On the Improvement of Calibration Coefficients for Hole-Drilling Integral Method: Part II—Experimental Validation of Calibration Coefficients

Experimental validation of the calibration coefficients for integral hole-drilling method obtained from an improved three-dimensional FEM model was achieved using bending test of a cantilever beam. The experimental setup is a simple yet accurate method to validate the calibration coefficients obtained by a three-dimensional FEM model. With this experiment, we also validate the adequacy of the criterion applied for thin or thick plates in a previous work. The relieved stresses calculated from the calibration coefficients of the three-dimensional FEM model were compared with those calculated from two-dimensional model calibration coefficients. The results show that the accuracy of relieved stress calculation has been greatly improved as the calibration coefficients based on a three-dimensional model are used for integral hole-drilling method. Significant error in the residual stress measurement and calculation could be arisen if calibration coefficients for integral hole-drilling method were not chosen correctly for corresponding thin plate or thick plate cases according the results of the bending test of cantilever beam. A transitional dimensionless thickness was proposed by examining the calculated relieved stresses obtained from the calibration coefficients for different plate thickness. The probability bounds of relieved stress corresponding to both cases were also calculated to further reveal the improvement of the calibration coefficients obtained from the three-dimensional model.