The impact of fusion welds on the ultimate strength of aluminum structures

10th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and other Floating Structures, PRADS 2007

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 944-952

  Collette, Matthew D ^a  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Heat affected zone (HAZ); Strain concentration; Ultimate strength; Welds

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM STRUCTURES; CENTRAL PROBLEMS; HIGH SPEED VESSELS; LIMIT STATE DESIGNS; LOSS OF STRENGTH; STRAIN CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL STRENGTH; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM BRIDGES; DESIGN; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; SHIPS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDING;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84860825005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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