Holes in composites are a necessity for joining and fastening parts together; however, they also create large stress concentrations that often initiate failure. The cause of these stress concentrations originate at the broken fiber ends around the hole perimeter that are produced by the hole forming process (drilling or punching). This arti cle presents an innovative hole design that was inspired by biomimetics research for reduc ing stress concentrations.
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