Fatigue assessment of welded joints by local approaches Second edition

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.