PSI - Issue 44

Micaela Mercuri et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 44 (2023) 1640–1647 M. Mercuri et al./ Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2022) 000 – 000

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• Simplified analytical methods, as kinematic analysis, are inaccurate and imply crude approximations of the real behavior for complex geometries and when the fracturing pattern is not clear neat. In these cases, using an advanced numerical tool, such as LDPM, is necessary.

Fig. 3. Geometrical configurations for kinematic analysis performed assuming different diagonal fractures in function of the openings position.

Fig. 4. (a) Horizontal multiplier α 0 as a function of the openings position y W ; (b) activating acceleration a 0 * as a function of the openings position y W .

, [m/s 2.326

, [-] 0.809

ℎ x

Table 1. Parameters for the SLV check related to different relative position between crack and openings.

a 0 * [g]

2 ]

Case b-B m-B h-B b-H m-H h-H

1.882 2.049 2.243 1.857 2.020 2.209

2.325 2.329 2.327 2.327 2.200

0.881 0.963 0.798 0.868 0.970

x x x x x