Development, Testing, and Implementation Strategy of a Translucent Concrete-Based Smart Lane Separator for Increased Traffic Safety

Saleem, Muhammad; El-Shami, Mostafa M.; Najjar, Muhammad

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001240

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“…These are largely fibre volumetric fraction, fibre spacing and fibre diameter. A few researchers [29,30] have considered glass fibre in place of plastic optical fibre to examine the usefulness of LTC light transmission attributes. Overall, the prior investigations were focused mostly on mechanical and light transmittance characteristics of an LTC enclosing optical fibre [29,[31][32][33][34].…”

Section: Optical Fibres Derived From Translucent Materials For Ltc Productionmentioning

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Light Transmitting Concrete: A Review

Luhar,

Savva

et al. 2021

Buildings

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Recently, research attention has been drawn to the application of novel, unique, and innovative types of construction materials to fulfil diverse objectives associated with the ground-breaking concept of “Greener Architecture”, in order to improve the overall economic value and quality of construction. Among these revolutionary structural building materials is light-transmitting concrete, also referred to as translucent or transparent concrete. This material is based on the concept of nano-optics, which allows exterior light to transmit through internal spaces in which light elements, namely optical fibres, are incorporated during the material’s manufacture. The current review assesses earlier studies of translucent concrete, focusing on its applications, and the appropriate ratio and arrangement pattern of optical fibres. This study also investigated the light-transmitting, mechanical, thermal, and energy-saving properties of translucent concrete by analysing research conducted during the past decade. However, numerous material restrictions and research gaps were found in the earlier literature on this concrete. The principal restrictions relate to the material’s low material strength and the identification of the optimum ratio of fibres. The main gaps identified among the reviewed research investigations relate to tests aiming to identify the influence of dissimilar ratios of optical fibres on the material’s strength and energy-saving properties. In the current review, we also identify and recommend future areas of research, and provide suggestions to address the existing research gaps. Finally, we review the types of translucent materials, their properties, and their advantages and disadvantages, and provide illustrations and value-added applications. The aim is to promote translucent concrete as an attractive, promising, and innovative building material for the construction industry.

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Section: Optical Fibres Derived From Translucent Materials For Ltc Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Light Transmitting Concrete: A Review

Luhar,

Savva

et al. 2021

Buildings

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“…Much research has been conducted in the past to develop concrete with the ability to transmit light by embedding optical fibers in concrete . Researchers have shown that real‐time information regarding traffic safety can be transferred to the road users by controlling the color of light being transmitted through the optical fibers dispersed in concrete to act as lane separators . Researchers have also investigated using embedded optical fibers in concrete to assess its internal stress distribution.…”

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“…Researchers have also investigated using embedded optical fibers in concrete to assess its internal stress distribution. This approach can be used to assess the internal cracking in large concrete walls such as used in nuclear reactors, large concrete dams, and other industrial applications . Furthermore, also investigated the durability aspect of fiber embedded concrete.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development, testing, and environmental impact assessment of glow‐in‐the‐dark concrete

Saleem

Blaisi

2019

Structural Concrete

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Glow-in-the-dark (GiD) material has the advantage that it can absorb energy in the presence of a light source and emit the absorbed energy in the form of visible light in the absence of external light. The presented research work deals with the development, testing, and environmental impact assessment of GiD-concrete. New innovative interlocking concrete blocks have been developed which have the ability to GiD without the need of any external power source. The presented GiD-concrete has the advantage of long-term durability over using GiD material as emulation.Through experimentation, 20% GiD addition was found to be the optimum dosage for GiD-concrete. Mechanical tests consisting of strength, skid resistance, thermal cycling, and glow intensity and duration were conducted on the prepared prototypes. In addition, environmental impact assessment and toxicity testing was conducted in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) standards and regulations in order to ascertain the effects of GiD material on the environment and human health. Through these experimentations, the durability and safety of the developed material with regard to the real-world application have been judged. The provided information can be used by engineers and researchers along with regulatory bodies to develop guidelines regarding the application of the newly developed material in infrastructure projects. Furthermore, the developed prototype can be used in a variety of ways to improve safety and living conditions, ranging from bicycle lanes, pedestrian crossings, building basements, walkways, concrete barriers, and curbstones along with other architectural and esthetical applications.basements, bicycle way, concrete barriers, durability, environmental impact assessment, glow-in-thedark, interlock blocks, pedestrian crossings, safety, walkways

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“…Recently, solar highways [7] were proposed to generate power using highways but faced several engineering challenges owing to poor durability of the solar panels. Saleem et al [8] overcame some of the durability issues of the solar highways by developing materials that are able to transmit light generated by solar panels. However, there is large gap in the research avenue related to the solar panel repairability and durability.…”

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confidence: 99%

Fundamental study related to the development of modular solar panel for improved durability and repairability

Majdi

Alqahtani

Almakytah

et al. 2021

IET Renewable Power Gen

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Solar panels around the globe are primarily designed as a plug-and-play solution and the end users are not allowed to repair the panel in case of damage. Natural loadings such wind, snow, sand and hail can lead to irreparable damage to the solar panels and the easiest solution to fix the damaged solar panel is to replace it. This design philosophy leads to a huge quantity of electronic waste as it completely ignores the repairability of the solar panels. In this regard, the presented research work details the development and testing of modular solar panel with performance similar to the traditional design. The modular design was tested for power transfer, re-connection upon impact and the ability to replace the selected parts in case of permanent damage without the need of replacing the entire solar panel. This experimental research work delivers a modular solar panel design that has ease of repairability in case of damage. Furthermore, a detailed economic analysis has been provided for several real-world scenarios that indicate its suitability over existing commercially available solutions. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Development, Testing, and Implementation Strategy of a Translucent Concrete-Based Smart Lane Separator for Increased Traffic Safety

Cited by 24 publications

References 10 publications

Light Transmitting Concrete: A Review

Light Transmitting Concrete: A Review

Development, testing, and environmental impact assessment of glow‐in‐the‐dark concrete

Fundamental study related to the development of modular solar panel for improved durability and repairability

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