Performance and Energy Savings of Resin Translucent Concrete Products

Shen, Juan; Zhou, Zhi

doi:10.1061/(asce)ey.1943-7897.0000652

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“…The first concept of LTC was introduced in 2001 by Aron Losonczi, a Hungarian architect, and the first concrete panel with translucent properties was developed back in 2003 as LiTraCon [1]. Some experimental studies have been performed for the evaluation of the LTC.…”

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“…Navabi et al [12] found less compressive strength in LTC made with Portland cement, silica fume, polymethylmethacrylate fibers, and superplasticizer; though light transmittance shows good result. Shen and Zhou [1] evaluated light transmission property and thermal conductivity of LTC made with resin translucent cement material through energy and daylighting simulation. Results from their simulation revealed that RTCM can improve the daylight condition of indoor environment and comfort as it has excellent light transmitting property and also thermal conductivity.…”

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Performance Evaluation of Light Transmitting Concrete Made with Plastic Optical Fibers

Amit,

Rana,

Hussein

et al. 2024

Advanced Materials in Civil Engineering

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Light transmitting concrete (LTC) is a concrete made with light optical elements (e.g., plastic optical fibers) having the light transmitting property. In addition to its use as aesthetic purpose, LTC enhances the utilization of natural resource by the projection of light through the concrete. Thus, this translucent concrete can be used in structures to make energy efficient and environment friendly structures through the minimization of artificial energy usage. This chapter deals with the performance evaluation of light transmitting concrete (LTC) made with plastic optical fibers (POFs). For this purpose, compressive strength and light transmitting properties of LTC have been investigated and compared with conventional concrete. Experimental results show that the compressive strength at 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days have been increased by 3.47-12.23%, 4.82-14.85%, and 4.07-9.78%, respectively for the LTC made with various percentage of POFs. From the simple light transmission test, it has been found that the LTC made with 0.75 mm, 1 mm, and double layer 0.75 mm POFs can transmit 8%, 9.44%, and 14.8% light, respectively. Results of the present study imply that light transmitting concrete made with POFs can be used for aesthetic and energy saving purpose without compromising the strength.

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confidence: 99%