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Fig. 10. Stress-distance curves at critical load in SENB fracture specimens.

Fig. 11. Stress-distance curves in tubular beams obtained by applying a unit load (1N).

Table 4. TDC parameters obtained from calibration, together with the experimental and the estimated values of load-bearing capacity.

Tube PVC1 PVC2 PVC3

L (mm)

σ o (MPa)

LBC est (kN)

LBC exp (kN)

20.00

16.72

4.20 3.19

3.80 3.70

0.14

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