An Experimental Investigation on Energy Efficient Lightweight Light Translucent Concrete

Lightweight concrete is one of the advanced concrete which is used to reduce the self-weight of the concrete. This is lighter than conventional concrete. Its main speciality is its low density and thermal conductivity. The main advantages of light weight concrete are reduction in dead weight, faster building rate in construction, lower haulage, handling cost. Light translucent concrete is one of the fibre reinforced concrete which is used for aesthetic application by incorporating the optical fibres in concrete. An optical fiber (or optical fiber) is a flexible, transparent fiber made of glass (silica) or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It can function as waveguide, or “light pipe� to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. Our project deals with light weight light translucent concrete, in which coir pith is used partially instead of sand to reduce its self-weight. In Tamil Nadu and Kerala the availability of coconut is high so we used it as an additional material. Optical fibres are one which helps for transmission of light through fibre. And we are not using coarse aggregate due to light transmitting concrete.so this type of concrete brings more advantage in smart construction.