This work aims to determine Stress Intensity Factors KI and KII for bars and tubes loaded in tension with the following geometry: I) T Join bars with cracks located near the weld toe. Relations between crack length, a, and bar width, B, were: a/B equal 0.05; a/B equal 0.1 a/B equal 0.2. II) Tubes with T joints with cracks located at the weld toe. The relations between crack length and tube thickness, t, were: a/t equal 0.1; a/t equal 0.2 and a/t equal 0.3. III) Plains bars with ratios a/B equal 0.05; a/B equal 0.1 and a/B equal 0.2. IV) Plains tubes with ratios a/t of 0.1, 0.2, 0.25 and 0.3. A comparative study was made between plane models that had artificial machined cracks and those that had natural fatigue cracks. Results for bars were obtained employing two-dimensional Photoelasticity technique and for tubes, the three-dimensional stress freezing and slicing method was used. To generate KI and KII, the collected data were submitted to FLAW and CRACK computer programs in the case of bars, while for tubes, only the FLAW program was used.