Fracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution, Volume 8 of the Proceedings of the 2016 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of ten 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: • In-situ Techniques for Fracture & Fatigue • General Topics in Fracture & Fatigue • Fracture & Fatigue of Composites • Damage, Fracture, Fatigue & Durability • Interfacial Effects in Fracture & Fatigue • Damage Detection in Fracture & Fatigue