“…Increased use of composite materials has the potential to contribute to these goals; however, a challenge exists in the production of materials sufficiently robust to withstand the environmental in-sea conditions of the exposure conditions [1]. Typically, G-10 grade, glass fibrereinforced composite laminates are widely used as structural materials in various components and find applications in the area of precision mechanical parts, pipelines and high-voltage insulations [2]. Due to the favourable mechanical properties, composites are broadly used in the engineering industries such as marine, energy, automobile, mechanical and aerospace applications [3].…”