Abstract: In most structural steels, the critical plane-strain stress-intensity factor, KIc , which represents the inherent ability of the material to resist crack propagation, increases with increasing ...

Abstract: The useful life of highly constrained welded structures subjected to cyclic loads often depends on the crack-propagation behavior of the material. Thus, to predict the service life of many ...

Abstract: Increasing use of high-strength steels in pressure-vessel design has resulted from emphasis on decreasing the weight of pressure vessels for certain applications. To demonstrate the suitability ...

Abstract: Many of the fractures observed in welded moment connections after the Northridge earthquake propagated through the column flange either as a divot or completely through the column section. The effect, if any, of through-thickness ...