The Conference, co-sponsored by Penn. State U., The Composites Manufacturing Technology Center, and Boring Helicopters, was held at University Park, Pa., October 1992. This proceedings volume contains over 100 technical papers that present recent developments in various aspects of composites science and technology: materials, processing, manufacturing/joining, environmental/thermal effects, micromechanics, NDE, fatigue/fracture/damage, design/applications, structures, testing/properties, interfaces, smart structures, impact/dynamic response, characterization, stress/failure analysis, thick composites, and structures. No subject index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR