COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LIGHT TRANSMITTING MORTAR AS A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION

Abstract

Concrete is one of the highest carbon-emitting materials, and a lot of research is done for making green products as Sustainable construction is the new way of life in the present world. Light Emitting Concrete, also referred to as Translucent Concrete, is a unique building material that possesses the ability to transmit light. It achieves this property through the incorporation of Optical Fibers evenly distributed within its structure. By leveraging the principle of Total Internal Reflection, this transparent concrete offers excellent architectural features, providing a visually pleasing aesthetic appearance to buildings and structures. As per studies, there is negligible variation in strength parameters which does not affect the structural performance of members. In making light-discharging mortar our review utilizes plastic optical filaments on account of their all out inner reflection as their functioning rule as it gives greatest productivity in sending light. The proposed study conducted on mortar, instead of concrete, used plastic optical fibers to compare the light-transmitting properties of mortar with varying fiber contents of 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%. The results of the study showed that a mix of 10% optical fiber content was the most effective in transmitting light and providing strength to the mortar. This finding suggests that using Light Emitting Mortar with 10% plastic optical fiber content can be a sustainable alternative to traditional mortar.