This book presents guidelines on quantitative and qualitative measures of the geometric features and imperfections of welds to ensure that it meets the fatigue

Welded joints, Copper alloys, Penetrant flaw detection, Copper, Steels, Visual inspection (testing), Acceptance inspection, Acceptance (approval), Non-destructi

These recommendations present general methods for the assessment of fatigue damage in welded components, which may affect the limit states of a structure, such

This book comprises the select proceedings of Structural Damage Modelling and Assessment (SDMA 2020) presented online on 4–5 August 2020. It discusses the rec

The notch stress approach for fatigue assessment of welded joints is based on the highest elastic stress at the weld toe or root. In order to avoid arbitrary or