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In this study, the tensile behavior of FDM-printed PLA+ specimens with three different geometries\u2014dog-bone, circular-hole, and U-notched (manufactured and tested in accordance with ASTM D638 (Type IV))\u2014was experimentally and numerically investigated. Tensile tests were conducted using a universal testing machine equipped with an extensometer, while finite element simulations were performed using an experimentally calibrated Ramberg\u2013Osgood-based elastic\u2013plastic material model. The dog-bone specimens exhibited an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 41\u201343 MPa and a Young\u2019s modulus of 3.06 GPa, representing the intrinsic material response under nearly homogeneous stress conditions. Circular-hole specimens maintained comparable strength (38\u201342 MPa) but showed reduced ductility (1.4\u20131.6%) and a slightly increased apparent modulus of 3.17 GPa due to localized deformation. 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