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ISSN No:-2456-2165
Sahana C K
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Atria Institute of Technology,
Bangalore-24, Karnataka.
Abstract:- As the river sand is widely used in development produced worldwide can roughly be estimated to be around 20-
industry, the interest for fine total is expanding quickly. 30 billion metric tonnes and around 1.5-2 billion metric tonnes
Stream sand has been the most broadly utilized as fine in India this account take to 1.6 tonnes per person in India.
total the world over and to take care of the demand has
A. River Sand:
prompted different hurtful results, for example, increment
This sand is acquired from banks or beds of streams the
in the profundity of the waterway bed, bringing down of
world over. Because of common steady loss under the activity
the water table, and saltiness interruption into the
of streaming water the River sand comprises of fine adjusted
waterways. As the results, there was an immediate
grains. The shade of waterway sand is relatively white. The
requirement for alternatives to river sand such as
current boom in the construction industry worldwide and in
manufacturing sand which is prominently used as
India and also the fact that river sand is a vital component in
alternative material. An experimental study is made on the
construction, compels us to know a few things regarding river
strength aspects of cement concrete by partially replacing
sand.
sea sand with river sand as fine aggregate. This work gives
a comparison on the relevant material properties of Sea
River sand is available naturally as per the specifications
sand (SS) and River sand (RS).
of IS 383: 1970. It is comparatively clean, coarse, chemically
inert and needs very less or no treatment before being put into
Sea sand was partially replaced in river sand (0% to
use. Hence it is widely used in most applications of civil
100%) for each proportion of Fine Aggregates(FA) cement
engineering.
concrete blocks were cast and tested for compressive
strength at 7, 14 and 28 days of curing. The concrete
B. Qualities of Good Fine Aggregates:
blocks were tested. The compressive strength results for
It should be free from organic matter, impurities like silt,
replacement (RS+SS) were tabulated and graphs were plot
clay and salts hygroscopic moisture, it should consist of clean
for compressive strength v/s curing period.
coarse and well graded angular grains and chemically inert
Keywords:- River Sand, Sea Sand, Partial Replacement, materials, The grains should be hard, strong and durable.
Cement Concrete, Compression Strength Test.
The interest for stream sand is around 3.3 million tons per
I. INTRODUCTION month in the territory of Karnataka while the supply is only 0.8
to 0.9 million tons. Contingent upon the supply-request and
In our today’s world, the concrete has become ubiquitous, separation factors, the cost of sand at present fluctuates from R
Because of its aesthetic beauty, strength and durability. 35,000 to R 40,000 a truck-stack. As per development industry
Concrete had became base for all construction activities around gauges, to assemble a 100 sq. m structure, around 22 cubic
the world. After water, concrete is the second most consumed meters of sand is required. So as this demand for aggregates
material. grows over-exploitation of river beds, practice of unlawful
methods and price volatility will increase.
In solid, recollect that bond is the powder that responds
with water to shape bond glue, a hard, strong material that Apart from sea sand, pit sand, manufactured sand,
structures the grid for the solid composite. The expansion of crushed gravel and crushed stones there are many other types
sand (fine totals) that is made up to a couple of millimeters in of fine aggregates which are being used in the construction
width makes mortar and the expansion of smashed rocks industry today, and many more suitable alternatives are at their
(coarse totals) of up to a couple of centimeters in breadth blend level of research and development in laboratories around the
concrete. world. To some extent these alternatives are being used, to
The aggregates make up 60%-85% of the total volume in partially or completely replace the above mentioned traditional
concrete, therefore in the year 2015 the amount the concrete types of fine aggregates.