Acevedo, C.Nussbaumer, A.Drezet, J. M.2011-08-122011-08-122011-08-12201110.1002/stab.201101456https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/70047WOS:000293268300003Tubular bridge design has to deal with fatigue issues. The fatigue susceptibility of these bridges, composed of circular hollow section profiles welded together in K-joints, is mainly due to stress concentrations, to welding imperfections and to tensile residual stresses induced by the welding process.text::journal::journal article::research article