KOCAK, Mustafa
GKSS Research Center Geesthacht
Geesthacht - Germany
mustafa.kocak@gkss.de

WEBSTER, Stephen
Swinden Technology Centre
Totherham - UK
stephen.webster@corusgroup.com

Abstract
New metallic materials and joining technologies are now able to provide
advanced components fabricated using high strength steels and aluminiumallyos in light-weight and multi-material design concepts. The welded joints of these materials are getting increasingly heteregenous and hence may fracture in a complex manner than conventional materials and single
material components. Design and fracture analysis rules need to be up-dated to respond to this complexity to ensure the structural integrity and hence safer serivce life. This symposium, therefore, aims cover fracture assessment of advanced weld joints and structures. Special emphasis will be given to the laser beam welding (LBW), friction stir welding (FSW) and electron beam (EB) welded metallic components including thin-walled welded structures for transportation, aerospace and energy applications. Special sessions will be devoted to each joining processes and their unique features (such as strength mis-match) in terms of fracture and considerations for assessment using recently developed approaches and structural integrity assessment procedures (e.g. SINTAP) as well as covering currently developing new FITNET FFS procedure within the European Thematic Network FITNET (Fitness for Service Network).