Impact of Minor Damage on Tensile Behaviour of Self-Healing Composites

In this book, self-healing capability of glass fiber reinforced composite laminate is demonstrated by recording its behavioral changes in the presence of a minor indentation damage. Self-healing ability is a property of a material by virtue of which it can heal itself. The material has been fabricated by including two types of microcapsules which contain resin and hardener systems. The formation of microcapsules and fabrication of composite laminate is also covered.