Experimental Study on the Behavior of Concrete Using Translucent Material

Abstract

Energy efficient and safety of structures  have gained worldwide attention in present scenario.  Concrete being considered as one of the major backbone  of structures can be modified in order to improve its  everlasting properties. In this research, the concrete having  Plastic optical Fibres are discussed. This study will also  discuss about the effect of strength on the concrete once  fibres are added in it. This concrete is related to  environmentally friendly or “green” energy saving  construction since it will save energy by reducing the  consumption of electricity and is a promising thing in the  field of constructions or civil engineering. In previous  studies, mostly fine aggregates where used to make the  transparent concrete but in this study coarse aggregates of  maximum size 10 mm where also used and also self compacting admixture SNF is used in this study to  eliminate the vibration effect. Through study, it was  observed that strength of this concrete is comparable to  conventional concrete and also transmitting light through  it without any dissipation of energy. The main purpose of  this study was to use sunlight as light source without  decrementing the strength of concrete.