The intense temperature fields caused by heat sources in welding frequently lead to distortions and residual stresses in the finished product‎.‎ Welding distortion is a particular problem in fabricating thin plate structures such as ships‎.‎ Based on pioneering research by the authors‎,‎ Control of Welding Distortion in Thin‎-Plate Fabrication reviews distortion test results from trials and shows how outcomes can be modeled computationally‎.‎ The book provides readers with an understanding of distortion influences and the means to develop distortion‎-reducing strategies‎.‎ The book is structured as an integrated treatment‎.‎ It opens by reviewing the development of computational welding mechanics approaches to distortion‎.‎ Following chapters describe the industrial context of stiffened plate fabrication and further chapters provide overviews of distortion mechanics and the modeling approach‎.‎ A chapter on full‎-scale welding trials is followed by three chapters that develop modeling strategies through thermal process and thermo‎-mechanical simulations‎,‎ based on finite‎-element analysis‎.‎ Simplified models are a particular feature of these chapters‎.‎ A final sequence of chapters explores the simulation of welding distortion in butt welding of thin plates and fillet welding of stiffened plate structures‎,‎ and shows how these models can be used to optimize design and fabrication methods to control distortion‎.‎ Control of Welding Distortion in Thin‎-Plate Fabrication is a comprehensive resource for metal fabricators‎,‎ engineering companies‎,‎ welders and welding companies‎,‎ and practicing engineers and academics with an interest in welding mechanics‎.‎ * Allows practitioners in the field to minimize distortion during the welding of thin plates* Provides computational tools that can give insight into the effects of welding and fabrication procedures* Demonstrates how welding distortion in thin plate fabrications can be minimized through design