1.1 Introduction
In this section, Investigation of Fatigue Cracks in Steel Hulls of Commercial Vessels Operating in High-Salinity Environments is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. Others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.