The Contour Method at 25 Years I

Wednesday, October 22, 2025: 9:00 AM-10:40 AM
9:00 AM
Optimizing Cutting Strategies to Minimize Plastic Deformation in the Contour Method Applied to Different Weld Geometries
Prof. Bruno Levieil, ENSTA; Prof. Sylvain Moyne, ENSTA; Prof. Cédric Doudard, ENSTA; Dr. Florent Bridier, Naval Group
9:20 AM
A hybrid surface fitting approach in the contour method for residual stress assessments
Dr. Zhe Cai, University of Manchester; Dr. Matthew Roy, University of Manchester
9:40 AM
Interlaboratory Reproducibility of Contour Method Data in High Strength Aluminum Alloy
Dr. Christopher R. D'Elia, Level Engineering, Inc.; Prof. Michael R. Hill, University of California, Davis
10:00 AM
Contour Method Evaluation of Residual Stress in AA6082-T6 Friction Stir Welded Pipe Joints, Validation by Neutron Diffraction and Finite Element Modelling
Dr. Alessandro Tognan, University of Udine; Mr. Noel Sheshi, University of Udine; Dr. Emanuele Vaglio, University of Udine; Dr. Vladimir Luzin, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, The University of Newcastle; Prof. Daniel Hattingh, Nelson Mandela University; Prof. Enrico Salvati, University of Udine
10:20 AM
The Impact of Peening on Residual Stress in Wire-Arc Additive Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Using Contour Method and Phased Array Ultrasonics
Mr. Joseph Walker, University of Strathclyde; Mr. Brandon Mills, University of Strathclyde; Dr. Yashar Javadi, University of Strathclyde; Prof. Charles MacLeod, University of Strathclyde; Dr. Yongle Sun, Cranfield University; Dr. Pradeeptta Taraphdar, Cranfield University; Dr. Bilal Ahmad, Coventry University; Mr. Sundar Gurumurthy, Cranfield University; Dr. Jialuo Ding, Cranfield University
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