INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO ARTICOLO
Categoria dell'articolo: Original Study
Pubblicato online: 06 nov 2022
Pagine: 296 - 316
Ricevuto: 28 dic 2021
Accettato: 11 ago 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2022-0021
Parole chiave
© 2022 Wojciech Lorenc et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Figure 2
![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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=733f6ec94c217c72cf6e57ca81f06e38303e9f77308fa34c17792ff308a8ff2a&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=15ed4594e24339a8e7a0cd9216b97f20f7c7a9b48bd4d0bf695543a5ed8121f7&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=42a5a168d6252ebab14a8546ce00ad424d3526ec1f76556a18dac40351a363b4&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=d46f75860c8c6039a48a0ea8dd9828e61851d4ed0c0dbc3427369d9d17e05791&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=fa8a129e45ad2f474ae8423e67e48977ff16d024388d2486c08267a1202d4a15&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b54e58ffbcf86daadc89d2c085c1e1ad4b9c6857d33017a1eefa5847cf472947&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=931ebf18877fd29a0349fe342c5bd3e68b9d4bc598112384da5e88d8338b6354&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=24a99a25b14c998282c2e41ed8539179b99524f6449ae6269093089860948290&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=5631158d252aac98d9675edc352997db514d9a3d302dd29bdd6005fc5dca12eb&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=56429444c0b85c877fde1b9dfa5423c6fdd2d7cad93b4c916dfd727d91e81893&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=dd7ee38a151963e7378a87e3fd317fa52036ab7a95b441285d5af6a5c33729cc&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=8492b798d99c1d6d2edce883814aee4c602a91666b4d987f9a433f8cf356ac04&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=fd7b248f7dbd8eff57b261ce7f3187f162b74bfff624002fb11902089dd630d0&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=0762a6adb3b93296f00bfa36b713a7864f5b9b8adb0f078121a9c875ea005288&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=fe530a07aa1ea32ed674d8b6f4e3bf433257e1a28d3104ead8c4dbf3f78db330&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=fb431b00ea0a51d4fac4192d871201181ded1c3eb8099c64cab617c48e64ed3a&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=fb2fa7511e1431206d2a329890a1d23541f6d8f4a10d1221f4faf0349cdf403f&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=df3f536f7bd46d6dee3b53579da38822a7267a3a66fb81558d739aeb3a812ae4&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=987badc46d4f2eed6ed20aedcedce0840257a9e588522006c48db81c5e4a1583&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=0741a4eb7e033b93164d32b0f8a50711439d08935db40ccded5bb15c9a989cdb&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 27
![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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=08b59b4a7a53cdc73c04788e16dcdab99359af1c0182ea6dd4567da8a0d9aae2&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=7096343d195dc9eca9a27f9ce60275328692ae6ec87942dda20145482685825d&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=02bd97eca27068d1621cc22fd8818bda5109bed47c3f0465da50b043d58bc158&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=45020b0f3fe41555eb3346bcba6f25a2f46c5a8d078b73cc6d27f5d19a392c79&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%2F20250920%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250920T030307Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=c698029e71b964bcd89ad4bcf724765a96cdc1d4dcbe3fc23df5f1368d81462a&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)