Hygrothermal Effects in Continuous Fibre Reinforced Composites: Part I: Thermal and Moisture Diffusion in Composite Materials

This report is the first in a series of literature reviews in which hygrothermal effects on aerospace composite materials (CM) are examined. This first report (Part I) deals primarily with fundamental aspects of the diffusion of moisture into, and from, composite materials. The effects of temperature under both steady state and transient...