Prediction of fatigue life for a transverse fillet welded joint and analysis of the influence of crack eccentricity on the failure

In this paper a procedure based on the Finite Element Method and Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics to obtain a mathematical model of crack propagation in transverse fillet welded joints is presented. We used ASTM-A36 steel plates and E6013 electrodes for the joints, using shielded metal arc welding...