Development of light-transmitting concrete – A review

Chiew, Shing Mei; Ibrahim, Izni Syahrizal; Sarbini, Noor Nabilah; Ariffin, Mohd Azreen Mohd; Lee, Han Seung; Singh, Jitendra Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.166

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“…Compressive strength is one of the crucial characteristics that should be assessed in order to establish a construction material's potential for compressive resistance. [10] The placement of the plastic optical fibres inside the crushed element is crucial, according to the compression resistance studies done on translucent concrete specimens. [3] Although it has consistently discovered a variety of parameters (including cementitious material composition, the fine/coarse aggregates ratio, and the impact of test ages) that affect compressive strength.…”

Section: Compressive Strengthmentioning

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Experimental Study of Fly Ash Based Translucent Concrete Projects: A Review

Yadav¹,

Patel²,

Pitroda³

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By 2050, it is predicted that the manufacturing of regular cement for institutional, commercial, and residential structures will spew around 3800 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and use 38% of the world's energy. It has become crucial to create a new class of construction materials that combine eco-friendly, energy-saving, and self-sensing capabilities. Translucent concrete, created through innovation in the material sciences and the fusing of fibre optics and concrete technologies, helps to create structures that are cosier, more artistic, safe, and energy-efficient. The creation of Smart Transparent Concrete, based on its exceptional transparent and smart sensing qualities, is discussed in light of "green" standards and safe evaluation for engineering constructions that have attracted global attention. Dealing with its application and the benefits it offers in the area of smart construction, discover that it can save lighting power consumption, utilise an optical fibre to detect structural stress, and use this concrete as an architectural feature for a pleasing aesthetic sight of the building. Fly ash is used in concrete to explore the partial additional of cement with fly ash. Translucent concrete blocks can be used in many ways and implemented into many be highly advantageous. Keywords: Translucent Concrete, Optical Fiber, Fly Ash, Compressive Strength, Light Transmission.

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Section: Compressive Strengthmentioning

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Experimental Study of Fly Ash Based Translucent Concrete Projects: A Review

Yadav¹,

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Pitroda³

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“…There are some important factors to consider when evaluating light-transmitting structures. The light falling on the structure must therefore be divided into several parts: transmitted light, reflected light and absorbed light [59,60].…”

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Illumination of Interior Spaces through Structures Made of Unified Slabs of High-Performance Light-Transmitting Concrete with Embedded Optical Fibers

2023

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Light-transmitting concrete as a building material already exists in many forms, but its light properties and the possibilities of using it to improve the lighting of interior spaces have not been investigated in detail yet. This paper focuses on the illumination of interior spaces using constructions made of light-transmitting concrete, which will allow light to pass between individual spaces. The experimental measurements carried out are divided into two typical situations using reduced room models. The first part of the paper focuses on the illumination of the room through the penetration of daylight through the ceiling made of light-transmitting concrete. The second part of the paper investigates the transmission of artificial light from one room to another through a non-load-bearing dividing structure composed of unified slabs of light-transmitting concrete. For the experiments, several models and samples were created for comparison. The first step of the experiment was to create slabs of light-transmitting concrete. While there are many options to produce such a slab, the best option is to use high-performance concrete with glass-fiber reinforcement, which improves the load transfer properties, and plastic optical fibers for light transmission. By adding optical fibers, we can achieve the transmission of light between any two spaces. For both of the experiments, we used reduced-scale models of rooms. Slabs with dimensions of 250 × 250 × 20 mm and 250 × 250 × 30 mm were used in three versions: concrete slabs with optical fibers, concrete slabs with air holes and solid slabs. The experiment measured and compared the level of illumination at several points in the model as it passed through each of the three different slabs. Based on the results of these experiments, it was concluded that the interior level of illumination of any space can be improved by using light-transmitting concrete, especially those without access to natural light. The experiment also assessed the strength properties of the slabs in relation to their intended use and compares them with the properties of stone slabs used as cladding.

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“…These measuring devices are the property of the Department of Building Structures of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague. Per the accuracy requirements, instruments were calibrated (corresponded to the accuracy) ČSN 36 0011-1 [67].…”

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Translucent composite slabs from high-performance concrete with optical fibers - technical solution and analysis

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Light transmitting concrete as a building material already exists in many forms, but its light properties and the possibilities of using it to improve the lighting of interior spaces, have not been investigated in detail yet. This work focused on the illumination of interior spaces using constructions made of light-transmitting concrete, which will allow light to pass between individual spaces. The experimental measurements carried out are divided into two typical situations using reduced room models. The first part of the work measured the light parameters of the room through the penetration of daylight through the ceiling from light-transmitting concrete. The second part of the work investigated the transmission of artificial light from one room to another through a non-load-bearing dividing structure composed of unified slabs of light-transmitting concrete. For the experiments, several models and samples were created for comparison. The first step of the experiment was to create slabs of light-transmitting concrete. While there are many options to produce such a slab, the best option is to use high-performance concrete with glass fibers reinforcement, which improve the load transfer properties, and plastic optical fibers for light transmission. By adding optical fibers, we can achieve the transmission of light between any two spaces. For both parts of the experiments, we used reduced scale models of rooms. Slabs with dimensions of 250x250x20 mm and 250x250x30 mm were used in three versions: concrete slabs with optical fibers, concrete slabs with air holes and solid slabs. The experiment measured and compared the level of illumination at several points in the model as it passed through each of the three different slabs. Based on the results of these experiments it was concluded that the interior level of illumination of any space can be improved by using light-transmitting concrete, especially those without access to natural light. The experiment also assessed the strength properties of the slabs in relation to their intended use and compared them with the properties of stone slabs used as cladding.

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Development of light-transmitting concrete – A review

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Experimental Study of Fly Ash Based Translucent Concrete Projects: A Review

Experimental Study of Fly Ash Based Translucent Concrete Projects: A Review

Illumination of Interior Spaces through Structures Made of Unified Slabs of High-Performance Light-Transmitting Concrete with Embedded Optical Fibers

Translucent composite slabs from high-performance concrete with optical fibers - technical solution and analysis

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Development of light-transmitting concrete – A review

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Experimental Study of Fly Ash Based Translucent Concrete Projects: A Review

Experimental Study of Fly Ash Based Translucent Concrete Projects: A Review

Illumination of Interior Spaces through Structures Made of Unified Slabs of High-Performance Light-Transmitting Concrete with Embedded Optical Fibers

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