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Categoría del artículo: Original Study
Publicado en línea: 06 nov 2022
Páginas: 296 - 316
Recibido: 28 dic 2021
Aceptado: 11 ago 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2022-0021
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© 2022 Wojciech Lorenc et al., published by Sciendo
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![Continuous shear connectors [13]: a) Perfobond, b) kombi, and c) composite dowels using puzzle shapes that have been tested in the context of [7] project and d) additional shapes of shear connectors studied by different researchers [44].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_002.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=318386008cccdb49e49c4fd41ee1ae92ce467ce7f39a18ccef443f4870634c38&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Shear connection for the viaduct in Pöcking [50] with puzzle-shaped dowels.](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_005.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=87022c245a7df7f04322888081c5c24534d6aec88cbade4162f07840a494468a&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Composite girders of the viaduct in Pöcking [50] with puzzle-shaped dowels.](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_006.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=640a042349cde71611494e1c06ac78864f5636b66c64f32824437cddad187327&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Steel part (“external reinforcement”) of the girders for the pedestrian bridge in Przemyśl, Poland (picture from the proposal of the PreCo-Beam project [7]).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_007.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=6c2ff0e786b980387482f1aa89c31f6ba3edf899413376f0c2377d471ff6c5c6&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Steel dowels (SA shape according to [7]) used in the girders for the pedestrian bridge in Przemyśl, Poland (picture from the proposal of the PreCo-Beam project [7]).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_008.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=8f8564c9f38914f660728b273a1365e13566cab2e68a063be9ce4bf0a0499cc2&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Fin-shaped dowel [30].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_009.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=6896d958d3ee3f2b5541e09cc95c662d7f845360b83eebcb0fab2983602e5424&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Modification of the SA shape (elimination of sharp notch) [7].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_010.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=7a6f048bbc65db0ec3b2826ad78b0be7c6c9e7fe6af9ec52434487ea06a31379&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Modified SA shape (without the sharp notch) used in the Vigaun Bridge [7].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_011.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=5daec7a0d211f47873ae5ce3a559a56d663ccf73ac20f46e1deecb14acc287e6&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Illustration of the FE study of the push-out test [13].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_012.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=1ef38b94529ebfe1591600954c8bed34fa2a229cdeb9ed5b24ae2f8ce3f70301&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Assumptions for the 1D1 model used for the purposes of [7].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_013.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=2033169ba1785dfe16eaca395997fc9279cef88d219179ba05220cad895f4a3d&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![The 1D1 model is one of the first models prepared for the purposes of the PreCo-Beam project [7]. The displacement layout of the model with a maximum value (red) of 3 mm results in force displacement for particular material curves according to Fig. 14.](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_015.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=0a389e8f5fe477e0fc0f84314bbb8a95adb9cd2f58d2a391cd52813c5f097449&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Shear failure mechanism of concrete dowel by Seidl [30] (last two stages of drawing from the final report [7]: III – the concrete wedge penetrates the concrete dowel and IV – the fully developed shear interfaces and mobilized the reinforcement bar).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_016.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=e6843a99d4c105084ad41df6b828e257ffaaaac7d37691de961343e74a03e2fb&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Comparison of the numerical results for the model according to Fig. 12 with the experimental results of the push-out tests according to [51,30].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_017.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=105794a89b48b72bd23273c20bdf8eeb44d284c3640e277cb24709d71fd23478&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Steel shapes studied by SETRA at early stages of project [7] presenting yielding of plane models (reduced stress layouts): a) fin shape, b) early version of puzzle shape, c) one of the shapes that has been studied but was never used for testing.](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_018.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=d9478a3ca2a3a40c1cfff9ebbfdf7fb41987f4f0709817ca2e4fe5c7e46201ee&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Plastic deformations of steel dowels in the region of the sharp notch in the SA shape (push-out specimen [30]).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_019.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=99899751910f6fd55c88deb678005eabfa853b71b0ea57cc6d2a3a76c6c296ec&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Numerical model of the so-called “crestbond” connector [10] studied for purposes of [7]: a) the geometry of solid model using ¼ symmetry, b) the net of finite elements used in the model for nonlinear analysis.](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_020.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a99cbf957737b0b6e0e45050339be748f8c178a1bb6a1a9206a3b575a4127e5a&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Topology of the shapes of steel dowels considered for the purposes of [7].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_021.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=37538fc3a0ad3978bcd698fbcedcf81673764cf080afd6ffef8fc77c92c20bbb&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![1D1 models (geometry of the concrete part, steel part, and reduced stress layout, providing a general view of the yielded steel part) studied for the purposes of [7]: a) PZ shape (also called SP), b) SA shape, and c) SV shape.](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_022.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=574f3fe086bf1453dce24f63cbd5cf3a2ab7b017de04a01637011f3539726e13&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Results of 1D1 models (PZ, SA, and SN shapes) for particular specifications of the FE model: force–displacement curve, material curve for concrete TcCd according to Fig. 14 and isotropic hardening for steel [1]; time of 1 s for the explicit procedure [1] and approximately 0.01 m size of the finite elements (solid elements, reduced integration) [1].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_023.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=fd7c69cdc2a43a831ee98ebd09de1f3f7c0ff4ecaa0f4c4067d1b990280d0a6b&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Results of shape optimization presenting the force per unit length versus shape ratio (1D1 model, linear concrete material and linear steel material; RI represents reduced integration in finite elements [1]).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_026.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=32d4bb381175e83ada9c203e2ca092a4b6fcd5ec4c1e72667b81036deae7500d&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Results of tests for different sizes of dowel [5] (later [13,31]).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_027.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=443d6ed06219a7b7433c0c69e8875ea315026567e07eb63ca2f9e41173ab1154&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Effect of the size of steel dowels: illustration of ductility δ defined by the angle and height of the dowel [5] (later [13,31]).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_028.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b306795dcd8dccae82390b6147c52632b56a6c5d915d1437b3867fe410914275&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Results of the optimization of the CL shape versus the SN shape, presenting the force per unit length versus shape ratio (1D1 model, linear concrete material and linear steel material; RI represents reduced integration in finite elements [1] and C1 and C2 represent different contact interactions).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_030.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=25333cf592ad4d7eb88ec463bcaea8c405608a03934ab2b55e90016c41557321&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 31
![General view of the CL shape tested in the PreCo-Beam project [7] with a height of 100 mm and spacing between dowels equal to 300 mm (specific nomenclature used for composite dowels is given).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_031.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=255eed55a5d980a75b8104df65b3c3142c5f76cc4af61656fd8bea4e4998886d&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![First railway bridge with composite dowel shear connection: a) cross section; b) fabrication of a clothoidal-shaped dowel cutting line substituting the cutting line presented in Fig. 29a; c) basic reinforcement forming composite dowels; and d) a prefabricated composite beam girder lifted by a crane [6].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0021_fig_037.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250919%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250919T195449Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=15c67dd3e13ef5b278f9635e172a4a6b8676e75b235dd594e43bef0e5ce7284f&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)