Challenges in Synchronising High Speed Full-field Temperature and Strain Measurement -- The use of Infrared Thermography at High Frame Rates -- In Situ Heat Generation and Strain Localization of Polycrystalline and Nanocrystalline Nickel -- Dissipative and Coupling Effects Accompanying the Natural Rubber Elongation -- Experimental Estimation of the Inelastic Heat Fraction From Thermomechanical Observations and Inverse Analysis -- Keynote Presentation (40 minutes)  -- Energy Balance Properties of Steels Subjected to High Cycle Fatigue -- Contribution of Kinematical and Thermal Full-field Measurements for Identification of High Cycle Fatigue Properties of Steels -- Dissipative Energy: Monitoring Microstructural Evolutions During Mechanical Tests -- Bidirectional Thermo-mechanical Properties of Foam Core Materials Using DIC -- Optimization of Transient Thermography Inspection of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Panels -- Experimental Investigation of Thermal Effects in Foam Cored Sandwich Beams -- Intelligent Non-destructive Evaluation Expert System for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Panel Using Infrared Thermography -- Keynote Presentation (40 minutes) -- Successful Application of Thermoelasticity to Remote Inspection of Fatigue Cracks -- Investigation of Residual Stress Around Cold Expanded Hole Using Thermoelastic Stress Analysis -- TSA Analysis of Vertically- and Incline-loaded Plates Containing Neighboring Holes -- Examination of Crack Tip Plasticity Using Thermoelastic Stress Analysis.

Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011.� The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.