EXPLORATORY RESEARCH ON TRANSPARENT CONCRETE

Abstract: As everyone looks to the future, more attractive, stronger, and energy-efficient construction materials are needed. Engineers are experimenting with various building materials all around the world. Transparent concrete is shown in this project as a smart building material with improved strength, a pleasing look, and the ability to transmit light. Energy conservation and safety assessment are the two most crucial concerns for infrastructure or structures. In this instance, the concrete specimen is created by mixing various amounts of optical plastic fibres with regular concrete and embedding them. Different tests, including as compressive strength, split tensile strength, and light intensity flowing through it, were performed on the specimens. The investigations' findings demonstrate that an optical In comparison to normal concrete, the specimen with a high concentration of optical plastic fibre demonstrated a greater compressive strength test result. It unequivocally shows that the concrete's ability to transmit light is unaffected by the light passing through it.

Keywords: Split Strength Test, Compressive Strength, Transparent Concrete, Optical Plastic Fibres