FCP Report No. 36

Predicting the Fatigue Resistance of Welds

by

F. V. Lawrence, Jr.
N. J. Ho
P. K. Mazumder
Department of Civil Engineering and Metallurgy

Abstract

This report summarizes several years’ work on a model for predicting the fatigue resistance of weldments. New information regarding the determination of Kt and the consequences of the Kf max condition is presented. Preliminary results of the "component" weld test program are given.

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