STP 1411 provides 14 peer reviewed papers that examine the rangeof the latest computer applications in the modern test lab. Testengineers, who face the challenge of keeping current with thelatest information on test control, data acquisition, data analysisand interpretation, modeling, and integration of testing anddesign, will find this volume to be an invaluable resource.

Topics include:

• Latest applications of computer hardware and software in themechanical testing laboratory.

• Specific fatigue and fracture test system implementations,especially as related to more challenging applications, such ashigh frequency or thermomechanical fatigue testing.

• How fatigue or fracture data are applied in the design processto yield safer structures with longer service lives.

• Strategies for coping with greater amounts of recordeddata.

• Challenges faced in full-scale testing, either from a controlor end-level editing viewpoint.