Self-Healing Structures Machines and Systems

<p>This book describes the behavior underlying principles and design of self-healing materials structures machines and systems. Self-healing is a ubiquitous phenomenon that appears in many systems ranging from the molecular scale up through to large macroscale systems and in domains ranging from materials such as self-healing polymers to self-sealing tires water distribution networks and information systems including control systems for damaged aircraft. Self-healing extends performance and endurance in ways that are just not possible otherwise. This book presents a unifying holistic approach to the operation and design of self-healing systems. It acts as a valuable reference for students researchers and engineers that are interested in understanding self-healing mechanisms and acquiring techniques to extend the performance and endurance of the structures machines and systems that they build design and study.</p><p><b>Key Features:</b></p><ul> <li>Describes the design operating principles manufacture and performance assessment of self-healing materials structures machines and systems.</li> <li>Presents a unique holistic approach to the engineering and inclusion of self-healing into structures machines and systems.</li> <li>Topics covered includes materials machines vessels structures networks and systems with detailed discussions of polymers concrete machinery pressure vessels fuel tanks knives clothing lasers biohybrids networks and information systems.</li> </ul>