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J. Toribio et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 30 (2014) 182-190; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.24 188 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 m=4 a/D a/b 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 m=4 a/D a/b Figure 7 : Evolution of the aspect ratio a / b with crack growth (represented by the relative crack depth a / D ) for m =4, starting from different initial crack geometries under tension loading (left) and bending moment (right). 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 (a/b) 0 =0.08 (a/b) 0 =1.00 a/D f m=2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 (a/b) 0 =0.08 (a/b) 0 =1.00 m=2 a/D f Figure 8 : Evolution of the dimensionless compliance f with crack growth (represented by the relative crack depth a / D ) for m =2, starting from different initial crack geometries under tension loading (left) and bending moment (right). 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 (a/b) 0 =0.08 (a/b) 0 =1.00 m=3 a/D f 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 (a/b) 0 =0.08 (a/b) 0 =1.00 m=3 a/D f Figure 9 : Evolution of the dimensionless compliance f with crack growth (represented by the relative crack depth a / D ) for m =3, starting from different initial crack geometries under tension loading (left) and bending moment (right).