"The Fifth International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics (35th ASTM National Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics) was held in Reno, Nevada on 18-20 May 2005. ASTM International Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture and the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) served as sponsors"--Foreword