Translucent concrete mix design applying aggregates that allow the passage of light, lime – 2021

Abstract

The objective of this work is to carry out a m ix de sign for translucent concrete using aggregates that allow t h e passage of light, therefore, an analysis related to the translucent concrete mix design was carried out, in a time interval of 10 ye ars, to define what type of aggregates, additives and w/c ratio, are the ones that will provide the greatest benefit to the final product. For this, a mix design for translucent concret e was proposed, referring to ACI 211.1, since different aggregates such as tempered glass, quartz, white cement and also a plasticizing additive will be used to obtain an o pt im al de sign for translucent concrete. In addition, application ca ses with additive were carried out, in order to obtain di f ferent mix designs with the properties of translucency and re sistance to compression, with these designs it was concluded that quartz and Ottawa sand are the ag g rega t es t h a t m o st favor the passage of light, however, using glass at 40% a n d quartz at 60% in the mix design gives moderate translucency to the mix, finally it was defined that the possible applicat io ns of this type of concrete are given for glass block type partitions and false ceiling , that is, for non-bearing aest het ic structures..