A NASA Space Shuttle Technology Conference was held in San Antonio, Texas, April 12-14, 1972, in conjunction with the AIAA/ASME/SAE 13th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. The space shuttle conference reported the results to date by NASA and its contractors on the technology in the areas of (1) Aeroelasticity and Loads, (2) Structure/Liquid Interactions, (3) Vehicle Dynamic Test and Analysis, (4) Thermal Protection Systems, and (5) Structural Design. This publication is a compilation of the conference papers presented.

This bibliography continues and updates previously issued reports by Battelle's Columbus Laboratories information centers on fibers, fiber-reinforced composites, as well as laminate, particulate, and eutectic composite materials. No organic matrix composites or fibers are included. This edition includes 2367 literature references published between January 1972 and September 1978. The references are arranged alphabetically according to author's last name or the name of the organization concerned and chronologically by year of publication. The subject categorization of this edition is similar to that used in the earlier bibliographies. References pertaining only to fibers are indexed as (1) general reviews; (2) growth, forming, or surface treatments; and/or (3) test methods and structural properties. Entries relating to composites are broadly indexed according to matrix materials and specifically by fiber materials. Composites are also indexed (at least once) in the following areas: (1) compatibility studies; (2) theory, analysis, micromechanics, and design; (3) testing and evaluation; (4) application; (5) general review articles; (6) fabrication; and (7) coatings. The report includes both an authors index and a subject index. (Author).