The welding process is the basic technique of joining in the shipbuilding industry.This method generates welding distortions that cause a lg up8770 lot of problems during the manufacturing process due to both the time and cost of straightening as well as their influence on later stages of production.Proper preparation of welding processes plays a growing role peavey kb1 in the shipbuilding industry and the development of calculating tools is being observed.The paper presents a review and critical analysis of numerical methods for the assessment of welding distortion.