To avoid fatigue, it is essential to design structures with inherent fatigue strength. But fatigue strength is not a constant material property and any calculations are built on a number of assumptions. Cumulative Damage of Welded Joints explores the wealth of research in this important field and its implications for the design and manufacture of welded components. Coverage includes the influence of residual stresses, how laboratory data obtained under constant amplitude conditions can be applied to real-world structural design, and the influence that the variety of variable loading spectra can have on fatigue strength. The book is invaluable for welding engineers, supervisors, inspection personnel, and designers.