TRANSLUCENT CONCRETE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING MATERIAL
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Abstract
This study introduces translucent concrete as an intelligent and environmentally friendly building material that possesses enhanced strength, a pleasing look, and the ability to transmit light. Brightness Transparent concrete is another name for transmitting concrete. It is the most innovative advancement in construction materials in the last several years. It is among the newest, most useful, and cutting-edge components of environmentally friendly building materials. This study provides a broad overview of the production, use, and future prospects of transparent concrete. Though it is still mostly in the research and development phase, this novel new material is starting to be applied in a number of architectural applications and holds great potential for the future. This invention's purpose is to update the conventional perception of concrete by incorporating contemporary architectural elements. Although its primary goal is to harness solar radiation to minimize lighting energy usage, LTC has a wide range of other uses as well, such as flooring, pavements, load-bearing walls, furnishings, facades, internal wall cladding, separating walls, and partition walls. Concrete and light-transmitting material are the two main components utilized to create LTC. The ingredients of fine concrete include cement, fine aggregate, tiny chips, and water. Plastic optical fiber is added to the mixture to produce LTC. In LTC, the optical fiber makes up between 1% and 2% of the volume of the concrete. The fiber rows are spaced five millimeters apart.
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