\ BooknewsComputational mechanics is a relatively new discipline which has emerged from the parallel developments of the numerical approximation methods and the high speed modern computers. Papers from the Asian Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics (APCOM), held in Hong Kong, Dec. 1991, summarize recent research in numerical techniques including semi-analytical, finite element and boundary element methods. They also offer a variety of examples of the application of these powerful methods to practical problems: structural analysis, nonlinear dynamics, soil-structure-fluid interaction, geotechnical engineering, crack and fracture, composite materials, mechanical and aeronautical engineering, geophysical, environmental and industrial fluid flows. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \