Fatigue Assessment of Welded Joints by Local Approaches (Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies) (Woodhead Publishing Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies) 2nd Revised Edition

Key Features: completely reworked second edition of a standard work providing a systematic survey of the principles and practical applications of the various methods; covers the hot spot structural stress approach to fatigue in general, the notch stress and notch strain approach to crack initiation and the fracture mechanics approach to crack propagation; written by a distinguished team of authors; a standard reference for designers, structural analysts and testing engineers.

Contents: Introduction; Nominal stress approach for welded joints; Structural stress or strain approach for seam-welded joints; Notch stress approach for seam-welded joints; Notch strain approach for seam-welded joints; Crack propagation approach for seam-welded joints; Notch stress intensity approach for seam-welded joints; Local approaches applied to a seam-welded tubular joint; Structural stress or strain approach for spot-welded and similar lap joints; Stress intensity approach for spot-welded and similar lap joints; Notch stress, notch strain and crack propagation approach for spot-welded and similar lap joints; Significance, limitations and potential of local approaches.