eprintid: 8187 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/81/87 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:20:03 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:20:03 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:12:00 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Othman, A.R. creators_name: Jadee, K.J. creators_name: Ismadi, M.-Z. title: Mitigating stress concentration through defense hole system for improvement in bearing strength of composite bolted joint, Part 1: Numerical analysis ispublished: pub keywords: Bolted joints; Bolts; Composite materials; Finite element method; Functionally graded materials; Joints (structural components); Network security, Bearing strengths; Composite bolted joints; Defense hole; Effective stress; Geometrical designs; Nonlinear material behavior; Progressive failure; Stress reduction, Hole concentration note: cited By 8 abstract: The use of defense hole system allows the flow of the stresses to be redistributed by introducing auxiliary holes in the low stress area near the main hole. However, the question remains on the optimal configuration of the defense hole system for effective stress mitigation at the bolt-hole region and, hence, increasing the bearing capacity of particular composite bolted joints. This study presents the influence of defense hole system geometrical design on the stress reduction in a single-bolt, double-lap composite bolted joint. The nonlinear material behavior of the joint was simulated using ANSYS through a progressive failure model, considering the circumferential and radial stresses at bearing, shear-out, and net tension regions of the bolt-hole. It was found that the stress has been reduced between 2.3 and 6.1 for the narrow laminates over a range of E/D ratios (1�5) with the benefits of the defense hole was clearly marked at DS = 2D and DHD = 0.75D. In contrast, for those of wider laminates, the stress reduction ranged from 1.9 to remarkably 18.6. © 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. date: 2017 publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032917693&doi=10.1177%2f0021998317692396&partnerID=40&md5=d450739452863d3cb05f73f04b042fcc id_number: 10.1177/0021998317692396 full_text_status: none publication: Journal of Composite Materials volume: 51 number: 26 pagerange: 3685-3699 refereed: TRUE issn: 00219983 citation: Othman, A.R. and Jadee, K.J. and Ismadi, M.-Z. (2017) Mitigating stress concentration through defense hole system for improvement in bearing strength of composite bolted joint, Part 1: Numerical analysis. Journal of Composite Materials, 51 (26). pp. 3685-3699. ISSN 00219983