Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 21st Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM21, Victoria, University, Melbourne, Australia, 7th - 10th of December 2010). The contributions from academics, researchers and practising engineers from 17 countries, mainly from Australasia and the Asia-pacific region, cover a wide range of topics, including:

- Composite structures

- Computational mechanics

- Concrete structures

- Dynamic analysis of structures

- Earthquake and wind engineering

- Fibre composites

- Fire engineering

- Geomechanics and foundation engineering

- Masonry structures

- Mechanics of materials

- Shock and impact loading

- Steel and aluminium structures

- Structural health monitoring

- Structural optimisation

- Sustainable materials

- Timber engineering

Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials will be a valuable reference for academics, researchers and practising engineers working in structural engineering and structural mechanics.