Dynamic Behavior of Materials and Fracture, Fatigue, Failure & Damage Evolution, Volume 1 of the Proceedings of the 2024 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of three from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers on: Dynamic Behavior of Materials Fracture, Fatigue and Damage Evolution Novel Testing Techniques Quantitative Visualization of Dynamic Events Shock and Blast.