The paper review and analyses some of the most relevant literature approaches on the empirical, probabilistic and statistical modelling of long-term behaviour of composite structures and systems and try to suggest some future directions that should be assumed in conceiving of useful models. A critical analysis of deterministic approaches and a comparison between the new probabilistic and statistical solutions is presented. The authors’ point of view on the recommended approaches for different types of composites structures is detailed and exemplified.
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