One of the important design criteria for distributed systems and their applications is their reliability and robustness to hardware and software failures. The increase in complexity, interconnectedness, dependency and the asynchronous interactions between the components that include hardware resources (computers, servers, network devices), and software (application services, middleware, web ser...

Inspired by biological systems in which damage triggers an autonomic healing response, we have developed a polymer composite material that can heal itself when cracked. This paper summarizes the self-healing concept for polymeric composite materials and investigates fracture mechanics issues consequential to the development and optimization of this new class of materials. The self-healing mater...

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production is a promising opportunity to recover organic carbon from waste streams. However, widespread application of waste-derived PHA as biodegradable plastic restricted by expensive purification steps, high quality requirements, and fierce competition with the conventional market. To overcome these challenges, we propose new for PHA, using it bacterial substrate i...

Self-healing concrete (SHC) has received a tremendous attention due to its advanced ability of automatic crack detection and crack repairing compared to the standard concrete. Two main approaches which considered as to-date self-healing mechanisms are autogenous and autonomous healing. In the past several years, the effort of the research has been focused on experimental works instead of numeri...

The mobility of people is at the center transportation planning and decision-making cities future. In order to accelerate transition zero-emissions maximize air quality benefits, smart are prioritizing walking, cycling, shared services public transport over use private cars. Extensive progress has been made in autonomous electric Autonomous Vehicles (AV) increasingly capable moving without full...

We have developed a concrete material exhibiting self-healing properties and corrosion inhibition. This system involves a sodium silicate solution stored in polyurethane microcapsules present in the concrete matrix. The sodium silicate, released when the capsules are ruptured by propagating cracks, reacts with the calcium hydroxide in cement and produces a C-S-H gel that partially heals the cra...

Self-healing systems represent an effective means of increasing the resilience cementitious structures, extending service life and reducing cement production. This is achieved through mitigation cracking related durability problems. The success a self-healing system critically dependent on selection appropriate healing agent, which depends upon specific application, as well number criteria incl...