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M. Fouzia et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 52 (2020) 281-298; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.22

modulus of the substrates and their width with an applied tensile force of 1250N. Similarly, Fig.14 and Fig.15 give the same information respectively for the applied forces of 8750N and 14000N.

Figure 13 (b): Effects of the factors

We notice that the most influential factor is the Young’s modulus of substrates but for the other factors are not significant and cannot be observed on the graph. That’s why we used a Design of Experiments approach.

Figure 14: Optimum for Tensile load f=8750N.

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