Download or read book Advanced Optical Methods and Applications in Solids Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IUTAM symposium on Advanced Optical Methods and Applications in Solids Mechanics held 31 August to 4 September 98 at Poitiers University, France. The primary function of the conference is communication and coordination among engineers, scientists in optics and solid mechanics. The focus of the present report is on photorefractive materials and their applications in new optical tools. The report also highlights issues related to thermodynamics, crack propagation and stress strain relations.