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A novel method for enhancing the strain sensitivity of the hole-drilling method for measuring uniform residual stresses is examined. Such enhanced strain sensitivity is important because it improves the accuracy of the residual-stress evaluation. The new method involves enlarging the effective hole size by drilling a reverse taper hole. A simple practical technique for drilling reverse taper holes is described. The strain sensitivity for this new method is compared with that of the conventional hole-drilling method. Experimental results show excellent correspondence with theoretical results. The reasons for the sensitivity improvement are explained.
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Tootoonian, M., Schajer, G.S. Enhanced sensitivity residual-stress measurements using taper-hole drilling. Experimental Mechanics 35, 124–129 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326469
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326469