scholarly journals Residual Stress Measurement in a High Strength T Butt Weld Specimen by the Neutron Diffraction and Deep Hole Drilling Techniques

Author(s):  
Gang Zheng ◽  
Sayeed Hossain ◽  
Mike C. Smith ◽  
David J. Smith

A circular disc containing a partial ring weld has been devised to permit high levels of residual stress to be created in a relatively small specimen. The purpose of this research is to investigate the residual stress within the weld whilst developing a residual stress measurement method called the over-coring deep hole drilling (oDHD) method. The welding simulation, incremental deep hole drilling (iDHD) simulation and measurement and neutron diffraction were previously studied and reported in [1]. In this paper, the welding simulation results were mapped into a 3D model that included the necessary mesh and boundary conditions to simulate the process of residual measurement using the oDHD method. An experimental programme of residual stress measurement using the oDHD method was then conducted on a welded circular disc. The results from the oDHD simulation and measurement matched well with previous iDHD simulations on the original stress field in the ring weld, which also matched earlier neutron diffraction results.


Author(s):  
Xavier Ficquet ◽  
Remi Romac ◽  
Douglas Cave ◽  
Ed J. Kingston

This paper presents the residual stress measurements carried out on a t-section representative of a ring stiffened cylindrical structures. This paper presents the work carried out to ascertain the residual stresses present within a T-plate section representative of a ring stiffened cylindrical structures. The contour, the deep hole drilling (DHD) and the neutron diffraction (ND) methods were applied to determine the longitudinal component of residual stress in the weld toe of the fillet weld in the as-welded condition. The results of these measurements are presented and compared to highlight agreements and discrepancies in the measured residual stress distributions using these different techniques. Finally, non-destructive residual stress measurement using the ultrasonic (US) technique was carried out on the component. The ultrasonic measurement provides a relative measurement and usually requires a tensile test in order to determine the acoustoelastic constant and the time of flight in a stress-free state. The tensile test requires some material to be extracted from the component. The tensile test can be avoided if other residual stress measurement techniques are used for the calibration. After the calibration the US technique can be deployed on a full-scale ring stiffened cylindrical structures to detect abnormal variation in the residual stress field.


Author(s):  
Amir H. Mahmoudi ◽  
David J. Smith ◽  
Chris E. Truman ◽  
Martyn J. Pavier

Accurate evaluation of residual stress is essential if is to be taken into account in structural integrity assessments. For thick components, many non-destructive residual stress measurement techniques cannot be used since they are unable to measure the stresses deep within the component. Measurement techniques which involve mechanical strain relief through material removal are the only alternative. Recently, it has been found that these techniques may fail to measure the stresses correctly when highly triaxial stresses are present because plastic redistribution can occur when the material removal is carried out. The Deep Hole Drilling technique is a very powerful method to measure the stresses within very thick engineering components. However, it can suffer from high levels of plasticity and lead to inaccurate results. It is shown in the present research that the effect of plasticity on the measured stresses can be eliminated. In the present work, the effect of gauge volume on the plasticity effect is investigated.


Author(s):  
Gang Zheng ◽  
Sayeed Hossain ◽  
Mike Smith ◽  
David Smith

Residual stresses were predicted and measured in a circular disc containing a partial ring weld. This study first created an axisymmetric finite element model so that the process of introducing the ring weld was simulated using thermal and mechanical modelling. The resulting residual stresses were then mapped onto a 3D model which included the necessary mesh and boundary conditions to simulate the process of residual stress measurement using the deep hole drilling method. Then an experimental programme of residual stress measurement using the deep hole drilling method and the neutron diffraction technique was conducted on the welded circular disc. The results from the deep hole drilling measurements matched well with the neutron diffraction results on the original stress field in the ring weld. While comparison between measurements and predicted residual stresses show that predicted hoop stresses are slightly higher than measured, there is in general a fair comparison between measured and predicted residual stress.


2011 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 291-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayeed Hossain ◽  
Ed J. Kingston ◽  
Christopher E. Truman ◽  
David John Smith

The main objective of the present study is to validate a simple over-coring deep-hole drilling (oDHD) residual stress measurement technique by utilising finite element simulations of the technique. A number of three dimensional (3D) finite element analyses (FEA) were carried out to explore the influence of material removal and the cutting sequence during the deep-hole drilling (DHD) residual stress measurement process on the initial residual stress field. Two models were considered in the study. First, the residual stress field predicted in a rapid spray water quenched solid cylinder was used as the initial stress field for the DHD FE model. The DHD reconstructed residual stresses were compared with the initial FE predicted stresses. Different cutting sequences and different dimensions were systematically simulated before arriving at an optimum solution for the oDHD technique. The oDHD technique significantly improved the spatial resolution and was applied in a second model consisting of a 40mm thick butt-welded pipe. The DHD reconstructed residual stresses compared very well with the initial FE predicted weld residual stress thereby validating the oDHD technique.


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