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The micromechanics of kink band formation in open-hole fibre composites under compressive loading is described. The objective being the development of a methodology for designing of structural components with open-holes. Our results explain why failure by kink band formation propagates from the edges of an open-hole in a direction almost perpendicular to the loading direction and why the 0 degree...