TY - CONF A1 - Zerbst, Uwe T1 - Assessment of welded joints by fracture mechanics. IBESS - Delevopment of a procedure T2 - 4th Symposium on Structural Durability N2 - The idea to determine the fatigue strength of weldments by means fractuie mechanics was originally based on the empirical observation that the major portion of the fatigue life in weldments is frequently spent in crack propagation. The present paper gives a brief OverView on the basic principles of fracture mechanics-based determination of fatigue strength and on special features which have to be considered for weldments. Based on this Information, the ongoing research project IBESS is introduced and briefly reviewed. T2 - 4th Symposium on Structural Durability CY - Darmstadt DA - 14.05.2014 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-33239 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -