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A.R. Maligno et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 31 (2015) 97-119; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.31.08

Figure 7 : Life at different crack sizes and stress ranges.

FE Results: Conductor The results obtained from the numerical analyses with the initial crack length equal to 3.92 mm (maximum crack depth) and the stress range of 80 MPa are shown in Fig. 8 and Fig.9.

= 7115 MPa  mm).

Figure 8 : Comparison between FE and analytical SIFs for initial crack length 3.92 mm (K IC

Figure 9 : Comparison between analytical and FE residual life estimation for initial crack length 3.92 mm.

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