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Asked: April 19, 20182018-04-19T02:02:32+00:00 2018-04-19T02:02:32+00:00In: Building Work

Why Never use Desert sand for construction

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Give the reason of desert sand never used in construction works

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      John Peter
      2018-04-19T02:07:32+00:00Added an answer on April 19, 2018 at 2:07 am

      Due to salinity in desert sand. Washing become costly. OPC is used for constructions not SR cement. To avoid rust in reinforcement.

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      2018-04-19T02:07:37+00:00Added an answer on April 19, 2018 at 2:07 am

      It is too fine and same sieve size, we will miss requred fine aggregate sieves in case it is in normal quality condition will the transportation cost cover the budget of the project instead of river sand availble near to construction site

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      2018-04-19T02:07:27+00:00Added an answer on April 19, 2018 at 2:07 am

      Desert sand is very fine and circular in shape. To get strong bonding sharp edged sand is required with different sizes of sand.

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    4. Marko Smith
      2018-04-19T02:07:42+00:00Added an answer on April 19, 2018 at 2:07 am

      It depends of what desert was, but along time ago there were sea where it is a desert now, so that sand has salt, and salt affects the pH concrete, so it will make a good environment to increase the corrosion.

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    5. Martin Hope
      2018-04-19T02:07:49+00:00Added an answer on April 19, 2018 at 2:07 am

      Desert sand is largely useless to us. The overwhelming bulk of the sand we harvest goes to make concrete, and for that purpose, desert sand grains are the wrong shape. Eroded by wind rather than water, they are too smooth and rounded to lock together to form stable concrete

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