Reduced order multiscale analysis of moisture degradation in composite materials

There are variety of factors affecting degradation of composite materials due to environmental effects. In the present manuscript, two sources of degradation are studied. We first consider an accumulation of damage in carbon-fiber/epoxy-resin material system subjected to cyclic load. A multiscale-multiphysics approach is developed for degradation of glass-fiber/Nylon material system due to moisture accumulation. A multiphysics-multiscale approach couples diffusion-reaction-mechanical process at multiple spatial scales.