Performance Design

Prestressing concrete technology is critical to understanding problems in existing civic structures including railway and highway bridges; to the rehabilitation of older structures; and to the design of new high-speed railway and long-span highway bridges. Analysis and Design of Prestressed Concrete delivers foundational concepts, and the latest research and design methods for the engineering of prestressed concrete, paying particular attention to crack resistance in the design of high-speed railway and long-span highway prestressed concrete bridges. The volume offers readers a comprehensive resource on prestressing technology and applications, as well as the advanced treatment of prestress losses and performance. Key aspects of this volume include analysis and design of prestressed concrete structures using a prestressing knowledge system, from initial stages to service; detailed loss calculation; time-dependent analysis on cross-sectional stresses; straightforward, simplified methods

MEMS Heat Exchangers reviews key design, fabrication and modeling aspects involved in engineering microscale heat exchangers. It provides detailed equations for designing three core types of MEMS heat exchangers: heat pipes, two-fluid heat exchangers, and heat sinks. Prior to analyzing the details of MEMS heat exchanger design, the book provides relevant information on microfluidic heat transfer and fluid mechanics. In addition, the book provides detailed information on the techniques required for fabricating MEMS heat exchangers including mechanical machining and microfabrication. The book also details several thermal performance enhancement techniques that have been proposed and applied in recent years to MEMS heat exchangers.