Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: An Integrated Computational Welding Mechanics With Direct-Search Optimization for Mitigation of Distortion in an Aluminum Bar Using Side Heating J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2013;136(1):011007-011007-10. doi:10.1115/1.4025406 Figure Legend: Longitudinal residual stress in the bar after welding is complete for the weld with no mitigation, when the side heater is only applied and the weld mitigated by the side heater. Residual stress is plotted for a line normal to the weld from the top edge to the bottom edge of the bar at the midlength of the bar. Units are Pa and m for stress and distance, respectively.