This paper presents the latest design procedures for welded steel tubular joints.Both static design and fatigue design are covered.Recent research on thin-walled tubularjoints is reported. Discussion is made on thick-walled tubular joints that are used in miningequipment,bridges and wind farms.It also describes the new development in steel tubularjointssuch as elliptical hollow section, cast steel, bird beak joints and composite tubularA comprehensive list of references is given.
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