The book deals with two special issues in the field of computational welding mechanics: buckling distortion of thin plate and residual stress of thick plate.

Jiangchao Wang obtained his PhD degree of ship and ocean engineering in 2013, with research of prediction and mitigation of welding buckling from Osaka University, Japan; in 2015, he completed postdoctoral fellow on effective computational welding mechanics in Carleton University, Canada. From 2015, he became the associate professor in Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Bin Yi is the PhD student in the department of naval architecture and ocean engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His research field is mitigation of welding induced buckling with thermal tension and its application for thin plate section fabrication.

Qingya Zhang is the PhD student in the department of naval architecture and ocean engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His research field is residual stress evaluation of thick plate structure with advanced measurement and computational approach, as well as fracture performance assessment of welded joint.