Engineering Research: Perspectives on Recent Advances Vol. 2

This book covers key areas of engineering research. The contributions by the authors include amorphous silicon solar cells, device simulation, CdTe cells, voltage, Schottky barrier, seismic performance, irregular building frame, floating column, shear wall, stepped spillways, energy dissipation, air entrainment, roller-compacted concrete, supplementary cementitious materials, self-compacting concrete, green building, calcite and fly ash, phonocardiogram, continuous wavelet transform, wavelet transform-based time-frequency algorithm, internal combustion engine, thermoelectric generator, exhaust heat utilization, organic Rankine cycles, absorption heat transformers, flywheel stability, finite element analysis, computer-aided design, kinetic energy storage systems, electric vehicles, creep behavior, stress-strain isochronous curves, geological reconnaissance, time-dependent behavior. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers, and academicians in the fields of engineering research.