...Nur Syahroni; Stig Berge Residual stress may have a significant effect on the fatigue strength of welded joints. As a nonfluctuating stress, it has an effect similar to that of the mean stress. Recently the International Association of Ship Classification Societies (IACS) has issued Common...

... welds in cruciform, T, or lap joints under transverse loading failing by fatigue crack growth across the weld throat under normal stresses. The review covers the influence of residual stress, applied mean stress, joint fit-up and alignment, weld quality, the use of coated steel, the need for a plate...