Chapter 3.

Research Methodology

Research Design

The researchers decided to conduct a true experimental study to evaluate how piezoelectric

technology affects energy conservation and consumption in sustainable road engineering. True

experimental designs are characterized by the randomly assigned sample groups and one viable

control group in the study. The researcher has complete control over the extraneous variables. The

results of a true experimental design can be statistically analyzed and so there can be little argument

about the results. Therefore, it can be confidently determined that that effect on the dependent

variable is directly due to the manipulation of the independent variable. For physical sciences

working with mainly numerical data, it is much easier to manipulate one variable, so true

experimental design usually gives a yes or no answer.

The study will be conducted from December 2018 to February 2019 by the researchers from

Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines. The researchers will perform quantitative research

methods to collect and unequivocal data. The students specifically aim to discover how

piezoelectric powered roads work and how much load of piezoelectric is required for it to be

functional. The outcome of this research will determine the effectiveness of piezoelectric generator

to produce energy that is sufficient for using it on everyday use and to power up other devices.
Subject and Study Site

In this study, the researchers will use piezoelectric generators to that will be placed on

sidewalks. The piezoelectric generator will produce a sustainable energy as an alternative to non-

renewable energy. The sample will be tested by the researchers....

This study aims to considered piezoelectric generator to create a new source of energy that can

be produced in sidewalks, .....

Research Instrument

The instrument used in data collection is comprise of the testing of the Piezoelectric

Equipment that is made up of piezoelectric transducers, rectifier diodes, capacitors and copper

wires connected into a single circuit for maximum and minimum voltage production and rate of

capacitance using a multimeter. Furthermore, the piezoelectric unit will be observed for varying

changes.

Data gathering Procedure

Each of the piezoelectric transducers, rectifier diodes, capacitors, and copper wires will

be verified for workable performance. Then all of the component will be assembled into a single

circuit attached into spring in-between two solid metal plates. The product which is the

piezoelectric equipment will undergo test and experimentations which includes maximum and

minimum load detection, maximum and minimum voltage conversion and overall rate of

capacitance. The test will be held at Far Eastern University Senior High School Physics
Laboratory where the piezoelectric equipment will be observed for gathering and recording of

data.