Figure 46. Erosion affects the fully integrated element curves, but not the under-integrated element curves, indicating that the fully integrated elements erode while still carrying load. Graph.

This graph shows two distinct lines. The first line is solid blue and is labeled With Erosion while the second line is solid pink and is labeled Without Erosion. The vertical axis of this graph ranges from 0 to 100 and represents Force (kilonewtons) while the horizontal axis of this graph ranges from 0 to 200 and represents Deflection (millimeters). Both lines begin at the points of zero on both the vertical and horizontal axes. Both lines slope upward steeply to the points of 74 on the vertical axis and 70 on the horizontal axis where they drop straight off to the points of 38 on the vertical axis and 72 on the horizontal axis. From there the two lines split. The blue line spikes back up slightly to the points of 40 on the vertical axis and 80 on the horizontal axis where the line then plateaus to the points of 40 on the vertical axis and 150 on the horizontal axis. The blue line then drops off erratically and falls off the graph at the points of zero on the vertical axis and 175 on the horizontal axis. The yellow line spikes up also to the points of 40 on the vertical axis and 80 on the horizontal axis and then plateaus as a slight downgrade to the points of 38 on the horizontal axis and 150 on the vertical axis. From there it continues to slope downward and off the graph at the points of 28 on the vertical axis and 200 on the horizontal axis.

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