A brittle crack forming some 14 h after manual metal arc welding of a Jumbo H-beam. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
The failure of a beam (in a building) during the Hanshin earthquake. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
The failure of a column beam connection during the Hanshin earthquake. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
Column to column joining using the manual metal arc welding process. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
A cylinder column, welded, for the Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 building, which is 79 stories above ground and the tallest skyscraper in Japan (971 feet). Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 building, during the construction stage. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 building, during the construction stage. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
The completed Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 building. Photograph courtesy of Professor Nobutaka Yurioka.
