Issue 52

B. E. Sobrinho et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 52 (2020) 51-66; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.05 56 Figure 5: LVDT’s positions (16 parts) [15]. (a) (b) Figure 6: Support conditions of the steel beam specimen [15]. Figure 7: Loading details of the steel beam specimen [15]. Lateral buckling Limits Loads Web max P =903kg Flange max P =903kg Torsion max P =438kg 4373 N  Table 2: Beam limits loads. For the maximum load calculation, the intact beam data were considered, since the size and location of the damage is initially unknown. Considering the calculated maximum load, it can be analyzed in relation to a lower load due to the presence of imperfections in the beam (geometric and material imperfections) that can lead the part to reach the plastic regime. For this reason it was very important to apply in the structure load increments values immediately smaller than the maximum load.