This study systematically investigates the hygrothermal aging behavior and the resulting structural mechanical degradation of three-dimensional woven ramie fiber-reinforced epoxy composites (3D-RFRC) under long-term moisture exposure. Accelerated aging was conducted at 20 °C, 40 °C, and 60 °C for up to 12 weeks to evaluate the coupled effects of temperature and exposure duration quantitatively. Moisture uptake measurements indicate that the hydrophilic ramie fibers dominate water adsorption in 3D-RFRC, reaching a maximum moisture content of 4.814 % at 60 °C, which progressively weakens the fiber-matrix interface. Quasi-static compression tests reveal a monotonic reduction in compressive yield stress with aging time, and parametric analysis demonstrates that hygrothermal exposure severity plays a more critical role in structural degradation than aging temperature alone. Both low-velocity and high-velocity impact tests show a systematic decline in peak load and energy absorption capacity with increasing aging severity, indicating a temperature-accelerated loss of impact resistance. By integrating experimental results with finite element analysis, this work identifies a distinct shift in load transfer mechanisms from a matrix-supported distributed stress state to localized interface-dominated stress concentrations. This transition leads to intensified elastic-plastic deformation of the woven architecture, interfacial debonding, fiber yielding, and micro-buckling, which govern the macroscopic degradation of structureal performance. The results provide new insights into the long-term durability and damage evolution of natural fiber-based 3D woven composite structures operating in moisture-rich environments.
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