SEMINAR

ON
TRANSPARENT
CONCRETE

BY,

P Gopi Nagu
13651A0103
@ Adams CIvil
 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MATERIAL USED
PRINCIPLE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
APPLICATIONS
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION

Transparent concrete - Light-Transmissive

property.
Light-Transmissive property- uniform distribution
Plastic Optical Fibres (POF) .
Also known as Translucent concrete, LiTraCon.
What is optical fiber?
An optical fiber is a hair thin cylindrical
fiber of glass or any transparent
dielectric medium
The fiber which are used for optical
communication are wave guides made
of transparent dielectrics
Its function is to guide visible and
infrarred light over long distance
 MATERIAL USED FOR TRANSPARENT
CONCRETE

The two basic materials are:-

1. Fine concrete
2. Optical fibres
Fine concrete : cement & fine aggregate (sand)
Optical fibres: There are 3 kinds
I. Multimode graded-index fibre
II. Multimode step-index fibre
III. Single-mode step-index fibres.
 PRINCIPLE

Transparent concrete works based on

Nano-Optics.
Fibers are placed directly on top of each other.
Fibers acts like slits & carry light throughout.
 MANUFACTURING PROCESS
almost same as regular concrete.
concrete are poured into the mould in layers.
On top of each layers, a layer of fibers is
infused.
Fiber & concrete are alternately inserted into
moulds at intervals of approx. 2 mm to 5mm.
Adding 4% to 5% optical fibres by volume
into the concrete mixture.
 MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
The concrete mixture is made from fine
aggregate & cement.
1000s of strands of optical fibres are cast into
concrete.
Smaller or thinner layers allow an increased
amount of light to pass through the concrete.
The casted material is cut into panels or blocks
& polished.
 APPLICATIONS
floors, pavements and load-bearing walls.
Facades, interior wall cladding & dividing walls
Partitions wall
In furniture
Light sidewalks at night.
Illuminating speed bumps
 ADVANTAGES
Energy saving
Good aesthetical view to the building.

DISADVANTAGES
Concrete is very costly
Skilled labour needed
 CONCLUSION

developed by adding optical fibre or large

diameter glass fibre .
good light guiding property
It doesnt loose the strength parameter also it has
very vital property from the aesthetic point of view.
concept of green energy saving
 REFERENCES
Bhavin k.Kashiyani,Varsha raina,Jayeshkumar Pittroda,Dr.Bhavnaben
K.Shah,(2013)A Study on transparent Concrete:A Novel Architectural
Material to Explore Construction Sector,International Journal of
Engineering and Innovative Technology(IJEIT),8,2,pp 83-87
Jainping He,Zhi Zhou,Jinping Ou,(2011) Study on Smart Transparent
Concrete Product and Its Performances,The 6th International owrkshop on
Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translucent_concrete
wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber
byen.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiTraCon
www.litracon.hu/
 TRANSPARENT CONCRETE IS
DEFINITELY THE PRESENT AND THE
FUTURE

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