Some 26 countries are represented in this first of an anticipated series of such conferences to be held in China, co-sponsored by the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Chinese universities and government agencies. The 119 papers provide experimental data on how residual stresses are produced and relieved by traditional and novel manufacturing treatments, their modeling and theoretical analysis, measurement techniques, their mechanical aspects, and applications in varied materials (e.g., thin films) and processes. The chairman expresses the hope that this conference will increase communication and cooperation in this interdisciplinary field. Distributed in the US by Enfield. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)