sponsored by the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Franklin Y. Cheng. sponsored by Applied Mechanics Division, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; edited by S.Nemat-Nasser. sponsored by the Materials Science Division of American Society for Metals ; edited by Gilbert Y. Chin. sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Society of Civil Engineers, Clearwater Beach, Florida, January 7-9, 1985. sponsored by the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 15-18, 1986 ; edited by Charles Scawthorn. sponsored by the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 15-18, 1986 ; edited by Subhash C. Anand. sponsored by the American Meteorological Society ; cosponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Weather Modification Association. sponsored by the Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers in conjunction with the ASCE Convention in Denver, Colorado, May 1, 1985 ; edited by Manohar P. Kamat. sponsored by the Structural Foam Division, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.