International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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TO STUDY THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE PREPARED USING ARTIFICIAL SAND WITH FULL REPLACEMENT OF NATURAL SAND IN MIX Ambika Rana1, Saurabh Gupta2 1M.tech Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Arni University 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Arni University
---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract – The stress on the natural resource for the development of concrete for construction of building, bridges, and
highways is increasing rapidly. The natural resources are depleting at the faster rate, keeping in mind we have to look for alternative approach which lessen the stress on natural resources such as sand being an important material in the development of concrete. With that aim to contribute, our project in which natural sand is being replaced partial up to 20%, 60 % as well whole replacement i.e. 100% has been done by the artificial sand prepared in the nearby crusher plant used for the preparation of M35 and M40 grade concrete. In the present scenario we have been looking for alternatives in such order the artificial sand has proven to be one suitable substitute to the natural occurring sand. The origin of artificial sand is man made in the stone crusher in the form of preferred size. Not just the size we can prepare the artificial sand in the required smooth textured and well graded. In the term cost, artificial sand is found to be cheap and easily available as compare to the natural sand in local areas. The experiment including workability, sieve analysis, compression strength and split tensile strength has been performed over the different %percentage whose result has been discussed in proceeding.
Keywords- Natural Sand, Artificial Sand, Concrete Mix, Compressive Strength, Split Tensile Strength. 1. INTRODUCTION Natural sand is a admixture of small grains of gemstone and grainy accoutrements which is substantially defined by size, being finer than clay and coarser than ground. And ranging in size from0.06 mm to 2 mm. patches which are larger than0.0078125 mm but lower than0.0625 mm are nominated ground. Beach is made by corrosion or broken pebbles and riding of jewels, which is carried by swell or gutters. And indurating and deliquescing during the downtime break gemstone up the beach will be made. occasionally Beach on strands can also be made by small broken-up pieces of coral, bone, and shell, which are broken up by bloodsuckers and also bombarded by the ocean, and indeed bitsy pieces of glass from bottles discarded in the ocean and other mineral accoutrements or the bones of fishes or other oceanic creatures. Beach soli are characterized as class of soil or soil type. A flaxen soil containing further than 85 percent beach- sized patches by mass. Beach is principally made of loose grainy accoutrements conforming of either gemstone fractions or mineral patches or oceanic accoutrements . It's substantially made of silicate minerals and silicate gemstone grainy patches. generally quartz is the most dominant mineral then as it possesses largely resistant parcels to rainfall. Other common gemstone- forming minerals like amphiboles and micas also set up in beach. Heavy minerals similar as tourmaline, baguette, etc can also be present in the beach in lower attention. But from a high position, utmost beach on the sand is made up of argentine or tan quartz and feldspar. still, the most common mineral in the beach is quartz – also known as silicon dioxide. This formation can only exist when silicon and oxygen combine at faster rate. Feldspar is the most set up group of minerals on the earth’s face and forms about 65 of the terrestrial jewels. When the wind and ocean scourge over on the props, they transport these teeny- bitsy grains to the sand and make up the beach with this combination.
2. MATERIAL The materials used in this work can be broadly classified as base material, filler material and binder. The combination of both inert and reactive materials in a fixed proportion is used for this study. The various materials used in this work are discussed with their properties and with the test results as follows.
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