Proceedings of the Japan International SAMPE Symposium (7th) on Information and Innovation in Composites Technologies Held in Tokyo, Japan on November 13-16, 2001

The 7th Japan International SAMPE Symposium was held on 13-16 Nov 01 in Tokyo, Japan. 232 papers are included in the proceedings. The conference consisted of 5 satellite workshops and 10 sessions. Satellite workshops included: A. Smart structures and materials/eco-materials, B. Design and Manufacturing of revolutionary light weight aircraft structures, C. Development of low cost composite structures, D. New materials in space vehicles, and E. Composite applications to infrastructure. Sessions included: F. Composite/plastic applications to transportation vehicles, G. Composite applications to sport and leisure goods, H. New trends in polymer composites and their fibers, I. Ceramic matrix composites and carbon/carbon composites, J. Metal matrix composites and related materials, K. Textile composites, L. Interface in composites, M. Modeling and simulation in composite mechanics, N. New trends in damage identification and NDI, and O. Student session.