Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 2016 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of ten from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers in the following general technical research areas:
Extreme Environments & Environmental Effects
Structure-Function of Performance of PE
Effects of Inhomogeneities & Interfaces
Characterization Across Scales
Mechanics of Energy & Energetic Materials
Metallic Materials
Viscoelasticity & Viscoplasticity.

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Bonnie Antoun, Sandia National Laboratories , Livermore, USA. Alex Arzoumanidis, Psylotech, Evanston, USA. H. Jerry Qi, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. Meredith Silberstein, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA. Alireza Amirkhizi, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA. Jevan Furmanski, Exxon Mobile, Irving, USA. Hongbing Lu, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA.