part PART 1 General applications of neutron and synchrotron radiation to materials research -- chapter 1 The use of neutrons for materials characterization -- Novion / chapter 2 The use of synchrotron radiation for materials research / part PART 2 Methods and problems in residual stress determination by diffraction -- chapter 3 Calculation of residual stress from measured strain -- Lodini / chapter 4 Characterization of macrostresses -- Winholtz / chapter 5 Study of second- and third-order stresses / chapter 6 The effect of texture on residual stress measurement and interpretation / chapter 7 Anisotropy of lattice strain response / part PART 3 Measurement techniques -- chapter 8 Neutron diffraction using a constant wavelength / chapter 9 Neutron pulsed source instrumentation / chapter 10 Use of synchrotron X-ray radiation for stress measurement / chapter 11 The use of neutron transmission for materials analysis / part PART 4 Areas of study -- chapter 12 Strain mapping -- chapter 13 Study of stress gradients using synchrotron X-ray diffraction / chapter 14 Near-surface stress measurement using neutron diffraction / part PART 5 Applications -- chapter 15 Shot peening / chapter 16 Composite materials / chapter 17 Residual stress analysis in monocrystals using capillary optics / chapter 18 Neutron residual stress measurement in welds / chapter 19 Materials for nuclear fusion applications / chapter 20 Residual stresses in ceramic materials