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Hi, Fellow engineers and builders!! What could be the possible pros and cons of using beach sand instead of river sand in concrete mix for structural members (i.e. Substructures to Superstructures) on a vicinity where beach sand is predominant than river ...
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Only good thing about beach sand is that it is available in plenty. Beach sand is laden with salts, chloride and sulphates are very harmful elements leading to deterioration of reinforcement and concrete. This calls for cleaning the sand incurring huge costs. In Middle East sand is mined and washedRead more
Only good thing about beach sand is that it is available in plenty.
Beach sand is laden with salts, chloride and sulphates are very harmful elements leading to deterioration of reinforcement and concrete. This calls for cleaning the sand incurring huge costs. In Middle East sand is mined and washed several times to get rid of the salt.
Physical properties of the beach sand like fitness modulus and shape criteria may not help produce workable concrete.
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