PSI - Issue 57

Luca Vecchiato et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 57 (2024) 518–523 Vecchiato L et al./ Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2023) 000 – 000

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Figure 1. Smith and Hirt (1992): a) specimens’ geometry and b) FE model according to th e PSM guidelines.