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The low-velocity impact and compression after the impact of the composite stiffened panels were carried out after damp-heat aging. The experimental results show that reinforcing the ribs can enhance the impact resistance of test pieces after damp-heat aging. After impacting, the specimens were tested in an axial compression. The results show that the ultimate bearing capacity of the specimen is also affected by different located positions of the impact and different aging times. Compared with the intact specimen, the ultimate load-bearing capacity was reduced to 16.83, 12.10, and 17.10% with the specimen aging for 0, 45, and 90 days, respectively, while the impact position located at the intersection of longitudinal and transverse bars has the greatest influence on the damp-heat aging of specimens.

Three-dimensional braided composites (3D-BCs) have better specific strength and stiffness than two-dimensional planar composites (2D-PCs), so they are widely used in modern industrial fields. In this paper, two kinds of 3D four-directional braided composites (3D4d-BCs) with different braided angles (15°, denoted as H15, and 30°, denoted as H30) were subjected to hydrothermal aging treatments, low-velocity impact (LVI) tests, and compression after impact (CAI) tests under different conditions. This study systematically studied the hygroscopic behavior and the effect of hygrothermal aging on the mechanical properties of 3D4d-BC. The results show that higher temperatures and smaller weaving angles can significantly improve the moisture absorption equilibrium content. When the moisture absorption content is balanced, the energy absorption effect of 3D4d-BC is better, but the integrity and residual compression rate will be reduced. Due to the intervention of oxygen molecules, the interface properties between the matrix and the composite material will be reduced, so the compressive strength will be further reduced. In the LVI test, the peak impact load of H15 is low. In CAI tests, the failure of H15 mainly occurs on the side, and the failure form is buckling failure. The main failure direction of H30 is 45° shear failure.