1. Foreword

   • P Rama Rao

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 1 - 1

2. Material deformation and fracture under impulsive loading conditions

   • P Rama Rao
   • S V Kamat
   • G Sundararajan

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 3 - 25

3. Dynamic fracture mechanics—A scientific tool for the prevention of catastrophic failure

   • R Krishnakumar

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 27 - 34

4. Behaviour of materials under shock loading conditions

   • S K Sikka

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 35 - 46

5. Earthquake hazards for cross-country pipelines

   • Pradipta Banerji

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 47 - 54

6. Materials and methods of construction to resist the effects of cyclones

   • J Shanmugasundaram
   • S Arunachalam
   • M Arumugam

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 55 - 65

7. Fire-retardant materials

   • Pushpa Bajaj

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 67 - 76

8. Standardization for advanced materials: experience and strategies for the future

   • Kamal Hossain

   Special Issue On Disaster Materials Pages: 77 - 89