Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 52nd international scientific conference on experimental stress analysis (ean 2014), june 2-6, 2014, mariánské lázně, czech republic. The 88 papers are grouped as follows: chapter 1: residual stresses - measurement methods and analysis; chapter 2: development of experimental methods of analysis in mechanics of materials; chapter 3: development of experimental methods of analysis in biomedical engineering; chapter 4: methods and means of analysis the static and dynamic loads of mechanical structures and machines; chapter 5: new methods of researching and designing in structural mechanics and mechanics of constructions; chapter 6: innovation in teaching of applied structural mechanics.
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