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Dataset for PhD thesis: 'Development of a Methodology for the Automated Spatial Mapping of Heterogeneous Elastoplastic Properties of Welded Joints', University of Southampton

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3563

Author: Robert Hamill, University of Southampton (ORCID Id: 0000-0001-7800-3170)
Date of data collection: September 2020 – January 2025
Publisher: University of Southampton, UK; Zenodo


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This data includes MATLAB .mat files containing input data for the identification algorithm corresponding to each of the datasets below:
- synthetic notched butt weld (detailed in Chapter 4 of thesis)
- experimental butt weld with hole (detailed in Chapter 6 of thesis)
- synthetic T-joint weld (detailed in Chapter 7 of thesis)
- experimental T-joint weld (detailed in Chapter 7 of thesis)

Due to the PhD time constraints, the developed MATLAB files and code are clunky. As of May 2025, work is ongoing to translate the prototype Matlab codebase to clean, open-source python code. This will be made available on GitHub. For questions or more information please contact Robert Hamill at robert.hamill@ukaea.uk or rob-hamill on Github.