(Katsiveli, Ukraine, Sept. 16-20, 2002). Ed. by Prof. V.I. Makhnenko. - Kiev: PWI, 2005. - 266 pp. - Format 200x290 mm. Softback. ISBN 966-95847-2-8 (in Russian), $38. CONTENTS Academician B. E. Paton's Address IX Foreword X Makhnenko V. I. Prospects of mathematical modelling and information technologies in welding and allied processes 3 HEAT SOURCES, HYDRODYNAMICS, FORMATION OF JOINTS Pokhodnya I. K. Mathematical modelling of metal-gas interaction processes in arc welding 15 Zhang W., Debroy T. Modelling of solidified free surface profile during GMA welding 24 Kovalenko D. V., Yushchenko K. A., Kovalenko I. V. Force effect of the arc in TIG and A-TIG welding of metal 31 Krivtsun I. V. Modelling of combined laser + plasma processes for materials treatment and devices for their implementation 37 Serenko V. A., Zusin V. Ya., Serenko A. N. Mathematical modelling of pore formation in welding 51 Yushchenko K. A., Yarovitsyn A. V., Kalina P. P. Study of heat balance in plasma-powder cladding 56 Pavlyk V'., Dilthey U. Modelling fluid flow and solidification structure during GTA welding 61 Zhadkevich M. L., Shevtsov V. L., Palti A. M. Heat generation during the electroslag process 69 Markashova L. I., Grigorenko G. M., Arsenyuk V. V. Physical principles of formation of joints in pressure joining 72 Makhnenko V. I., Pivtorak N. I., Seyffarth P., Jasnau U. Mathematical modelling of the process of formation of joints in butt welding of plates of foam material 80 MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES Kotowski J., Michailov V., Wohlfahrt H. Calculation of microstructure evolution in 6082-T6 welds for residual stresses and distortion simulation 87 Rb'hrs К., Michailov V., Wohlfahrt H. Microstructural behaviour of steels for typical welding thermal cycles 92 Muzhichenko A. F. Software and databases of CCT diagrams for prediction of microstructure and mechanical properties of HAZ metal in welding of structural steels 99 Seyffarth P., Kasatkin O. G. Calculation models for evaluating mechanical properties of HAZ metal in welding low-alloyed steels 103 Markashova L. I., Arsenyuk V. V., Grigorenko G. M., Berdnikova E. N. Criterion for evaluation of mechanical properties of joints in dissimilar metals 107 Piekarska W. Mathematical modelling of HAZ metal structure during laser welding 114 Gaude-Fugarolas D. Phase transformations in steel during induction hardening 118 STRESSES AND STRAINS IN WELDED JOINTS Yushchenko K. A., Savchenko V. S., Chervyakou N. O., Velikoivanenko E. A. Investigation of peculiarities of deformation processes in welding nickel alloys of a limited weldability 127 Bokota A., Piekarska W. Numerical analysis of stress states in laser welded joints 131 Kvasnitsky V. F., Ermolaev G. V., Labartkava A. V., Prokhorenko V. M. Computer modelling of fields of inherent stresses in joining dissimilar materials and their experimental investigation 136 Nezhivlyak A. E., Aksyonov Yu. N., Grechneva M. V., Matkhanov V. N. Finite clement analysis of kinetics of temperature fields and distortions in heat treatment of connection beam 140 Ossenbrink R., Michailov V., Wohlfahrt H. Numerical simulation of welding stresses and distortions in consideration of temporal and local changes of strain rate 144 Makhnenko O. V., Seyffarth P. Prediction of total strains in laser welded beams 149 Knysh V. V. Modelling of the process of retardation of a fatigue crack using artificially induced comprcssive residual stresses 155 Junek L., Slovdcek M., Prantl A. Thermal and stress analysis of fusion welding process incorporating microstructure effect 161 PROBLEMS OF WELDABILITY Lebedev Yu. M. Calculation of conditions ensuring wcldability of low-alloy hardening steels 171 Maksimoi) S. Yu., Korolyova T. V., Lavrinets I. G. Peculiarities of transport of hydrogen in underwater fusion welding of structural steels 176 Stadtaus M., Michailov V., Wohlfahrt H. Numerical calculation of the main factors on cold cracking 184 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, PROBLEMS OF OPTIMIZATION Makhnenko V. I., Saprykina G. Yu. Application of mathematical modelling to study characteristic phenomena occurring in fusion welding (surfacing) of different steels 193 Dilthey U., Dikshev I., Mokrov O., Pavlyk V. Process modelling and software tools for MAG/MIG welding 201 Lavrinets I. G., Korolyeva T. V. Computation system for prediction of properties of different zones of welded joints in arc welding of structural steels 210 Seyffarth P., Makhnenko O. V., Velikoivanenko E. A. Optimisation of the technology of surfacing large sheets 222 Makhnenko O. V., Velikoivanenko E. A., Seyffarth P., Sharf A., Bautzman K. Mathematical modelling of the process of tube-to-tube plate welding 229 Makhnenko O. V., Velikoivanenko E. A., Rozynka G. F., Seyffarth P., Sharf A. Mathematical modelling of multipass circumferential arc welding of thick-walled shells 231 Melyukov V. V., Khomyakov D. V. Optimisation of thermal parameters of materials treatment using concentrated energy flows 235 Lobanov L. M., Pivtorak V. A., Savitsky V. V. Mathematical model for processing holographic interferograms in non-destructive control of structure elements 239 Semmler U., Alaluss K., Matthes K.-J. Finite element analysis of the PTA welding with applications to hard-facing 243 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Demchenko V. F. Information support for welding technologies 251 Musiyachenko A. V. Reference-information system for selection of characteristics of electrodes to be used for mathematical modelling of physical processes 256 Musiyachenko A. V., Shekera V. M. Databank "Mechanical properties of welded joints. Information-retrieval system 261 Index 265