Collection of elected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 international conference on solid state and materials (ICSSM 2013), january 30-31, 2013, los angeles, CA, USA. The papers are grouped as follows: chapter 1: strength of constructions, solid state and applied mechanics applications; chapter 2: material science and engineering;chapter 3: composites, nanomaterials and technology; chapter 4: electrical materials properties;chapter 5: manufacture science and engineering in material.
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