Author's Accepted Manuscript Experimental investigation of drilling damage and stitching effects on the mechanical behavior of carbon/epoxy composites Yosra Turki, Malek Habak, Raphaël Velasco, Zoheir Aboura, Kamel Khellil, Pascal Vantom- me PII: S0890-6955(14)00090-X DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2014.06.004 Reference: MTM2959 To appear in: International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture Received date: 3 April 2014 Revised date: 10 June 2014 Accepted date: 11 June 2014 Cite this article as: Yosra Turki, Malek Habak, Raphaël Velasco, Zoheir Aboura, Kamel Khellil, Pascal Vantomme, Experimental investigation of drilling damage and stitching effects on the mechanical behavior of carbon/epoxy composites, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2014.06.004 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. www.elsevier.com/locate/ijmactool