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D. Leonetti et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 69 (2024) 142-153; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.11

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he data are available on request.

D ECLARATION OF COMPETING INTEREST

he authors declare no competing interest.

A CKNOWLEDGEMENT

he research contribution of B. Schotsman was carried out under project number T18014 in the framework of the Partnership Program of the Materials innovation institute M2i (www.m2i.nl). Robert Jan Meijer, at the University of Twente, Department of Mechanics of Solids, Surfaces & Systems is acknowledged for the access and use of the optical profilometer. The authors would like to thank Voestalpine Track Solutions Netherlands for providing the rail steel for this research.

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