Page | 1 ANALYSIS OF WELD STRENGTH AND CRACKING SUSCEPTIBILITYIN ALUMINUM ALLOYS Ph.D. Synopsis Submitted to Gujarat Technological University for the Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Mechanical Engineering Submitted by: Pratik Tansukhray Kikani Enrolment No: 159997119025 Batch-2015 (Mechanical Engineering) Under supervision of Dr. Hemantkumar R. Thakkar Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, G.H. Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India. DPC Members: Dr. Piyushkumar B. Tailor Dr. Yashvant D. Patel Professor, Associate Professor LEC, Morvi ADIT, Anand Submitted to: ` Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad