Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:  Advances in Residual Stress Measurement MethodsResidual Stress Effects on Material PerformanceOptical, Ultrasonic, and Diffraction Methods for Residual Stress MeasurementThermomechanics & Infrared ImagingInverse MethodsInverse Methods in PlasticityApplications in Experimental Mechanics