Emerging Trends in Damage Tolerance Assessment:A Review of Smart Materials and Self-Repairable Structures

The discipline of damage tolerance assessment has experienced significant advancements due to the emergence of smart materials and self-repairable structures.This review offers a comprehensive look into both traditional and innovative methodologies employed in damage tolerance assessment.After a detailed exploration of damage tolerance concepts and their historical progression,the review juxtaposes the proven techniques of damage assessment with the cutting-edge innovations brought about by smart materials and self-repairable structures.The subsequent sections delve into the synergistic integration of smart materials with self-repairable structures,marking a pivotal stride in damage tolerance by establishing an autonomous system for immediate damage identification and self-repair.This holistic approach broadens the applicability of these technologies across diverse sectors yet brings forth unique challenges demanding further innovation and research.Additionally,the review examines future prospects that combine advanced manufacturing processes with data-centric methodologies,amplifying the capabilities of these‘intelligent’structures.The review culminates by highlighting the transformative potential of this union between smart materials and self-repairable structures,promoting a sustainable and efficient engineering paradigm.

Self-repairing functionality and corrosion resistance of in-situ Mg-Al LDH film on Al-alloyed AZ31 surface

A novel Mg-Al LDH film was in-situ prepared hydrothermally in an alkaline aqueous solution on an Al-alloyed AZ31 substrate.The structural,chemical and functional characteristics of the film were explored by means of scanning electron microscope(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS),polarization curve,AC impedance and salt immersion tests,respectively.The anti-corrosion results indicated that the Mg-Al LDH film on the Al-alloyed AZ31 surface could effectively protect the AZ31 from corrosion attack even after 90 days of immersion in 3.5 wt.%NaCl solution.The protection performance is surprisingly better than most of the reported coatings on Mg alloys.More interestingly,when the Mg-Al LDH film was scratched,the exposed Al-alloyed surface might gradually release metal ions and re-generate dense LDH nano-sheets in the corrosive environment to inhibit the further corrosion there,exhibiting a self-repairing behavior.The combination of the benign long-term protection and desirable self-repairing performance in this new process of surface-alloying and LDH-formation may significantly extend the practical application of magnesium alloys.

Recent progress in self-repairing coatings for corrosion protection on magnesium alloys and perspective of porous solids as novel carrier and barrier

Featuring low density and high specific strength, magnesium(Mg) alloys have attracted wide interests in the fields of portable devices and automotive industry. However, the active chemical and electrochemical properties make them susceptible to corrosion in humid, seawater, soil,and chemical medium. Various strategies have revealed certain merits of protecting Mg alloys. Therein, engineering self-repairing coatings is considered as an effective strategy, because they can enable the timely repair for damaged areas, which brings about long-term protection for Mg alloys. In this review, self-repairing coatings on Mg alloys are summarized from two aspects, namely shape restoring coatings and function restoring coatings. Shape restoring coatings benefit for swelling, shrinking, or reassociating reversible chemical bonds to return to the original state and morphology when coatings broken;function self-repairing coatings depend on the release of inhibitors to generate new passive layers on the damaged areas. With the advancement of coating research and to fulfill the demanding requirements of applications, it is an inevitable trend to develop coatings that can integrate multiple functions(such as stimulus response, self-repairing, corrosion warning,and so on). As a novel carrier and barrier, porous solids, especially covalent organic frameworks(COFs), have been respected as the future development of self-repairing coatings on Mg alloys, due to their unique, diverse structures and adjustable functions.

MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF SELF-REPAIRING FLIGHT CONTROL

The most prospective method for certain structural failures and damages that cannot employ redundancy is self-repairing techniques, to ensure especially the maximum flight safety. Based on the characters of self-repairing aircraft, this paper states some basic assumptions of the self-repairing aircraft, and puts forward some special new conceptions concerning the self-repairing aircraft: control input, operating input, command input, repair input and operating and control factor as well as their relationships. Thus it provides a simple and reliable mathematical model structure for the research on the self-repairing control of the aircraft.

DIRECT SELF-REPAIRING CONTROL FOR HELICOPTER VIA QUANTUM CONTROL AND ADAPTIVE COMPENSATOR

A direct self-repairing control approach is proposed for helicopter via quantum control techniques and adaptive compensator when some complex faults occur. For a linear varying-parameter helicopter control system, the model reference adaptive control law is designed and an adaptive compensator is used for improving its self-re- pairing capability. To enhance anti-interference capability of helicopter, quantum control feedforward is added be- tween fault and disturbance. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the approach.

Elimination-Evolution Self-repair Method for Bio-inspired Electronic System

The existing self-repair methods,evolvable hardware and embryonic electronics( embryonics) are analyzed. Based on the advantages and disadvantages of the existing self-repair methods,a novel self-repair method named elimination-evolution self-repair method is proposed. The system can be repaired through elimination in real time and evolved to optimize the allocation of system resources with this method. The proposed self-repair method not only ensures the speed of the system's self-repair,but also makes full use of system resources to improve the system's self-repair capacity and provides a new self-repair approach for bio-inspired electronic system. In the end,the advantages of the proposed eliminationevolution self-repair method are verified through a simulation experiment.

Plants as concept generators for biomimetic light-weight structures with variable stiffness and self-repair mechanisms

Plants possess many structural and functional properties that have a high potential to serve as concept generators for the production of biomimetic technical materials and structures. We present data on two features of plants (variable stiffness due to pressure changes in cellular structures and rapid self-repair functions) that may be used as models for biomimetic projects.

Tribological characteristics and self-repairing effect of hydroxy-magnesium silicate on various surface roughness friction pairs

Tribological characteristics and self-repairing effect of hydroxy-magnesium silicate (HMS) dispersed in lubricant oil on steel-to-steel friction pairs with various surface roughness were analyzed.The friction-reduction,anti-wear and self-repairing performance of various surface roughness friction pairs were examined by friction testing machine.An operation comparison was made between SJ10W-40 lubricant with and without HMS.The surface morphology and elementary composition of the grinding cracks were analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS).The results show that the lubrication state changes from boundary lubrication into mixed lubrication after operation in lubricant with HMS.The friction-reduction,anti-wear and self-repairing performance of the friction pairs with various surface roughness are distinctly different.There is a repairing film whose material is different from substrate material on the grinding cracks.In addition,Si,Mg,O,Al and other elements are deposited on the repairing film which contains nanocrystals of these elements.And HMS self-repairing material possesses superior performance of friction-reduction,anti-wear and self-repairing effects.

Passive smart self-repairing concrete beams by using shape memory alloy wires and fibers containing adhesives

An innovative approach to increase structural survivability of concrete and maintain structural durability of concrete was developed in case of earthquakes and typhoons. This approach takes advantage of the superelastic effect of shape memory alloy(SMA) and the cohering characteristic of repairing adhesive. These SMA wires and brittle fibers containing adhesives were embedded into concrete beams during concrete casting to form smart reinforced concrete beams. The self-repairing capacity of smart concrete beams was investigated by three-point bending tests. The experimental results show that SMA wires add self-restoration capacity,the concrete beams recover almost completely after incurring an extremely large deflection and the cracks are closed almost completely by the recovery forces of SMA wires. The number or areas of SMA wires has no influence on the tendency of deformation during loading and the tendency of reversion by the superelasticity. The adhesives released from the broken-open fibers fill voids and cracks. The repaired damage enables continued function and prevents further degradation.

Self-Repairing Membranes for Inflatable Structures Inspired by a Rapid Wound Sealing Process of Climbing Plants

A new self-repairing membrane for inflatable light weight structures such as rubber boats or Tensairity constructions is presented. Inspired by rapid self-sealing processes in plants, a thin soft cellular polyurethane foam coating is applied on the inside of a fabric substrate, which closes the fissure if the membrane is punctured with a spike. Experimental tests are carried out with a purpose built setup by measuring the air mass flow through a leak in a damaged membrane sample. It is shown that the weight per unit area of the self-repairing foam as well as the curing of the two component PU-foam under an overpressure influence the repair efficiency. Curing the foam under overpressure affects the relative density as well as the microstructure of the foam coatings. Maximal median repair efficiencies of 0.999 have been obtained with 0.16 g.cm 2 foam cured at 1 bar overpressure. These results suggest that the bio-inspired technique has the potential to extend the functional integrity of injured inflatable structures dramatically.

New robust fault-tolerant controller for self-repairing flight control systems

A new robust fault-tolerant controller scheme integrating a main controller and a compensator for the self-repairing flight control system is discussed.The main controller is designed for high performance of the original faultless system.The compensating controller can be seen as a standalone loop added to the system to compensate the effects of fault guaranteeing the stability of the system.A design method is proposed using nonlinear dynamic inverse control as the main controller and nonlinear extended state observer-based compensator.The stability of the whole closed-loop system is analyzed.Feasibility and validity of the new controller is demonstrated with an aircraft simulation example.

Friction-reducing,Anti-wear and Self-repairing Properties of Sulfonated Graphene

The friction reducing properties of sulfonated graphene as a lubricating additive were investigated using a four-ball machine tester with high carbon chromium bearing steels GCr15（SAE52100） friction pairs. The microscopic morphology, elemental composition, and self-repairing properties were observed and analyzed by using scanning electronic microscopy（SEM）, X-ray diffraction（XRD） and digital microscopy. The relationships among sulfonated graphene ethanol solution concentration, friction coefficient, and abrasion loss were revealed. It was found that the optimal concentration of ethanol solution with the addition of sulfonated graphene was 0.15g/m L and the coefficient of friction was only 0.105 under certain condition. Then the stable chemical properties and good anti-corrosion properties of the metal-graphene layer were further confirmed using salt spray corrosion test. In summary, sulfonated graphene can be used as a new kind of self repairing additive, and it has excellent wear-resistant and self-repairing performances.

BOARD-LEVEL BUILT-IN SELF-REPAIR METHOD OF RAM

This paper describes the method of built-in self-repairing of RAM on board, designs hardware circuit, and logic for the RAM's faults self-repairing system based on FPGA. The key technology is that it utilizes FPGA to test RAM according to some algorithm to find out failure memory units and replace the faulty units with FPGA. Then it can build a memory that has no fault concern to external controller, and realizes the logic binding between external controller and RAM. Micro Controller Unit (MCU) can operate external RAM correctly even if RAM has some fault address units. Conventional MCS-51 is used to simulate the operation of MCU operating external memory. Simulation shows FPGA can complete the faulty address units' mapping and MCU can normally read and write external RAM. This design realizes the RAM's built-in self-repairing on board.

On the Survivability of Self-repairing Control System for a Hybrid Underwater Vehicle

A hybrid remotely operated underwater vehicle( HROV) capable of working to the full ocean depth has been developed. In order for the vehicle to achieve a certain survivability level,a self-repairing control system( SRCS) has been designed. It consists of two basic technologies,fault diagnosis and isolation( FDI) and reconfigurable control. For FDI,a model-based hierarchical fault diagnosis system is designed for the HROV. Then,control strategies which reconfigure the control system at intervals according to information from the FDI system are presented. Combining the two technologies,it can obtain the fundamental frame of SRCS for the HROV. Considering the hazardous underwater environment at the limiting depth and the hybrid operating modes,an assessment of the HROV's survivability is vitally needed before it enters operational service. This paper presents a new definition of survivability for underwater vehicles and develops a simple survivability model for the SRCS. As a result of survivability assessment for the SRCS,we are able to figure out the survivability of SRCS and make further optimization about it. The methodology developed herein is also applicable to other types of underwater vehicles.

A Corpus-based Study on Self-repairs in Chinese EFL Learners' Spoken English

Self-repair mentioned in this paper actually refers to self-initiated same-turn self-repair,which comprises a particular set of repair strategies in which trouble source and repairing segments occur in the same turn and the repair is both initiated and performed by the speaker of trouble source. This study aims to study the self-repair behaviour of Chinese EFL learners based on the Spoken English Corpus of Chinese Learners as the observing corpus and the reference corpus SBNC. This study is mainly concerned with use frequency,distributions and structures of the selfrepair on the basis of a clear classification of the self-repair,aiming to find out whether there are significant differences in these three aspects of the self-repair between the Chinese EFL learners and the native speakers. Some implications and applications of the findings are also available for English teaching and learning in China.

Influence of Working Memory Capacity on the Frequency of Self-Repairs

This article explored the influence of working memory capacity on the frequency of self-repairs.The narrative task and listening span task were used.Twenty post-graduate students participated in this study.Overall,the results of this study illustrated that the working memory is a factor of self-repairs.Speakers who have higher working memory capacity produce lesser self-repairs.This finding provides teachers with a new insight into second language teaching;that is,teachers can improve the amount of lexical knowledge when teaching students who have lower working memory in order to help them produce more accurate language during the process of L2 speech production.

Supramolecular Manipulation of Intracellular Acidic Vesicles to Improve Cellular Self-Repair and Self-Defense

Lysosomes are the“cell stomach”that digests various species including macromolecules and pathogens for self-repair and self-defense upon fusion with endosomes,autophagosomes,and phagosomes.Therefore,artificially manipulating intracellular vesicles could potentially promote lysosome-mediated intracellular digestion for disease prevention and treatment.Herein,a supramolecular strategy to efficiently tether and fuse acidic vesicles(i.e.,lysosomes,late endosomes,autolysosomes,and phagosomes)has been developed for the first time to enhance the digestion of cellular wastes and foreign matter,including pathogens.A linear polyethylene glycol(PEG)derivative dually tagged with morpholine(MOR)and adamantane(ADA)on the opposite side,namely,MOR-PEG-ADA,was designed to target intracellular acidic vesicles via MOR and to decorate their surfaces with ADA.Subsequently,the addition of cucurbit[7]uril(CB[7])grafted hyaluronic acid(HA)induced supramolecular tethering and fusion of acidic vesicles via strong host-guest interactions between CB[7]of CB[7]-HA and ADA residing on the surface of acidic vesicles.As a proof-ofconcept,the overall cellular metabolism,including endogenous autophagy and the exogenous endocytosis and phagocytosis,was effectively upregulated,demonstrating that supramolecular regulation of the dynamics of intracellular acidic vesicles may promote the lysosome’s digestion to significantly improve cellular self-repair and self-defense.

A self-repairing polymer-inorganic composite coating to enable high-performance Zn anodes for zinc-ion batteries

There are some critical issues hindering the practical applications of aqueous zinc-ion batteries(zIBs),although they possess high safety and low cost as one of promising energy storge devices,such as the Zn dendrite growth and the by-product of Zn_(4)SO_(4)(OH)_(6)-xH_(2)O(ZHS)resulted from some side reactions in a mild electrolyte.Herein,a compact and self-repairing solid electrolyte interface(SEl)film,as labeled the PVDF-Zn(TFSI)_(2)-ZHS coating[The PVDF and Zn(TFSI)_(2)are polyvinylidene fluoride and zinc bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide,respectively],which turns the in-situ generated ZHS into a beneficial ingredient onto the pre-coated PVDF-based composite coating layer containing Zn(TFSI)_(2),was designed and fabricated by a simple doctor blade method.It is shown that the SEl layer can effectively isolate Zn from the electrolyte and homogenize the Zn^(2+)flux,and thus effectively suppress side reactions and dendrites growth.Benefiting from the hybrid SEl layer,a symmetric cell exhibits a high cycling stability over 750h at 2.0 mA/cm^(2)and 2.0 mAh/cm^(2),and meanwhile,a full-cell,coupled with K^(+) pre-intercalationα-MnO_(2)(KMO)cathode,displays excellent rate performance,stable coulombic efficiency and an acceptable cycle life.This work provides a feasible approach for simple and scalable modification of Zn anodes to achieve high performance.

水工混凝土矿化微生物固载及自修复试验研究

直接内掺方式制备微生物自修复混凝土会因拌合的机械挤压摩擦、生存环境受限等因素影响矿化微生物的长期活性。本文选择巴氏芽孢杆菌为矿化微生物,以膨胀珍珠岩和陶粒为微生物载体,以水泥浆和偏高岭土浆液为载体包覆材料,通过试验优选有助于微生物释放和保护的载体及其合理粒径、包覆材料,并研究微生物固载对裂缝自修复效果的影响。结果表明:掺入定量的膨胀珍珠岩的水工混凝土试样劈裂裂缝处拉裂面积比更大,作为水工混凝土微生物固载材料时较陶粒更能有效释放矿化微生物;偏高岭土浆液较水泥浆更适合作为载体的包覆材料,其包覆的微生物14 d存活率为86.63%,有效保证了固载微生物的长期活性;对微生物进行膨胀珍珠岩固载和偏高岭土浆液包覆,修复养护90d裂缝最大修复宽度为0.616mm,高于直接内掺的0.453mm,有效改善了混凝土试件的裂缝自修复效果。

适宜水工混凝土内环境的矿化微生物梯度驯化优选

水工混凝土内部高碱性环境限制了微生物混凝土的自修复效能。利用梯度驯化方法可提高矿化微生物对高碱度的耐受性,优选出适宜混凝土孔隙内环境并具备高诱导矿化沉积能力的增强嗜碱型微生物。首先,在实验室高碱性环境下,对比巨大、科氏、枯草、巴氏等4种芽孢杆菌的活性及诱导矿化沉积量,初选耐碱性较好的微生物并对其开展耐碱性梯度驯化;随后,综合分析驯化微生物对混凝土力学性能、吸水性、渗透性和自愈能力的影响,通过扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射对矿化产物微观形态和组成进行分析。结果表明:相较于巨大、科氏和枯草芽孢杆菌,巴氏芽孢杆菌在高碱性条件下表现出更强的活性,梯度驯化技术可进一步提高巴氏芽孢杆菌在高碱性环境中的活性,并证实通过该方法增强的耐碱性具有后代保留的特性;与掺未驯化微生物组试样相比,掺驯化微生物混凝土试样养护28 d的抗压强度提高了16.59%,吸水系数降低了37.74%,渗透系数减小了19.22%;掺驯化微生物混凝土试样的裂缝自修复试验得到裂缝最大修复宽度为0.57 mm,超过了未驯化微生物组的0.44 mm。本研究为基于微生物诱导矿化沉积技术的微生物水工混凝土研发和应用提供理论依据和技术支撑。