In the past, most of the literature on the compressive behaviorof composites focused on composite response at the materiallevel. In contrast, these have been few papers on the performanceof composite structures subjected to compressive loads. STP 1185provides this information by emphasizing composite structuralresponse. 20 peer-reviewed papers cover: compression analysis structural applications and performance effects of constituentsand mircomechanics compression fatigue and lifetime assessment ofproperties and compression test methods.