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Contains 11 papers presented at the November 1995 symposium on [title] addressing new methods of computational micromechanics and their applications. Some methods include multiresolution analysis with reproducing kernel particle method, the asymptotic homogenization method, the Voronoi cell FEM, the self-consistent embedded cell model, and the multi-scale parallel finite difference method. Methods discussed are relevant to such problems as shock compaction, thermo-mechanical behavior of MMCs, creep fracture, and grain boundary effects, as well as failure mechanisms in crystalline materials, phase transformations in alloyed steels, and response of wood. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.