Computational Modeling of Translucent Concrete Panels
| Autor: | Khalid M. Mosalam, Aashish Ahuja, Tarek I. Zohdi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Optical fiber
Visual Arts and Performing Arts Computer science business.industry Mechanical engineering Building and Construction Structural engineering law.invention Tilt (optics) law Solar gain Architecture Ray tracing (graphics) business Energy (signal processing) Building envelope Civil and Structural Engineering Efficient energy use Communication channel |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Architectural Engineering. 21 |
| ISSN: | 1943-5568 1076-0431 |
| DOI: | 10.1061/(asce)ae.1943-5568.0000167 |
| Popis: | The last decade has witnessed a heightened interest in making buildings more sustainable, which has been fueled largely by the increase in energy costs and advancements in manufacturing technology. Lighting consumes a substantial amount of this energy, making it necessary to look for alternative technology that depends more on natural lighting. This study investigated a novel building envelope material that consists of optical fibers embedded in concrete. The fibers are used to channel solar radiation into the building to reduce the dependence on artificial lighting especially during peak time. This paper presents a geometrical ray-tracing algorithm to simulate light transmission properties of the proposed translucent concrete panel. It was concluded that a tilt angle of 30° for the panel transmits the maximum amount of light among all the tilt angles considered. Using this tilt angle, the rate at which sunlight radiation is absorbed by the panel was calculated, and a preliminary study was conduct... |
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