A method of joining a first workpiece (301, 401, 513) to a second workpiece (305, 405, 510), the method comprising: induction welding the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) to the second workpiece (305, 405, 510), wherein the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) at least partially overlays the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) is a first thermoplastic composite structure and the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) is a second thermoplastic composite structure, wherein the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) comprises an embedded metallic strip (304, 404, 504), wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) is configured to conduct heat uniformly at a welding region (307, 407, 507) between the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) and the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) comprises at least one of copper, aluminum, gold, or silver, wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) is a mesh, and wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) is embedded at a surface of the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) that is distal to the welding region (307, 507, 507), wherein the induction welding comprises: locating an induction welding tool proximate the second workpiece (305, 405, 510); and locating a coil proximate a second side of the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the induction welding is at the welding region (307, 407, 507), and wherein the induction welding further comprises: operating the induction welding tool at the welding region (307, 407, 507), wherein the induction welding tool comprises an induction welding tool surface; and energizing the coil located proximate the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the coil is configured to energize with an electric current, wherein the energized coil is configured to generate an electromagnetic field that induces the electric current which heats the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) and the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) at the welding region (307, 407, 507), and wherein the energized coil is configured to weld, by the induction welding tool, the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) to the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) at the welding region (307, 407, 507). induction welding the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) to the second workpiece (305, 405, 510), wherein the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) at least partially overlays the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) is a first thermoplastic composite structure and the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) is a second thermoplastic composite structure, wherein the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) comprises an embedded metallic strip (304, 404, 504), wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) is configured to conduct heat uniformly at a welding region (307, 407, 507) between the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) and the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) comprises at least one of copper, aluminum, gold, or silver, wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) is a mesh, and wherein the metallic strip (304, 404, 504) is embedded at a surface of the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) that is distal to the welding region (307, 507, 507), wherein the induction welding comprises: locating an induction welding tool proximate the second workpiece (305, 405, 510); and locating a coil proximate a second side of the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), locating an induction welding tool proximate the second workpiece (305, 405, 510); and locating a coil proximate a second side of the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the induction welding is at the welding region (307, 407, 507), and wherein the induction welding further comprises: operating the induction welding tool at the welding region (307, 407, 507), wherein the induction welding tool comprises an induction welding tool surface; and energizing the coil located proximate the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the coil is configured to energize with an electric current, wherein the energized coil is configured to generate an electromagnetic field that induces the electric current which heats the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) and the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) at the welding region (307, 407, 507), and wherein the energized coil is configured to weld, by the induction welding tool, the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) to the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) at the welding region (307, 407, 507). operating the induction welding tool at the welding region (307, 407, 507), wherein the induction welding tool comprises an induction welding tool surface; and energizing the coil located proximate the first workpiece (301, 401, 513), wherein the coil is configured to energize with an electric current, wherein the energized coil is configured to generate an electromagnetic field that induces the electric current which heats the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) and the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) at the welding region (307, 407, 507), and wherein the energized coil is configured to weld, by the induction welding tool, the second workpiece (305, 405, 510) to the first workpiece (301, 401, 513) at the welding region (307, 407, 507).