Modelling of Environmental Ageing of Polymers and Polymer Composites—Modular and Multiscale Methods

Polymers

Iuri B. C. M. Rocha¹  Ruta Ozola-Davidane²  Olesja Starkova³  Andrey E. Krauklis³  Juris Burlakovs⁴  Christian W. Karl⁵  Abedin I. Gagani⁶ 

[1] Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands;Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Raina Blvd 19, LV-1586 Riga, Latvia;Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 3, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia;Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, 5 Kreutzwaldi St., 51014 Tartu, Estonia;SINTEF Industry, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway;Siemens Digital Industries Software, Via Werner von Siemens 1, 20128 Milan, Italy;

关键词: polymer;    fibre;    composite;    biodegradable;    environmental ageing;    durability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym14010216

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly testing programs, thus calling for more affordable and safe alternatives, and modelling is seen as such an alternative. The state-of-the-art models are systematized in this work. The review offers a comprehensive overview of the modular and multiscale modelling approaches. These approaches provide means to predict the environmental ageing and degradation of polymers and polymer composites. Furthermore, the systematization of methods and models presented herein leads to a deeper and reliable understanding of the physical and chemical principles of environmental ageing. As a result, it provides better confidence in the modelling methods for predicting the environmental durability of polymeric materials and fibre-reinforced composites.

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