BRAIDED COMPOSITE ARTICLE

摘要

A braided composite article comprises a matrix material reinforced by at least one layer of braided filaments for transmitting axial load, and defining an aperture in the article, the article including at least one layer of auxiliary filaments in the vicinity of the aperture which are braided with a larger braid angle than that of the load transmitting filaments and which inhibit elongation of the aperture when an axial load is applied thereto.