We investigated the effects of hygrothermal aging on the tension–tension fatigue behavior of unidirectional (UD) glass/polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) composites. Samples were immersed in deionized (DI) water and salt water, and glass/epoxy composites were used as a benchmark for comparison. Composites of pDCPD showed less water uptake and superior fatigue performance compared to similarly aged e...

Although implicit methods require extra calculation, they have been largely used for obtaining numerical approximations of time-dependent differential conservation equations in the building science domain, thanks to their stability conditions that enable the use of larger time steps. Nevertheless, they require important sub-iterations when dealing with highly nonlinear problems such as the comb...

Fiber-reinforced composite laminates are often used in severe environments such as high temperature and humidity conditions. Therefore, it is of practical interest to establish a simple but robust method to determine material properties that define the hygrothermal behavior of composites under various conditions. In this article a novel inverse analysis approach is presented to identify the dif...

The construction industry is currently one of the least digitised. However, due to recent technological developments, building information modelling and management (BIM) systems are increasingly being used increase efficiency constructions sustainable use resources energy buildings. In case new or renovations, properly designed hygrothermal behaviour materials, elements structures unavoidable a...