11-04-2017, 01:13 PM
Due to economic development and space utilization requirements, high-rise buildings and skyscrapers are built primarily in metropolitan areas around the world, especially in countries with large populations. This raises one of the problems derived from the natural light in the construction, due to the obstruction of the structures nearby. Due to this problem the use of artificial sources for the illumination of the building increases in great quantity. Therefore, it is very essential to reduce the consumption of artificial light in the structure. It is considered to be one of the best available sensor materials and has been widely used since the 1990s. Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi first introduced the idea of light-transmitting concrete in 2001 and then successfully produced the first transparent concrete block in 2003, called LiTraCon. However, its concrete transmission light does not have intelligent detection properties. Light-transmitting concrete also known as transparent concrete is a new building material made of fiber optic drilling through cement and mortar in order to utilize light-guide capability of fiber optics. The main goal was to use sunlight as a light source to reduce the energy consumption of lighting. Light-transmitting concretes are available as prefabricated blocks / panels. Litracon rooms will be illuminated and proximal objects located on the brighter side of a transparent wall will be revealed as silhouettes on the other side. Although optical fibers make up only 4% of the concrete, some light is transmitted due to their parallel arrangement in a matrix between the two outer surfaces of each block. It is also possible to construct bearing structures from these blocks, since the optical fibers have no negative effect on the strength of the concrete. The blocks come in various sizes and the option of embedded thermal insulation.
It can be understood in the following video: