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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. 6. Identification and results of inspection areas

Several sets of strain gauges were placed in the selected locations, in accordance with the IIW recommendations with respect to hot spot stress derivation from measurements. Figure 7 shows examples of such strain gauges placement.

Fig. 7. Strain gauges placement

The instrumented equipment is then tested under cyclic pressure and monitored all along the tests. Figure 8 illustrates