A multiscale and multiphysics numerical framework for modelling of hygrothermal ageing in laminated composites

In this work, a numerical framework for modelling of hygrothermal ageing in laminated composites is proposed. The model consists of a macroscopic diffusion analysis based on Fick's second law coupled with a multiscale FE² stress analysis in order to take microscopic degradation mechanisms into account. Macroscopic material points...