As natural sand deposits become depleted near some areas of metropolitan growth the use of alternatives to sands as a replacement fine aggregate in concrete is receiving increased attention As a solution for this various alternatives are explored and used in many parts of the world
Manufactured Sand as an Alternative to use with Natural Sand in Concrete Mix Tej Prakash Kumawat 1 O P Reddy 2 1 Scholar Department of Civil Engineering Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur INDIA 2 Department of Civil Engineering Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur INDIA ABSTRACT Scarcity of good quality Natural River sand due to
It is recommended to use crushed sand It is an economic and ecological alternative to natural sand Crushed sand possesses properties similar to that of river and is a more sustainable construction material Scientifically use of crushed sand will provide a longterm solution to construction industry to overcome shortage of river sand
Mar 24 2018 · New material made from desert sand could offer lowcarbon alternative to concrete While course gritty constructiongrade sand is stripped from beaches and river beds desert sand has remained an untapped resource as its windswept grains are too fine and smooth to be used as filler in concrete
respectively From this study it is observed that Blast furnace slag can be used as an alternative to natural sand up to 60 and 75 in mortar and concrete respectively KEYWORDS Concrete Natural sand Blast furnace slag compressive strength UCTION
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Crushed rock sand has surfaced as a viable alternative to Natural River sand and is being now used commonly throughout the world as fine aggregate in concrete It is manufactured by crushing the quarried stone to a size that will completely pass through 475 mm sieve
This paper emphasizes on the use of material to be replaced by natural sand which will give new dimension in concrete mix design and if applied on large scale would revolutionize the construction
The new application of copper slag as a partial substitute for sand also triggered the change of the Singapores Aggregates Standards which allows both natural and nonnatural aggregates including recycled aggregates in concrete thereby opening the door to the use of more recycledwaste materials in concrete production
For sand patios you will need to excavate the area or keep the sand contained with landscaping timbers or other edging material You should also build a draining sublevel with large gravel roughly 2 inches deep then cover over the gravel with a tarp or similar material and fill the patio area with clean sand
Glass Crushed glass can also be used as an alternative to aggregate in concrete and this type of concrete is known as Glasscrete As a construction material the glass offers several advantages that
Natural sand has an ideal shape for use as fine aggregate in concrete The natural sand particles are wellrounded and are usually nearly spherical Spherical particles decrease the percentage of voids within the concrete mixture so no additional paste is required to fill these voids
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Pervious concrete which has little to no sand in its mix allows water to run through its porous surface eliminating the runoff issues commonly associated with asphalt and concrete driveways
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Presence of other impurities such as coal bones shells mica and silt etc makes it inferior for the use in cement concrete The decay of these materials due to weathering effect shortens the life of the concrete Nowadays the Government have put ban on lifting sand from River bed
Manufactured sand is an alternative for river sand Due to fast growing construction industry the demand for sand has increased tremendously causing deficiency of suitable river sand in most part of the word Due to the depletion of good quality river sand for the use of construction the use of manufactured sand has been increased
Feb 04 2015 · New type of crushed sand to replace natural sand in concrete production The availability of natural sand for concrete production is facing challenges while the socalled waste stockpiles at aggregate crushing areas are causing problems for producers
Mar 01 2017 · Nowadays it is very important to make the concrete economical Therefore the present work has initiated to make the concrete economical by replacing the natural sand by crushed sand in the concrete From our study it is concluded that different Crushed sand gives different results for compressive strength depending on different quarries and from study of different research paper at
sources of natural sand creates environmental problems These constraints make the availability and use of river sand less attractive Thus there arises a need for a substitute of natural sand in concrete To overcome the above limitations Quarry dust has been proposed as an alternative to river sand that gives additional benefit to
inexpensive and easily available alternative material to natural sand Some alternatives materials have already been used as a part of natural sand eg flyash slag limestone and siliceous stone powder are used in concrete mixtures as a partial replacement of natural sand
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Alternatives to Portland cement Practical Action 5 A mixture of 15–25 molten sulphur heated to around 130°C with 5 of organic additive and 75–85 sand or other mineral aggregates which have previously been heated to 160–170°C can be cast and demoulded in only about five minutes
permitting in the Concrete Code IS 456 as also in the National Building Code of India the use of slag a waste from steel industry fly ash a waste from thermal power plants crushed overburnt bricks and tiles waste from clay brick and tile industry in plain cement concrete as
Sep 27 2016 · Well there is Ferrock David Stone is the brains behind a new patented concrete technology known as Ferrock based on iron carbonate and incorporating largely recycled materials to produce around 95 It’s showing promising signs as an alternative to concrete and a far greener building material
May 12 2014 · The Advantages of Manufactured Sand Compliant with the new European Standards Manufactured sand can be used as aggregates in screed and concrete mixes as per EN13139 It can be used as a replacement or as a blended mixture with natural sand
AshCrete AshCrete is a concrete alternative that uses fly ash instead of traditional cement By using fly ash a byproduct of burning coal 97 percent of traditional components in concrete can be replaced with recycled material
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