Fracture and fatigue of welded joints and structures Introduction K.A. Macdonald Constraint based fracture mechanics in predicting the failure of welded joints N. ODowd Constraint fracture mechanics : test methods K.A. Macdonald E. Østby and B. Nyhus Fracture assessment methods for welded structures I. Hadley The use of fracture mechanics in the fatigue analysis of welded joints A. Hobbacher Fatigue strength assessment of local stresses in welded joints W. Fricke Improving weld class systems in assessing the fatigue life of different welded joint designs B. Jonsson Fatigue design rules for welded structures S.J. Maddox Fatigue assessment methods for variable amplitude loading of welded structures G.B. Marquis Reliability aspects in fatigue design of welded structures using selected local approaches : the example of K nodes for offshore constructions C.M. Sonsino Assessing residual stresses in predicting the service life of welded structures M.N. James [and others] Fatigue strength improvement methods P.J. Haagensen