Modelling open hole compressive strength of composite laminates tested in hot wet conditions

The objective of this paper is to analytically predict the compressive and in-plane shear response of T800/924C carbon fibre epoxy composite laminates (currently available for aerospace structural applications) exposed to hot wet environments. The weight gains, maximum moisture contents and diffusion coefficients of unidirectional and various multidirectional laminates immersed in boiling water (accelerated aging) were measured in earlier work...