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The authors present an analysis of elastic-plastic fracture mechanics parameters of weldments, especially the J-integral and the Crack Opening Displacement (COD). The weldment heterogeneity is analyzed both theoretically and numerically. It is shown that J-integral is not path independent for a generally shaped weldment. The path independence is recovered by introduction of the modified J-integral. It is evaluated by the finite element method for both undermatching and overmatching welded joints. COD evaluation (in both forms, as CTOD and CMOD) is then performed graphically, and it is dependent on a finite element mesh. Eight-noded singular triangular elements are used in FEM analysis. In conclusion, numerical results support the theoretical assumption that the ratio between the J-integral and the CTOD is constant, which must not necessarily be the case for the J-integral - CMOD ratio, except for high values of remote stress. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0884.00049].