Fracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth 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: Mixed Mode Fracture I: Emphasis on ModelingMixed Mode Fracture II: Emphasis on Experimental MeasurementsFull-Field Measurements of FractureMicroscale & Microstructural Effects on Mechanical Behavior I: Nanoscale EffectsMicroscale & Microstructural Effects on Mechanical Behavior II: MEMSMicroscale & Microstructural Effects on Mechanical Behavior III: MicrostructureMicroscale & Microstructural Effects on Mechanical Behavior IV: Shape Memory AlloysFracture & Fatigue of CompositesFracture & Fatigue for Engineering ApplicationsWave-Based Techniques in Fracture & Fatigue IWave-Based Techniques in Fracture & Fatigue II: Acoustic Emissions