• Sahil Wadekar
• Anirudh Dubal

Concrete is one of the oldest building materials, just like brick and stone, being used since the roman civilization. It generally consists of four basic materials: cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and water. But the desire for making life easier with newer technologies, solutions and capabilities has developed a curious mind-set in humans. This human approach has not left the material of concrete alone. Concrete no longer carries its old disliked image of a heavy, grey, dull and pale material as it used to in the past. By continuous research and innovation in the past 50 years, concrete has evolved and improved continuously, both in aesthetics as well as technical properties. By changing its physical as well as chemical compositions, we can make various types of concrete in desirable way. Transparent Concrete is one such innovative type of concrete found in the modern times which contains light transmitting properties due to the inclusion of special glass rods. It is also known as light transmitting concrete or translucent concrete. This research article mainly focuses on the basic concept and principles, study of past research work, applications and uses of transparent concrete.

transparent concrete, LiTraCon, light transmission, optical fibers

"Transparent Concrete:An Overview", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.e466-e469, June-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106621.pdf

"Transparent Concrete:An Overview", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no. ppe466-e469, June-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106621.pdf