1. Editor's Note

   • Giuseppe Rega

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 1

2. Preface

   Preface Pages: 3 - 11

3. Petite Histoire de L'experimentation en Mecanique des Solides

   • Jean Lemaitre

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 35

4. Minimum Theorems and Iterative Solutions Methods for Creep Cyclic Loading Problems

   • Alan R. S. Ponter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 47

5. Weak Forms of Shakedown for Elastic–Plastic Structures Exhibiting Ductile Damage

   • C. Polizzotto
   • G. Borino
   • P. Fuschi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 66

6. Scaling of Failure of Beams, Frames and Plates with Softening Hinges

   • ZdenĚk P. BaĚant

   OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 77

7. A Recollection of Some Results and a Few Remarks on Structural Optimisation

   • Giannantonio Sacchi Landriani
   • Marcel Save

   OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 85

8. Optimal Design of Prestressed Laminate/Ceramic Plate Assemblies

   • Alexander P. Suvorov
   • George J. Dvorak

   OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 109

9. The Interphase Model for the Analysis of Joints in Rock Masses and Masonry Structures

   • G. Giambanco
   • Z. Mróz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 130

10. Multiresolution Analysis of Elastic Degradation in Heterogeneous Materials

    • Kaspar Willam
    • Inkyu Rhee
    • Gregory Beylkin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 150

11. The Era of Computational Mechanics: Where Do We Go Now?

    • O.C. Zienkiewicz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 157

12. Meccanica

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 159 - 165