IIW History 1948-1958

CONTENTS

Part I. Foreword

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The foundation and objects of the IIW .

Chapter I.

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Organisation and Working Methods of the IIW Influence of the IIW at an international level and liaisons with other international organisations The impact of the work of the IIW on the different member countries The public sessions held at annual assem– blies .

Chapter II.

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Chapter III .

Chapter IV.

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Chapter V.

Chapter VI. - The past, the present and the future

Part II.

Commission I. Commission II. Commission III.

- Gas ·welding and Allied Processes .

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- Arc Welding . . .

- Resistance Welding . . . . . . .

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Commission IV. - Documentation . . . . . . . . .

Commission V.

- Testing, Measurement and Control of Welds .

Commission VI. - Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission VII. - Standardisation . . . . . . . . . . . Commission VIII. - H ygiene and Safet y. . . . . . . . . . Commission I X . - Behaviour of Metals Subjected to Welding

Commission X.

- Residual Stresses and Stress Relieving

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Commission XI. - Pressure Vessels, Boilers and Pipelines

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Commission X II . - Special Arc ·welding Processes. Commission XII I. - Fatigue Testing . . . . . . Commission XIV. - Welding Instruction . . . .

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Commission XV. - Fundamentals of Design and Fabrication for Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Part III.

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Appendi.x I

Past and present officers. . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix II : Member Societies of the II\V . Appendi.x III : List of documents recommended for publication Appendix IV : List of the papers presented at the public sessions of the II"W .