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F. Berto, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 34 (2015) 169-179; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.18 171 order to provide a simple tool for the engineering application of the FNR approach in the case of mixed mode loading. Finally, for verification of the method, the factor s is also determined on a purely numerical basis by iteration of FE models. A NALYTICAL FRAME FOR V- NOTCHES WITH ROOT HOLE SUBJECTED TO MIXED MODE LOADING CONDITIONS sing the normal stress criterion in combination with the MTS criterion (for the crack propagation angle), an analytical method has been developed for evaluating the fictitious notch radius  f and the support factor s therefrom as a function of the mode ratio M defined below. The method refers to Fig. 1 where the real root radius  is substituted by the fictitious notch radius  f . The V-notch with root hole subjected to mode 1 loading is considered. Taking the relevant boundary conditions into account, the stress components for the symmetric mode result from Ref. [21]:   1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 12 11 1 1 2 2( 1) 1 1 1 1 cos(1 ) (1 ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (1 ) ( ) 2 ( )cos(1 ) 1 (1 ) 2 K r r r r r                                                                                                    (2.1)   1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 12 11 1 1 2 2( 1) 1 1 1 1 cos(1 ) (3 ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (1 ) ( ) 2 ( )cos(1 ) (3 ) 1 2 rr K r r r r r                                                                                                   (2.2)   1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 12 12 1 1 2 2( 1) 1 1 1 1 sin(1 ) (1 ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (1 ) ( ) 2 ( )sin(1 ) (1 ) 1 2 r K r r r r r                                                                                                    (2.3) Figure 1 : Fictitious notch rounding concept applied to mixed mode loading (mode 1+2): real root hole notch with stress averaged over  * in direction of crack propagation (a) and substitute root hole notch with fictitious notch radius  f producing  max =  (b) . The parameter  1 is Williams’ [30] mode 1 eigenvalue, which is dependent on the notch opening angle 2   The generalised mode 1 notch stress intensity factor K 1  can be expressed as follows: U  * y a 2  x 2  a   f =   s   max (  f ) =  (a)    (b)    *ρρ ρ th d * 1 x σ ρ σ r 