General Lectures.- Identification of the Rigidities of Composite Systems by Mixed Numerical/Experimental Methods.- Measurement of Complex Moduli of Composite Materials and Discussion of some Results.- Moiré Interferometry for Composites.- A Damage Approach for Composite Structures: Theory and Identification.- Contributions.- Identification.- Identification of Temperature Dependence for Orthotropic Material Moduli.- Experimental Identification of Complex Stiffnesses of Composite Materials by Ultrasonic Wave Propagation.- A Hybrid Method to Determine Material Parameters of Composites.- Non Determined Tests as a Way to Identify Wood Elastic Parameters: the Finite Element Approach.- Measurement of Laminate bending Elastic Parameters from Non-Uniform Strain Fields.- Identification of the Shear Properties of the Lamina in the Framework of Plasticity.- Parametric Identification of Mechanical Structures: General Aspects of the Methods used at the LMA.- Static and Dynamic Characterization.- Material Parameters in Anisotropic Plates.- Evaluation of Global Composite Laminate Stiffnesses by Structural Wave Propagation Experiments.- Dynamic Measurements of Elastic Properties of Filament-Wound Cylindrical Shells.- Torsion Response Analysis of T300/914 and T800/914 Unidirectional Specimens.- A Computerized Test Setup for the Determination of the In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Shear Modulus in Orthotropic Specimens.- Some Experience from the Application of the Iosipescu Shear Test.- Constitutive Prediction for a Non-linear Orthotropic Media.- Creep and Relaxation of Coated Fabrics under Biaxial Loading.- Joints and Assemblies of Composite Material Structural Elements: Characterization of adhesives in bulk form and in composite structures.- Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composites using a Fourth Generation Programming Language on a Macintosh.- Impact Behaviour and Damage Characterization.- Use of the Shadow Moiré Technique for the Investigation of the Impact Behaviour of Composite laminates.- Delamination Detection via Holographic Interferometry Techniques.- Dynamic Failure Processes in Fibre-Reinforced Composites.- Effect of Strain Rate on the Compressive Strength of Woven Glass-Reinforced/Epoxy Laminates.- Characterization of Highly Anisotropically Reinforced Solids in High Velocity Tension.- Micromechanics and Interfaces.- Determination of the Effective Mechanical Response of Polymer Matrix Composites via Microstructural Data.- A microstructural Method for Predicting the Damping of Lamina.- Theoretical and Experimental Study Technique of the Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Laminates and of the Strain Features of Structural Elements.- Dynamic Properties of Layer Reinforced by Two Families of Fibres.- Micromechanical Modelling of Unidirectional Glassfiber Reinforced Polyester: Effect of Matrix Shrinkage.- Plastic Failure of Unidirectional Fibrous Composite Materials with Metal Matrix in Compression.- Analytical Model of Fibre Pull-Out Mechanism.- Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of the Fibre-Matrix Interphase: Theory and Experiment.- Empirical Model Building and Surface Response Methodology Applied to Sclerometrical Investigation for Refractories Concrete.- Fracture and Fatigue Damage Mechanics.- Development of Fatigue Damage Mechanics for Application to the Design of Structural Composite Components.- Influence of Fibre Orientation on the Cracking and Fracture Energy in Brittle Matrix Composites.- Application of the Method of Caustics to Fibre-Reinforced Materials.- Modelling of Orthotropic Layered Structures Containing Cracks in the Interfaces.- A Criterion of Mixed Mode Delamination Propagation in Composite Material.- Fracture and Fatigue Damage in a CSM Composite.- Damage Modelling and Non-Destructive Testing.- Non linear Behaviour of Ceramic Matrix Composites.- Notched Strength and Damage Mechanism of Laminated Composites with Circular Holes.- Damage Modeling and Experimental Tools for 3D Composites.- Increasing Energy Absorption by ‘Rope Effect’ in Brittle Matrix Composites.- Specific Damping of a Carbon/Epoxy Laminate under Cyclic Loading.- The Application of automated Ultrasonic Inspection for Damage Detection and Evaluation in Composite Materials.- The Use of Vibrothermography for Monitoring Damage Evolution in Composite Materials.- Acoustic Emission Source Location in Anisotropic Plates.- List of Participants.- Index of Contributors.