Publisher's Synopsis
The collection of scientific papers by results of 13-th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Engineering Plasticity and Its Applications (AEPA2016, December 4-8, 2016, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan) highlights basic moments of modern achievements in the field of study and of the practical use of the plastic properties and other mechanical properties of various structure materials for the purposes of modern mechanical engineering. We hope this collection will be useful for many scientists and engineers whose activities is related with modern engineering materials and their processing.