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Gianluca Chiappini et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 8 (2018) 618–627 Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2017) 000 – 000

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3. Results

Table 2 shows the values of the breaking strength obtained with the 4 FEM models and the experimental tests, whereas Fig. 9 shows the map of the safety factor compared with the breaks obtained in the experimental tests.

Table 2. Force Comparison.

Experimental

FEM model

1600.90 2608.70 1855.40 1676.10

2000 2600 2040 2800

Load position F1 Load position F2 Load position F3 Load position F4

FEM Safety Factor

Experimental Fracture

Load Condition

F1

F2

F3

F4

Fig. 9. Confront FEM – sperimentale: coefficient di sicurezza e modi di rottura sperimentali.