##  [Stress Concentration](/stress-concentration) 

  ##  [Stress Concentration](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/stress-concentration-0) 

  

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Definition

Local amplification of mechanical stress near geometric discontinuities (notches, holes, fillets, keyways) or material inhomogeneities that increases the local effective stress relative to the nominal applied stress and raises the likelihood of crack initiation and failure.