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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Volume 1 Issue 1 2025

INNOVATIVE MATERIAL USED IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: TRANSLUCENT CONCRETE

  • Sanjiwani
  • Adesh Saurav Patil
  • Rushikesh
Submitted
May 31, 2026
Published
2025-02-25

Abstract

Even though its essential ingredients have changed throughout the centuries, concrete has been around
since the Romans employed it to build houses and infrastructure. Cement, a fine powder that binds the mixture
together when water is added, fine aggregate, which consists of finer particles like sand, and coarse aggregate,
which consists of huge chunks of material like stone or gravel, are the three components that make up the day
mix. Transparent concrete is primarily concerned with being transparent, as well as with its intended use in
environmentally friendly technologies and as an aesthetic finish. Optical fibres and thin concrete are now the main
focus of green building efforts aimed at reducing energy consumption via the use of indoor heating systems.
Consequently, meeting the structure's safety monitoring requirements necessitates the development of a new
functional material. Translucent concrete, which incorporates art design and natural illumination, replaces the
regular concrete.