“…If the applied stress is a tensile stress, it will help this process, and if it is compressive, it will hinder the process. Therefore, tensile stress can have a profound effect on the due to its lower effective bulk modulus and hence weaker Blech effect (Doan, Lee, Lee, Flinn and Bravman 2001). The concept of Blech effect will be discussed in the subsequent section of self healing.…”