Structural Hot-Spot Stress Approach to Fatigue Analysis of Welded Components

This book provides background and guidance on the use of the structural hot-spot stress approach to fatigue analysis. The book also offers Design S-N curves for use with the structural hot-spot stress for a range of weld details, and presents parametric formulas for calculating stress increases due to misalignment and structural discontinuities. 

Highlighting the extension to structures fabricated ...