tavaliselt keevitatud T-liidetes koormamisel tekkinud ja plaadi pinnaga paralleelne pragu (praod), fracture occuring in the base metal adjacent to weldments due to high through-thickness strains introduced by weld metal shrinkage in highly restrained joints; tearing occurs by decohesion and linking along the working direction of the base metal and cracks usually run roughly parallel to the fusion line and are steplike in appearance