| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K75507/01 |
| Title: |
SURFACE ENGINEERING - MEASUREMENT OF RESIDUAL STRESS BY CRACK COMPLIANCE TECHNIQUES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hills, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Engineering Science |
| Organisation: |
University of Oxford |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1996 |
Ends: |
30 April 1999 |
Value (£): |
163,919
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
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The proposed project seeks to develop the crack compliance technique for the measurement of residual stresses to a point where it provides an attractive alternative to established techniques such as hole drilling or neutron and X-ray diffraction. Specific attention will be given to employing dislocation density analysis techniques in order to provide on-line calculation of stress profiles. The results obtained will be compared to those obtained by X-ray and neutron diffraction. These calibrations of the results will increase user confidence in the method. Attention will be given to producing an integrated demonstrator system with an Electric-Discharge Machine under computer control, with automatic data acquisition and analysis. The finite element method will be employed to extend the range of geometries which may be analysed and the feasibility of employing thumbnail cracks to provide a more localised measurement of stress will be investigated.
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http://www.ox.ac.uk |