A practical guide for engineers, planners, and handson professionals to improve scheduling and lessen rework regardless of industry. Past AWS board member Eugene Hornberger has edited, updated, and expanded the original text developed under the auspices of the Maritime Administration with support from the U.S. Navy. The Design and Planning Manual for Cost Effective Welding contains 18 sections, each with its own table of contents numerous drawings, tables, charts, and checklists and a bibliography and recommended reading list. Topics include welding cost analysis, modular construction, concepts of welding design, fatigue considerations, joint design, weld distortion and control, information for the welder, NDE, and defects and discontinuities.