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M. Bennebach et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 80 (2026) 136–145 Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000–000

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Fig. 3. Example modelling according to IIW recommendations

The IIW gives also recommendations on mesh size and extrapolations points for the hot spot stress, as illustrated in figure 4.

Fig. 4. Recommendations on meshing and extrapolation according to IIW

Following these recommendations, an FE model of 795955 shell elements is constructed.