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ANUSHA D S
CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIAL USED
 PRINCIPLE
 MANUFACTURING PROCESS
 ADVANTAGEES AND DISADVANTAGES
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION
 -:INTRODUCTION:-

Transparent concrete:- transparent concrete also called as

translucent concrete or light transmitting concrete is achieved by
replacing aggregates with transparent alternate materials
……use of optical fibers and fine concrete also used as
transparent concrete.
 Ingredients of transparent
concrete
 Cement
 Water
 Coarse aggregate
 Fine aggregate
 Optical fiber
 CEMENT :-

 It binds all other materials. And also reacts with carbon dioxide in the air
 Portland cement is the most common type of cement is generally use around the world
 Cement is used as a binder.
 “Kormandal king 53 grade ordinary portland cement” is generally used for manufacturing this
concrete .
 The initial and final setting of cement were found as 51 minutes and 546 minutes respectively.

WATER:-
 Water should be free from acids ,oils, alkalies vegetable or organic impurities.
 Soft water also produce weaker concrete.
 Firstly, it reacts chemically with the cement to form the cement paste in which the inert aggregates
are held in suspension until the cement paste has hardened.
 Secondly, it serves as a lubricant in the mixture of fine aggregates and cement.
COARSE AGGREGATE :-
 Crushing granite aggregate available from local sources has been used.
 The coarse aggregate with maximum size 10mm having specific gravity 2.6
 The bulk density value of coarse aggregate are 1437 and 1556 kg/m cub

FINE AGGREGATE :-
 Fine aggregate is the inert or chemically inactive material.
 Most of which passes through a 4.75 mm IS sieve and contains not more than 5%
coarse material.
 The specific gravity of fine aggregate should be 2.75
 The bulk density values of sand are 1600 and 1688 kg/m cub
 The fine aggregate serve the purpose of filling all the open spaces in between the
coarse particles. Thus, it reduces the porosity of the final mass and considerably
increases the strength.
 Usually, natural river sand is used as a fine aggregate.
 However, at places, where natural sand is not available economically, finely
crushed stone may be used as a fine aggregate.
OPTICAL FIBERS:-
o Optical fiber is a wave guide, made of glass or plastics in cylindrical form
o Optical fiber consist of an inner cylinder made of glass or plastics is called core.
o The core is surrounded by a cylinder shell of glass or plastics of lower reflective
index called cladding.
o The cladding is covered by a jacket which protects the fiber from abrasion and
moisture.

PRINCIPLE:-
 transparent concrete works based on “Nano-Optics”.
 Fibers are placed directly on top of each other.
 Fibers acts like slits and carry light throughout.
-:MANUFACTURING PROCESS:-
 Almost same as regular concrete
 The concrete mixture is made from the cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate.
 Concrete are poured into the mould in layers.
 On top of each layers, a layer of fibers is infused.

 Fiber and concrete are alternatively inserted into moulds at intervals of approx. 2mm and 5mm.
 Adding 4%to5% optical fibers by volume into the concrete mixture.
 Smaller or thinner layers allow an increased amount of light pass through the concrete.
 The casted material is cut into panels or blocks and polished.
 ADVANTAGES
 Good aesthetical view to the building.
 Totally environment friendly because of its light transmitting
characteristics.
DISADVANTAGES

 Concrete is very costly.

 Skilled labours are needed.
 -:APPLICATIONS:-
 Transparent concrete blocks are suitable for floors, pavements and load bearing
walls.
 In furniture for decorative and aesthetic purpose.
 Light side walks at night.
 In the event of power failure.
 Transparent concrete inserts on front doors of homes , allowing the resident to
see when there is a person standing outside.
 It is also used in partition wall and ceiling.
 Facades, interior wall cladding and dividing walls.
 Illuminating speed bumps.
 -:CONCLUSION:-
 A novel architectural material called transparent concrete can
be developed by adding optical fiber or large diameter glass
fiber in the concrete mixture.
 Concept of Green energy saving.
 The transparent concrete does not loose strength parameter also
it has very vital property from the aesthetic point of view.
 Good light guiding property.