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A. Sancak et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 78 (2026) 186-206; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.78.11

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his project was supported by the İ stanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit under grant numbers MGA-2024-45679 and MDK-2023-45133.

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