I am studding on contour method residual stress measurement but I couldn't understand where can I select for reference point for surface contour measurement. Please guide me.
Hi, if you mean a "strain-free" point, you don't measure one as such. When the displacements are input into the FE model, equilibrium over the plane ensures that there is stress balance. So just measure both surfaces, smooth and average, and input into the FE model.
Thanks Mr. Fitzpatrick, but I mean, for measuring surface, I should define a point on the part as a reference point for CMM machine or machine base on the measured surface data automatically calculate reference surface?