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Coarse aggregate. And the voids between fine aggregate is filled with
cement. Sand bulks the concrete and helps to increase the workability.

Sand is formed by the weathering of rocks. Well, different regions use

the variety of sands (Pit sand, River sand, Sea Sand) in construction
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according to the availability. A good fine aggregate should be well

graded (all particles that have almost same size).

The best fine aggregate should pass 4.75mm sieve and retain on
150microns sieve.

Below mentioned tests are the simple tests which you can perform
quickly on site to find out the quality of Sand. These tests include
checking the properties of Sand which affect the strength and quality.

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TESTS FOR FINDING QUALITY OF SAND ON SITE :-

Superelevation
Excessive clay / Silt:- & its Design
Formula | Advantages …
Presence of clay in Sand makes the sand cohesion, Remember the good  October 21, 2017  3
quality of sand should have less percentage of clay in it.
Presence of excessive clay can be determined in two ways:-

1. For testing presence of clay in the sand, take a glassful of water and Pit Sand | River
add some sand to it. Shake it vigorously and allow the sand to settle. Sand | M-Sand …
Check whether an apparent layer is formed on the sand. A good
quality of sand should have less than 8% of clay in it.  November 21, 2017  3

2. Hold some dry sand and drop it. If the Sand adheres to your palm,
then it has Clay.
How to check
Presence of Organic Impurities in Sand:- quality of Bricks
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For detecting the presence of Organic impurities in fine aggregate. Take on …
a Sample of sand and add it in Sodium Hydroxide [NaOH] Solution, Stir  October 14, 2017  2
the solution for few minutes, if the color of solution changes to brown,
then the sand has organic impurities which are not suitable for
construction. Good quality of sand shows lighter color when it is mixed
Of ce And
with NaOH solution. Apartments
Plan Drawing
Presence of Excessive moisture content / Bulking of Sand:- Samples – …
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Presence of excessive moisture content in sand causes increase in the
volume of sand. Fine Aggregate Which contains more than 5% of
moisture content in its volume is not suitable for construction purposes.
2 BHK, 3 BHK
For accurate conclusions, fineness modulus test and silt content by AUTOCAD
weight are suggested for large projects. Learn more about Bulking of drawing
Sand Samples …
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Tnq sir it’s really helpful

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good work .. I appreciate

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