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F. Curà et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 34 (2015) 447-455; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.50 454 Figure 9 : Propagation in m b = 2.16, m w =0.1205. Figure 10 : Propagation in m b = 1.08, m w =0.012. Figure 11 : Propagation in m b = 0.87, m w =0.1205. C ONCLUSIONS n this work the effect of the speed and in particular the interaction between the bending force and the centrifugal load on crack propagation path in thin-rimmed and webbed gears has been investigated. Firstly a static 2D finite elements study has been carried on to investigate how the above quoted loads may influence I