Ghosh, Abir2007-01-082007-01-0819961996http://hdl.handle.net/2440/22490Bibliography: leaves 240-257.xvii, 274 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.The main objective of this research is to develop a fundamentally new fatigue design and assessment procedure which can be used to predict the variation in crack size, strength and inspection periods as well as endurances. Basic fracture mechanics and fatigue procedures are used to illustrate this new technique.97718 bytesapplication/pdfenWelded joints Fatigue.Residual stresses.Fracture mechanics.Thesis