Keynote Tributes to George Irwin--summarizes some of themost important contributions of Dr. George R. Irwin, the father ofmodern fracture mechanics.

Cyclic Stress-Strain and Fatigue Resistance--providesexperimental or analytical insight into approaches for theevaluation of the cyclic durability resistance of engineeringmaterials.

Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics--examines methods ofhow to apply this technology to low-strength structural materialsused in most civil, oceanographic, power plant, and automotiveapplications.

Crack Analyses and Application to StructuralIntegrity--investigates advances in crack analyses, fatiguecrack growth behavior, and structural applications.

AUDIENCE:

• Civil, Mechanical, Structural, and Automotive Engineers

• Power Plant Personnel

• Educators