Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 38th MAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2020, 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 fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on:

• Analytical Methods
  
• Emerging Technologies for Structural Dynamics
  
• Engineering Extremes
  
• Experimental Techniques
  
• Finite Element Techniques
  
• General Topics