This pole suffered a failure in the welded seam at an overlapping slip splice. A tubular steel transmission pole generally consists of a series of welded assemblies. The pole shafts and arms are ...

Fatigue life is a key concern in welded-steel frames for mobile equipment that experience large and varying dynamic loads. For engineers who design welded-steel structures subject to dynamic loading, ...

Industries such as shipbuilding, aerospace, defense, offshore energy, automotive, and nuclear energy rely heavily on welding. For example, a single automobile can contain 5,000 to 10,000 welds. Yet ...

Explore the latest innovations in steel-part fabrication that allow engineers to design ambitious structures without ...