Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Structural Health Monitoring -- In situ observation of NiTi Transformation Behaviour: A Micro-macro Approach -- Bio-inspired Design of a Multi-scale Pass Band Frequency Sensor Using Local Resonance Phenomena -- Dynamic Equations for an Isotropic Spherical Shell Using Power Series Method and Surface Differential Operators -- Hydrogen Embrittlement and "Cold Fusion" Effects in Palladium During Electrolysis Experiments -- Torque Arm Actuated Bi-Stable Buckled Energy Harvester Characterization -- Validating FSI Simulations in LS-DYNA 980 -- Fundamental Frequencies of Slender Beams Subject to Imposed Axial End Displacements -- Characterization of a Heating and Quenching Apparatus for Microgravity Testing -- Phase Unwrapping Work Done via Graphic Processing Unit -- Classification of Low Velocity Impact Using Spiral Sensing Technique -- Residual Stress Measurements in  Finite-Thickness Materials by Hole-Drilling -- Residual Stress Response to Peening in Metallic Glass -- Residual Stress Modeling and Measurement in An Aluminum Wrought Alloy -- Notch Fatigue Behaviour of Shot Peened High-strength Aluminium Alloys: Role of the Residual Stress Field Ahead of the Notch Root -- Residual Stress of Individual Aluminum Grains from Three Dimensional X-Ray Diffraction -- Incremental Ring Core by Optical Methods. Preliminary Results -- Uncertainty Quantification in VFM Identification -- Modal Identification of Over-damped Structural Systems Using Extended Ibrahim Time-Domain Method -- Structural Health Monitoring by Laser Shearography: Experimental and Numerical Investigations -- On Improving Thermoelastic Stress Analysis Data Near Edges of Discontinuities -- Measurement of Stress Network in Granular Materials from Infrared Measurement -- Influence of Relative Humidity Upon the Thermomechanical Behavior Of PA6.6 -- Temperature Field in FSW Process: Experimental Measurement and Numerical Simulation -- Dynamics of Strain Localization Associated With Luders Deformation - An Insight -- Raman Spectroscopy-enhanced IIT: In situ Analysis of Mechanically Stressed Polycrystalline Si Fhin Films.

Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 6: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to important areas of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of topics, including: Advances in Residual Stress Measurement Methods Residual Stress Effects on Material Performance Inverse Problems and Hybrid Techniques Thermoelastic Stress Analysis Infrared Techniques Research in Progress Applications in Experimental Mechanics.