Translucent concrete as the building material of the 21st century. Pdf strength of translucent concrete ijsrd international. Light is conducted through the stone from one end to the other. Soumyajit paul, avik dutta translucent concrete, international journal of scientific and research publications, volume 3. Translucent concrete international journal of scientific. Natural light in the building is obstructed by development of high rise buildings and sky scrapers. Transparent concrete seminar and ppt with pdf report.
International journal of engineer ing and innovative technology, gudzarad indie. Transparent concrete as an ecofriendly material for building ijesi. To cast a special type of concrete with light transmitting properties, to study. Translucent concrete transparent concrete is new technique different from normal concrete. Translucent concrete is a concrete based material with lighttrans missive properties. For making transparent concrete portable water should be used. Light transmitting concrete, also known as translucent concrete. Water water is used for mix all ingredient of concrete. In order to overcome this problem, use of artificial light has increased in large amount. Translucent concrete allow more light and less weight compared to normal concrete. Cement transparent concrete is generally used for transmit light therefore no special cement is require for it. Pdf transparent concrete is the new type of concrete introduced in. In brief water should be free from oils, acids and other organic impurities and it shouldnt be soft water as it forms the weak concrete.
Water free from impurities is specifically required for transparent concrete. Transparent concrete is also known as the translucent concrete and. The use of sunlight source of light instead of using electrical energy is main purpose of translucent concrete, so as to reduce the load on non renewable sources and result it into the energy saving. International journal of engineering technology science and research. International journal of engineering science invention. International journal of engineering and innovative technology ijeit. This leads to the introduction of innovative concrete, transparent concrete. There are many applications of transparent concrete like illuminate your walls, pavement shine at sunset, creative design artsy reception desk, a lighting fixture and conversational piece. Transparent concrete is fiber reinforced concrete which is used for aesthetical application by inserting the optical fibers in concrete. In this paper, the development of a novel smart transparent concrete using plastic optical fiber pof and fiber bragg grating fbg is discussed, along with its transparent and smart sensing.
Iosr journal of mechanical and civil engineering iosrjmce eissn. Transparent concrete is a concrete based building material with lighttran missive properties due to embedded light optical elements usually optical fibres. A new type of concrete has been developed, and it looks almost ethereal. Thus, it becomes necessary to decrease the amount of. Transparent concrete seminar report, ppt, pdf for civil. Experimental analysis of translucent concrete by using. The invention relates to a formulation for obtaining a translucent concrete mixture comprising a mixture of polycarbonate and epoxy matrices as well as glass fibers, optical fibers, colloidal silica, silica and diethylentriamine deta and portland cement.
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