1 Introduction: Effect of Residual Stresses
Residual stress can significantly affect engineering properties of materials and structural components, notably, fatigue life, distortion, dimensional stability, corrosion resistance, etc. Such effects usually lead to considerable expenditures in repairs and restoration of parts, equipment and structures. For that reason, the residual stress analysis is a compulsory stage in the design of structural elements and in the estimation of their reliability under real service conditions.